Is there anywhere I can easily check line frequency?

[bluejeans]

I'd like it to be able to show the destination in map form, with google maps is a spot interests me, I have to give it a destination station and fiddle around until I find the end of the line (not to mention having to browse schedule explorer)

 

When I was in Japan I bought all the timetable books I could find, even though I can't read Japanese.

 

Hyperdia is a little easier to use for this purpose but I still have to give it as much info as google maps.

[katoftw]

Hyperdia is your best bet after a official timetable book.  Takes seconds to input two station names and then click "interval timetable".

[bluejeans]

5 hours ago, katoftw said:

Hyperdia is your best bet after a official timetable book.  Takes seconds to input two station names and then click "interval timetable".

 

How long would it take to learn enough Japanese to read a timetable book?  Going by google translates' image translator, feeding all the pages into an ocr reader and translating would probably take longer with lesser results.

[Densha]

Ekikara is your friend. For example, on this page you can see all Yamanote Line departures from Tokyo station on weekdays. It is only in Japanese though, and requires a bit of a learning curve. If you know how to use it, Ekikara becomes a very powerful tool however.