Rush hours in japan are very crowded. Trains begin to fill shortly after seven AM, and the peak is between eight and nine AM. Major train stations and their platforms are full of people. The trains are so crowded that the expression "packed like sardines" isn't an ex-aggeration. At some platforms, station personnel routinely help the passeengers board the trains safely by pushing them through the doors from behind. The evening rush hour is between five and six thirty, and conditions are much better than in the morning.
Yes, it's really that crowded. Foreigners living in Japan are amazed at their rush hour commuter trains. Once you're on the train, you're packed in so tightly that you dont even need to hold onto anything. There's no danger of falling.
Roads are very crowded too. Traffic is especially bad between eight and nice thirty. But even after that, heavy traffic continues all day in big cities like Tokyo. There are just too many cars for limited streets and highways. If you absolutely must be on time for something, you either start very early or go by train or subway instead of by car or cab.
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