In some countries, its customary to stand on one side of the escalator and let others who are in a hurry to walk up/down the escalators. Whi....
10 Mar 4:54 am  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

Looking back at the Yamanote Line train as it approaches the platform and the test gate section. The Yamanote Line is going to have automati....
9 Mar 5:51 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile] [Recent] 

The driver cab of the Yamanote Line heading for Tokyo Station. Really like the place drivers have reserved for putting their pocket watches.....
5 Mar 6:49 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile] [Recent] 

I’ve previously looked at loud phone calls on the train, but this survey from goo Research and reported on by japan.internet.com found tha....
25 Feb 3:07 am  from  What Japan Thinks   [Profile] [Recent] 

We have seen losta of unique meido café in Akihabara, but this is probably the first “moving meido café” concept. A special limited ru....
21 Feb 10:55 pm  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

Sleek lines and cool colors on this Hayate Shinkansen at Tokyo Station. I wonder who gets to choose the paint colors? Ticket gate at Tokyo S....
21 Feb 6:18 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile] [Recent] 

Would you ever jump onto the train tracks to save someone from the oncoming train? This brave man jumped onto the tracks at Koenji Station o....
18 Feb 6:06 pm  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

Just got back from my one night trip to Yokote where they were holding the annual Kamakura and Bonden festival. The weather was sunny and wa....
16 Feb 11:02 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile] [Recent] 

(Photo Credit: Los Guys Japan G.K.) Posted via email from invisiblegaijin....
10 Feb 5:44 pm  from  InvisibleGaijin   [Profile] [Recent] 

Les japonais qui voyagent en train se retrouvent souvent avec 30mn ou plus de trajet en train, où ils peuvent soit lire un livre, surfer su....
7 Feb 5:19 pm  from  Micky2Be   [Profile] [Recent] 

The ferris wheel at Kasai Rinkai Koen makes a nice backdrop for this photo As the sun sets you get a nice shadow cast across the ground and ....
7 Feb 2:54 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile] [Recent] 

My love for Japanese trains has been slowly growing over the years. With such a sophisticated railway network one of the main things I’m l....
5 Feb 11:58 pm  from  Jamaipanese   [Profile] [Recent] 

My friend Eri, a pianist and music teacher, invited me to go for a walk near her college in Zoushigaya. I wasn’t sure what to expect sinc....
27 Jan 9:03 am  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

Just a random portrait I took at Shinjuku Station. I really like what she was wearing and the very calm look on her face.Related posts:....
25 Jan 7:13 pm  from  TokyoLuv   [Profile] [Recent] 

As always, loads of people scrambling across the Shibuya Crossing. Many heading for the warm comfort of Starbucks. After the weather changin....
19 Jan 2:10 am  from  Shibuya246   [Profile] [Recent] 

Click here to view the embedded video. A short view on shinjuku station.. the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day....
19 Jan 12:29 am  from  LifeYou.tv   [Profile] [Recent] 

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16 Jan 8:24 pm  from  LifeYou.tv   [Profile] [Recent] 

The rain only lasted for one day so on my third day in Japan I decided to go to Shibuya.Started off at Hanzomon station, first time riding....
15 Jan 8:56 am  from  Yonasu   [Profile] [Recent] 

Taking the first (non-rapid) train from Narita Airport back in to Tokyo on a lazy Tuesday Morning. Was quite surprised to see how empty i....
12 Jan 3:00 pm  from  The View from Japan   [Profile] [Recent] 

Salarymen are the Japanese corporate livestock. They are the thousands of faceless, suited, white collar office-workers. Dutiful conformists....
10 Jan 2:42 pm  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

Salarymen are the Japanese corporate livestock. They are the thousands of faceless, suited, white collar office-workers. Dutiful conformists....
10 Jan 2:42 pm  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

On Monday, I reported that celebrity cat Station Master was being promoted to an executive for the railway company. Well here’s the youtub....
8 Jan 6:40 am  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

Around the first of the year the train lines are not so crowded, so I decided to visit my local station to snap up a photo or two.   ....
7 Jan 11:14 am  from  The Soul of Japan   [Profile] [Recent] 

Its been two years since popular feline Tama got appointed as station master of Kishi Station on the Kishikawa Line. After working hard for ....
4 Jan 10:52 pm  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

Narita Sky Access photo from wikipedia Keisei Railway have announced the new name for their train running between Tokyo and Narita Airport. ....
16 Dec 8:35 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile] [Recent] 

One additional year of study. Three months of intense revision. Countless early starts. Frantic days of worry. A miasma of guilty feelings.....
13 Dec 12:45 am  from  Caught Redhanded   [Profile] [Recent] 

Its been quite some time since we heard any news about the highly popular Wakayama station master Tama the cat.Tama will be wearing its sp....
9 Dec 4:40 pm  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

Japanese police never fail to amuse me week after week. Apolice officer who was patrolling Kirishima Limited Express on the JR Nippou line o....
7 Dec 10:08 am  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

Christmas comes early as I get my camera returned safe and sound. Many of you following me on Twitter saw that I forgot my camera bag on the....
5 Dec 10:57 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile] [Recent] 

My artist and product design friend Pierre Alex, whom I blogged about earlier, created this funny “anti-design” video about Tokyo’s mo....
3 Dec 9:12 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent]