LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: ONCE AROUND THE YAMANOTE LINE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKxxK9Cb6fk …pic.twitter.com/V4NxyOidf0
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: ONCE AROUND THE YAMANOTE LINE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKxxK9Cb6fk …pic.twitter.com/V4NxyOidf0
First is Tokyo Station--the magnificent brick structure was built in 1914, recently renewed.pic.twitter.com/3R55xBzbuA
The hub of the national high-speed rail network, Tokyo is Japan's busiest station in terms of rail traffic (departures per day)pic.twitter.com/wYvtYVW98C
Next is Kanda, where the Chuo Rapid Line branches off to race through the center of Tokyo to Shinjukupic.twitter.com/ADruqIgywS
Akihabara, the Electric Town--notorious for hobbyists, anime nerds, electronic parts, etc--where the Chuo Local Line crosses overheadpic.twitter.com/FbcxUmlex1
Okachimachi--a minor station shared with the Keihin-Tohoku Line. BTW, first pic in each post shows the view looking *into* the city.pic.twitter.com/wGFJINS4RI
Next is Ueno, former terminal of the Tohoku Main Line. Major station; the Ueno Zoo is next door, the Keisei terminal is also nearby.pic.twitter.com/5tZzmgkUZd
All north-bound Shinkansen stop here too, but their tracks and platforms are undergroundpic.twitter.com/HSN1aLfrhE
Adorable little Uguisudani Station next, after the first major curve in the linepic.twitter.com/4F3OUv3XFz
Next is Nippori Station, where you can grab the Keisei Skyliner for the fastest trip from Tokyo to Narita Internationalpic.twitter.com/4fBcKMJPnM
Then Nishi-Nippori (West Nippori), where the Chiyoda Subway Line passes under the Yamanote--you can also catch the Nippori-Toneri Liner herepic.twitter.com/70tNLW0C81
Tabata, the last stop shared with the Keihin-Tohoku Linepic.twitter.com/GcSFYBna3N
Komagome, where the Namboku Subway Line passes underneath...pic.twitter.com/iLnPKRIZmE
...and then Otsuka, where the Arakawa Line crosses under the viaduct. An old-fashioned neighborhood here.pic.twitter.com/SbxNWi7qVc
Coming now to the second busiest station in the world--Ikebukuro. The Tobu and Seibu lines have terminals and department stores here.pic.twitter.com/4jk2INLwPp
Next, Mejiro--a minor stop, no connections here, just a nice neighborhoodpic.twitter.com/Z8gzUTF7ZV
Takadanobaba, which used to be a terminal for the Seibu railway, until it was extended to Shinjukupic.twitter.com/qoDC0iTp8m
Shin-Okubo, Tokyo's Korean neighborhood. I did laundry here once...pic.twitter.com/Tw1tQ0iZE3
Shinjuku, the busiest train station on the planet, with over 3 million passengers using it every daypic.twitter.com/EfDdqGmcED
Shinjuku is a local and national hub, with connections to Narita Airport, Takasaki, Utsunomiya, Odawara, Kamakura, Kofu, Matsumoto...pic.twitter.com/q6OIqcyie7
It's also the main terminal for the Odakyu and Keio Lines (complete w department stores), a subway hub, a Seibu Terminal...pic.twitter.com/gEIecQT6Gf
...and right next to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters, the Tochopic.twitter.com/EK8Ogvligp
Moving along now to Yoyogi Station, site of the landmark DoCoMo Yoyogi Towerpic.twitter.com/tWjU6Mpl9n
Then Harajuku Station, where people in outlandish costumes gather--or used to, I didn't see any in 2014 (I saw TONS in 2006 though)pic.twitter.com/psK4wrTSPh
The fashion capital of Japan, the teen capital of Japan--Shibuya Stationpic.twitter.com/lxAFqFvHUf
Shibuya is a terminal for the Keio line and the primary terminal for the Tokyu Lines, as well as a major subway hubpic.twitter.com/UwlJEikKCD
Ebisu next! The Hibiya subway line crosses underneath here...famous place for its beer, toopic.twitter.com/haWIr2k8RZ
Meguro--a Tokyu and subway hub--is also (if memory serves) the site of a famous bathhouse which partly inspired the one in Spirited Awaypic.twitter.com/hJV6DkNWtl
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