Last night I was talking about transportation corridors as walls...so for tonight's trainpoasting, let's look at the wall of Tokyo...
Next is Kanda, where the Chuo Rapid Line branches off to race through the center of Tokyo to Shinjukupic.twitter.com/ADruqIgywS
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Akihabara, the Electric Town--notorious for hobbyists, anime nerds, electronic parts, etc--where the Chuo Local Line crosses overheadpic.twitter.com/FbcxUmlex1
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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
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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
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All north-bound Shinkansen stop here too, but their tracks and platforms are undergroundpic.twitter.com/HSN1aLfrhE
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Adorable little Uguisudani Station next, after the first major curve in the linepic.twitter.com/4F3OUv3XFz
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Next is Nippori Station, where you can grab the Keisei Skyliner for the fastest trip from Tokyo to Narita Internationalpic.twitter.com/4fBcKMJPnM
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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
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Tabata, the last stop shared with the Keihin-Tohoku Linepic.twitter.com/GcSFYBna3N
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Komagome, where the Namboku Subway Line passes underneath...pic.twitter.com/iLnPKRIZmE
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...and then Otsuka, where the Arakawa Line crosses under the viaduct. An old-fashioned neighborhood here.pic.twitter.com/SbxNWi7qVc
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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
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Next, Mejiro--a minor stop, no connections here, just a nice neighborhoodpic.twitter.com/Z8gzUTF7ZV
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Takadanobaba, which used to be a terminal for the Seibu railway, until it was extended to Shinjukupic.twitter.com/qoDC0iTp8m
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Shin-Okubo, Tokyo's Korean neighborhood. I did laundry here once...pic.twitter.com/Tw1tQ0iZE3
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Shinjuku, the busiest train station on the planet, with over 3 million passengers using it every daypic.twitter.com/EfDdqGmcED
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Shinjuku is a local and national hub, with connections to Narita Airport, Takasaki, Utsunomiya, Odawara, Kamakura, Kofu, Matsumoto...pic.twitter.com/q6OIqcyie7
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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
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...and right next to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters, the Tochopic.twitter.com/EK8Ogvligp
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Moving along now to Yoyogi Station, site of the landmark DoCoMo Yoyogi Towerpic.twitter.com/tWjU6Mpl9n
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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
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The fashion capital of Japan, the teen capital of Japan--Shibuya Stationpic.twitter.com/lxAFqFvHUf
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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
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Ebisu next! The Hibiya subway line crosses underneath here...famous place for its beer, toopic.twitter.com/haWIr2k8RZ
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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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Osaki, the last stop before a 180 degree curve; this is the bottom of the Yamanote Line looppic.twitter.com/NfDUDloQ3g
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Shinagawa, a major terminal with high-speed rail connections to Kyoto, Osaka, West Japan and Kyushu--also the Keikyu Line main terminalpic.twitter.com/CM62wc53Uh
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Just a few to go! Tamachi Station here, no major connections...pic.twitter.com/67Ei7QBtGM
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