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 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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Hamamatsucho, where the Tokyo Monorail can whisk you off to Haneda Airportpic.twitter.com/ydXl4J5pQ7
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Shinbashi (pronounced "Shimbash") was the first train station in Tokyo. You can get STUPID good fried chicken under the viaduct archespic.twitter.com/5HToOMZ6RE
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And finally, Yurakucho Station, my base of operations during my 2014 trip. I stayed in an internet cafe/karaoke bar across the street.pic.twitter.com/OLCnZIF9rs
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We hope you enjoyed this tour of Tokyo's "city wall," and hope you will ride with us again soon!
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