The Yamanote Line is the central nervous system of Tokyo’s transport system, looping around the city joining 29 stations. To commemorate 100 years of the Yamanote Line, Japan Railways (JR) has released one train in an apparently original chocolate brown colour, instead of the normal silver carriages with the light-green stripe.
Tag: Tokyo
Tokyo micro car parks
Micro car parks with only a few car spaces are popping up over Tokyo as fast as old buildings are demolished. I’ve noticed a few blocks of land near my office where it seems that there’s a building one day, and a two-space car park the next.
Shaky Tokyo shakes again
Tokyo’s been a bit shaky this last week. We had three sizeable earthquakes between Sunday night and Thursday morning.
Guerrilla downpours & a rainbow
I emerged from Meguro Station this evening on my way to my weekly language class, to find a wall of people standing on the corner pointing their mobile phone cameras in my direction. Not so vain to think that they were aiming their cameras at me, I thought that there might be something behind me… Continue reading Guerrilla downpours & a rainbow
Changing Shibuya skyline
It’s been just over year since I arrived in Shibuya, the district of Tokyo where I currently live, and I’ve already noticed changes to the skyline showing the city evolving and renewing itself.
WorldWideBikeRider in Tokyo
For the last week or so, Tokyo (and more specifically, the couch in my living room for a few nights) has been host to a round-the-world cyclist, Matt Blake, who arrived from England overland after an epic 14 month ride.
Warning signs on the subway
Warning signs are rife in Tokyo, and I’ve taken on a curious fascination with them. They’re an indicator of how society (or at least authority) expects people to behave, and what behaviour is perceived to require addressing!
Suijo Bus to Asakusa
The Suijo Bus is a tourist ferry with a different few routes along the Sumida River and on Tokyo Bay, and is a great way to see Tokyo from another aspect that many people don’t see. It’s a good reminder that Tokyo is actually a waterfront city, which is easy to forget when in many… Continue reading Suijo Bus to Asakusa
Clash might lead to a crash?
Clash leads to crash! Actually, it’s not an “L” sound and “R” sound error – just a bad translation of “shototsu” (衝突), which means “collision” – or perhaps “clash”.
Please use your piston outside
It’s official: please use your piston outside. The Tokyo Metro’s own manners campaign currently has distinctively rude connotations!