 My first video from my trip to Japan is now up on Patreon and Nebula. I visited the world's busiest train station, Shinjuku station in Tokyo. This station transports 3 MILLION people every day! Shinjuku station is really interesting because it isn’t just a ridiculously efficient transportation hub, it’s also an excellent example of how an effective train station can make the surrounding neighbourhood truly great. https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-i-visited-the-worlds-busiest-train-station 6 comments
 @notjustbikes @notjustbikes loved this! We were in Taiwan and Qingdao around the same time you were in Japan. TW platforms (metro and HSR) all have queue markings that people obeyed with almost no exceptions. In contrast, on the mainland (and back here in Vienna) people would frequently stand in front of train doors and block exiting passengers. We debated whether this was habituation to the markings; to queuing generally; or a deeper cultural disposition maybe dating back to Japanese rule.  @notjustbikes Hi from Nagoya, the fly-past city on the way to Kyoto, which you must also have visited? I earlier offered to liaise with city planning offices in one of the ten or twenty million comments that I assume you read in detail, having nothing better to do with your time 😳, sorry I couldn't be of service. Hope you had an enjoyable and productive visit! @notjustbikes (Shinjuku used to be the bad part of town. A school friend of my late wife disappeared there, and her classmates assumed she was abducted by a syndicate, which used to run protection rackets in the area.) |
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