tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post1959777465598441566..comments2024-03-26T15:29:31.939+09:00Comments on on the edge of ordinary: Why so many trains?Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-20349824800280599652012-11-01T10:01:42.367+09:002012-11-01T10:01:42.367+09:00Thank you Karen, you make me feel much better abou...Thank you Karen, you make me feel much better about being challenged in this department! And I'm a Twmba girl. I hardly ever used public transport until I went to uni in Brisbane. I could never have imagined I'd one day have to negotiate my way around Tokyo!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-43058075139866699772012-10-30T11:58:08.054+09:002012-10-30T11:58:08.054+09:00That map is the most complicated thing I think I&#...That map is the most complicated thing I think I've ever seen....makes little old Brisbane look sooo easy in comparison :)<br /><br />Loved this post, it was really interesting reading about how you get around!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213944904796774622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-50898666953517928642012-10-30T08:37:11.273+09:002012-10-30T08:37:11.273+09:00Alyce, you'd like to think that major stations...Alyce, you'd like to think that major stations would have better access than that, wouldn't you? I was at a pretty major station on Friday night and from what I could tell there were no escalators and only one elevator down to the platform. With my dodgy knee and a suitcase full of books, I had to wait with a half a dozen prams and almost as many other people with suitcases for the use of that elevator!<br /><br />Thanks to Deb for the question. It hadn't occurred to me to explain the trains, but it was a useful (if somewhat painful) post to write!<br /><br />Karen, if you came to visit, we'd try to come and collect you from the airport. It really is a bit much to expect a first-time visitor to cope with.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-87850559673818465612012-10-29T19:38:12.795+09:002012-10-29T19:38:12.795+09:00That map is scary! I was thinking of visiting you ...That map is scary! I was thinking of visiting you guys, but I'm not so sure now. I can handle Bangkok with it's 3 sky train lines and subway in addition to the ordinary rail system, but your system looks way too scary for me, especially without any language! Then again, it might be worth it just to say I'd experienced it. I'm sure my students would love that.<br /><br />Thanks for this post Wendy, I now have a much better understanding of your train travel adventures.KarenKTeachCambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360213423837201954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-49112209041667634712012-10-29T13:44:38.660+09:002012-10-29T13:44:38.660+09:00So true, Evangeline! We head "out" too. ...So true, Evangeline! We head "out" too. We've done very little touristy stuff in Tokyo at all, and usually only when visitors come.<br /><br />Deb, I'm sure your autistic friend would love it, though it might be a bit all consuming to start with!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-81580997292224861582012-10-29T13:25:21.524+09:002012-10-29T13:25:21.524+09:00I am worn out just from reading this...That is why...I am worn out just from reading this...That is why we head OUT to nature rather than "downtown" when we have a chance.<br />So glad you made it back to Tokyo, Wendy!<br /><br />Evangelinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-89526859222987010122012-10-29T12:31:23.093+09:002012-10-29T12:31:23.093+09:00I was nearly in tears and needing a good nap just ...I was nearly in tears and needing a good nap just reading that! Now I understand!!! I imagine I'd need to complete something like a two-year TAFE course in Advanced Train Navigation before I'd be game enough to tackle that lot. I wonder what my autistic friend who is loves trains would make of it. He knows every station and line in our capital city. Forgetting for a moment the trouble that Japanese would cause him, I wonder what a system that complicated would be like for him. Perhaps he'd love it!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17323321295593693009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-90181031853816771032012-10-29T11:41:52.386+09:002012-10-29T11:41:52.386+09:00On my Facebook page link to this article Lorna wro...On my Facebook page link to this article Lorna wrote: "I think another point must be that a lot of Japanese in these big cities don't have cars, and that the roads are not easy to drive on and very narrow in parts. So most people rely on the train system almost exclusively when in other countries more people would rely on their cars. Therefore you need a lot more stations and more lines to service all these people." <br /><br />Quite true! We certainly rely on the trains more than we do in Australia, even though we own a car. We don't even consider driving into the city. The train is by far the more efficient way.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-22557672975745962192012-10-29T11:26:30.118+09:002012-10-29T11:26:30.118+09:00I feel your pain!! On our way back from Sendai we ...I feel your pain!! On our way back from Sendai we had to navigate Tokyo stn with a stroller and big suitcase and we could not find the elevator to our platform anywhere. Almost in tears from exhaustion and frustration, we ended up asking stn police and had 3 of them escort us around to the right elevator which happened to be very poorly signed and in the middle of nowhere!Alyce @ Blossom Heart Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076141669796712501noreply@blogger.com