Posts under ‘trains’

One thing I sometimes do to amuse myself while I am riding the train is take pictures from the window. I often stand on the side of the door, and look out the window. Of course, sometimes I have to duck to get a level view, because I’m taller than the door (I [...]

荻窪駅 - Ogikubo Station

I took while I was waiting for a Sobu Local Train to Mitaka. This is looking South, from Platform 4. I almost always take the Chuo Express Trains on Platforms 1 and 2, because they are faster, but since Mitaka is just a couple stops away, I took the local. [...]

My friend Stew has written a brilliant article describing his experiences with public transit in China.
It made me think about the train system in Japan. I rarely ride the bus in Japan, but I ride trains every day. Some people have asked me if the trains in Japan are like the [...]

I really like this…Let’s call it today’s photo!

This is, of course, a Japanese billboard for Spiderman 3, which will be hitting theaters soon. I took this at Shinjuku Station, on Platform #14, which is the Sobu Line. I’ve mentioned the Sobu Line before. I ride many trains, but the main one [...]

Today was a bit of both. I had an early morning company class, and I was cutting it a bit close (I got up early, but I should have left a bit sooner…). Naturally, the Chuo Express Line was about 10 minutes late, but the Sobu Local Line was not. (I work [...]

Well, maybe not. But i have taken many videos on my Canon A95 digital camera. i certainly won’t win any Academy Awards for my videos, but they might be interesting for people who’ve never been to Asia. I’ve been meaning to post some of my videos, but I’ve never gotten around to it.
Ok, disclaimer time…As [...]