RUSH HOUR
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The rush hours in the large Japanese cities reach their peaks in the morning before nine o'clock and in the evening after five o'clock. But many foreigners may interpret also the non-rush hours of Tokyo as rush hours, since many lines are quite crowded throughout the day.
Japanese metropolitan trains and subways are very long; nevertheless, they depart every two to five minutes. During the rush hours you may experience close contacts with ten other passengers and the door at the same time.
This picture was taken during non-rush hour in the Yamanote Line. Stairs and narrow passages in the train stations form bottlenecks, and traffic jams of pedestrians can be permanent there during the rush hours even though the traffic flow is organized by signs and even lanes painted on the floor. |
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CROWDS
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