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Some 2,000,000 people
traverse Shinjuku station
daily, making it one of the
most used train stations
in the entire world.
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They
said that during rush
hour, there are ten times
this number of people!
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Glass,
neon signs, bustling
traffic, and more all along
the main boulevards through-
out Shinjuku. Or as we like
to say "Shinjukuuuu,
Shinjukuuuu" in a soft,
feminine Japanese
voice (like the lady on the
subway trains).
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On
the east side of the
station, we see billboards
(the top one sporting Janet
Jackson), television screens
along the street level and a
dazzlying display of colours,
even more crazy cool at
nightime.
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On
the west side, and beyond,
Shinjuku station, we see one
skyscraper after another.
For a people's living in the
midst of the worlds' most
active tectonic zone, the
Japanese are extremely
cavalier in their vertical
building prowess.
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Vodafone,
a decidely
European company, provides
cell phone service throughout
the world. A giant Casio
watch sign is just right of the
red Vodafone sign. It even
displays the correct time, in
addition to its obvious
advertisement duties.
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The
"Times Square" department
store and the building quickly
admitted by the Japanese that
is modeled after the Empire
State building in New York.
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From
the 20th floor view of
our hotel room in the yuppy
Hotel Century Souther Tower,
we catch a glimpse over
Shinjuku and beyond...
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Looking
20 degrees right of the
above image, we see into
the distance, and the pollution
that plagues every major
urban environement
throughout the world.
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A
Tokyo rescue truck
races by our position. |
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Ok,
"get lost" he says.
I await feedback on what
this little guy is all about. |
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There
are 7 private rail lines
in Japan. One of these 7,
which services Tokyo, is the
JR line. It has a outdoor light
rail loop around the city, and
took us to places such as
the town of Hachiogi for the
wedding and banquet.
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