When we stayed in Shinjuku, 新宿駅, Tokyo, we were often disoriented, especially when returning from Shinjuku station to our hotel. If we didn’t leave from the same exit each time, the sky was full of angular buildings that we hadn’t noticed before. Lost again!
There are 200 exits in Shinjuku Station and they all look the same. This underground world sees 3 to 4 million people pass through it daily. No one rushes, there are no loud noises or cell phone conversations. The system works efficiently and smoothly.
Exiting upwards into the modern angular world of Shinjuku, it’s colourful, vibrant, busy and often bewildering.
ALMOST ITALIAN 
I was thinking Angular Merkel, then quickly scotched the idea. Japan looks good
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Sounds like I would get horribly lost .. Often 🙂 loaded with colour and angles
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It is quite an extraordinary area of Tokyo. But sometimes we walked around for hours in circles looking for landmarks.
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No mobile conversations? I’d like to see that! Great angles. I especially like the last one with the signs defining the lines of the buildings like braid.
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No allowed in trains or stations. Silently listening with devices or texting is common. It is considered very rude. So after a bit of training around in Japan, it was quite awful to return to loud Melbournians shouting in trams and trains.
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Mi sono persa tantissime volte a Tokyo, come ti capisco!
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Sì, è così facile perdersi!
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It is so easy to get lost in Tokyo! After I moved back to Sydney I’d still have nightmares of being lost there!
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I suspect I would hyperventilate with all those buildings and so many people! Amazing what you learn when you travel, love it.
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That does happen- after being lost for more than an hour. Deep confusion.
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200 exits, is that possible? I understand why it’s easy to get lost 🙂
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Can you imagine the culture shock I used to get when I returned to Melbourne from Tokyo?! I used to hate getting on the train and hearing everyone talking on their phones – and eating in public eugh!!! Now I’m in Shanghai and the culture shocks are totally different.
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Hi Nancy, yes, I can imagine your life is full of these culture shocks. It is hard to explain to others how totally courteous and mobile free are the trains of Tokyo. It can be crowded but everyone seems respectful and mindful of their own space, including aural space. The noises and the eating on public transport here is so annoying.
I am sure that the shock is equally ( in a different way) shocking coming back from Shanghai. I experienced the trains in Chengdu ( small by comparison) and they were good- the system was impressive. Orderly queues, new trains, no gjavascript:void(0)raffiti, polite passengers etc.
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