4 ms·
> early 2010's, i land for the first time in Japan, with vague instructions to meet my AirBnB host "by the entrance to Shinjuku Station" A famous and much easi
by TacticalCoder 3y ago
> early 2010's, i land for the first time in Japan, with vague instructions to meet my AirBnB host "by the entrance to Shinjuku Station"
A famous and much easier one in Tokyo is to meet at the dog [1]. Now, granted, it's in Shibuya and not in Shinjuku.
Darn do I miss Tokyo...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D
- Larrikin 3y agoShibuya station atleast vaguely makes sense, even after all the construction. I firmly believe that the only people who can truly navigate Shinjuku station, are people who work there and people who live there. Seems like no matter what, Google maps/Yahoo will tell you exit via b14 and every exit sign will helpfully guide you to North East, East, and all the exits a1 through a10. It's always easier to exit the station and then figure out your final destination, which can still be annoyingly hard.
- Klonoar 3y agoA fun skill to have is knowing how to reliably navigate Shinjuku in the rain without ever seeing rain - purely by moving via the underground, since it connects pretty far (e.g Sanchome).
- pests 3y agoI did a similar thing on my college campus during the winter snow months. Most buildings were connected in one way or another and then there was a seldom used tunnel no one knew about connecting two science building basements. I could comfortably cross the majority of campus only stepping outside for a few brief steps.
- weberer 3y agoIn Shinjuku you meet at the Giant 3D Cat.