Very interesting to watch. The driving-sound of your Tokyo-commuter-train is similar to the subway in Hamburg(Germany) class DT3. It must be unbelievable to travel through such a big city with all the night-lights and to realise that there seems to be no city-boundary anywhere. Thanks for showing...
@12magic45 Thanks! Yes - it takes some getting used to. There are times when it seems as if the whole country is one continuous city, so on a trip to another part of Japan, there is almost a feeling of surprise - "Well... Tokyo isn't the entire country after all!". Tokyo is always interesting, but sometimes I think cities like Fukuoka, Sendai and Utsunomiya are a better size - not too big and not too small. - LHS
Lyle, I want to plan a trip to Japan when I turn 40; I'm nervous and excited at the same time! Do you have any advice on what to do there? I've never been outside the USA before!
@Brinah Hi! - Well, there a lot of things to do, so it's hard to recommend which of them would be best! A couple of things though - if you want to travel about within Japan, get a Japan Rail Pass (you have to buy it *before* coming here) and (since it'll be your first time out of the US) be prepared for people operating on a different frequency. That probably sounds obvious, but tuning into very different frequencies isn't always easy. But as a visitor, it's part of the fun anyway. - LHS
@cosmo2593 Yeah - I came in 1984 and basically just stayed. The last time I was out of the country was 1996. What part of Chiba were you in? I have some photos of the Boso Peninsula at my website. - LHS
@cosmo2593 I think the comments section doesn't support direct links, but do a Google search for "The LL-Letters". When you get to my site, click on "Photo Index" and then "Boso Peninsula" and also "Chiba". - LHS
Thanks! Most of the photos are of Tokyo and the surrounding prefectures - Chiba, Kanagawa, & Saitama, but there are some from other places too, like Hokkaido and Hiroshima. - LHS
I was half inside the train and half out - hanging out an open window. No big deal really - when trains came along going in the other direction, I pulled back in a little to prevent having my head smashed off. These days, people are used to moving about in sealed boxes, but before air conditioning and in the transitional period, it wasn't unusual to have the windows open. I hate - really hate air conditioning! I hate sealed boxes.... - LHS
Wait a second! The "Hai - Tomarimasu" was on the Seibu bus (in the "Tokyo Night Bus - Hibarigaoka to Tanashi - July 1991" video. This bus is just a "beep!". - LHS
@lylehsaxon Again, apologies for the late reply as I lost the original message in the YouTube inbox and finally found it again after looking through my e-mail...
For most buses in Singapore, it's just a bell chime, kind of like a doorbell, as far as I remember. Singapore's buses usually do not have voiced announcements; a few newer ones do have them, but not for the bus bell.
Very interesting to watch. The driving-sound of your Tokyo-commuter-train is similar to the subway in Hamburg(Germany) class DT3. It must be unbelievable to travel through such a big city with all the night-lights and to realise that there seems to be no city-boundary anywhere. Thanks for showing...
12magic45 1 year ago
@12magic45 Thanks! Yes - it takes some getting used to. There are times when it seems as if the whole country is one continuous city, so on a trip to another part of Japan, there is almost a feeling of surprise - "Well... Tokyo isn't the entire country after all!". Tokyo is always interesting, but sometimes I think cities like Fukuoka, Sendai and Utsunomiya are a better size - not too big and not too small. - LHS
lylehsaxon 1 year ago
Lyle, I want to plan a trip to Japan when I turn 40; I'm nervous and excited at the same time! Do you have any advice on what to do there? I've never been outside the USA before!
Brinah 1 year ago
@Brinah Hi! - Well, there a lot of things to do, so it's hard to recommend which of them would be best! A couple of things though - if you want to travel about within Japan, get a Japan Rail Pass (you have to buy it *before* coming here) and (since it'll be your first time out of the US) be prepared for people operating on a different frequency. That probably sounds obvious, but tuning into very different frequencies isn't always easy. But as a visitor, it's part of the fun anyway. - LHS
lylehsaxon 1 year ago
I wish I was in Japan again... :(
Awesome video!
5 stars :D
cosmo2593 2 years ago
@cosmo2593 Thanks! Back in 1991, I was always recording stuff.... When were you here? - LHS
lylehsaxon 2 years ago
@lylehsaxon
I was in Chiba in 2001, Japan's cool and I sure wish I could go back again
Do you live in Japan?
cosmo2593 2 years ago
@cosmo2593 Yeah - I came in 1984 and basically just stayed. The last time I was out of the country was 1996. What part of Chiba were you in? I have some photos of the Boso Peninsula at my website. - LHS
lylehsaxon 2 years ago
@lylehsaxon
Dang, you've been there for a long time
You lucky
I was in the Narita area in 2001. It was alot of fun there
cosmo2593 2 years ago
You have photos? cool!
Where's your site?
cosmo2593 2 years ago
@cosmo2593 I think the comments section doesn't support direct links, but do a Google search for "The LL-Letters". When you get to my site, click on "Photo Index" and then "Boso Peninsula" and also "Chiba". - LHS
lylehsaxon 2 years ago
@lylehsaxon
So those are all photos from allover Tokyo?
Awesome! :D
*faves*
Thanks for post
Wish I was back, maybe I'll just go move there after I finish college lol
cosmo2593 2 years ago
Thanks! Most of the photos are of Tokyo and the surrounding prefectures - Chiba, Kanagawa, & Saitama, but there are some from other places too, like Hokkaido and Hiroshima. - LHS
lylehsaxon 2 years ago
hey were you outside the train when it was moving?
Biglele208 2 years ago
I was half inside the train and half out - hanging out an open window. No big deal really - when trains came along going in the other direction, I pulled back in a little to prevent having my head smashed off. These days, people are used to moving about in sealed boxes, but before air conditioning and in the transitional period, it wasn't unusual to have the windows open. I hate - really hate air conditioning! I hate sealed boxes.... - LHS
lylehsaxon 2 years ago
Haha, that bus bell button looks excactly like the ones bus companies here in Singapore used to install on buses ages ago.
eXAKR 2 years ago
Was there a recording when you pushed it? On that bus it was "Hai. Tomarimasu!" ("Okay! Will stop..." [at the next bus stop]) - LHS
lylehsaxon 2 years ago
Wait a second! The "Hai - Tomarimasu" was on the Seibu bus (in the "Tokyo Night Bus - Hibarigaoka to Tanashi - July 1991" video. This bus is just a "beep!". - LHS
lylehsaxon 2 years ago
@lylehsaxon Again, apologies for the late reply as I lost the original message in the YouTube inbox and finally found it again after looking through my e-mail...
For most buses in Singapore, it's just a bell chime, kind of like a doorbell, as far as I remember. Singapore's buses usually do not have voiced announcements; a few newer ones do have them, but not for the bus bell.
eXAKR 1 year ago
Train, I see what you mean. And that is a different person alright.
UpsidedownVieweing 2 years ago