Tokyo, Japan March 11 Earthquake: The Real Stew

A hodgepodge of clips on the event of the 8.9 earthquake and it's effects in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo.

The severest of the quakes in Tokyo were weak, but enough to cause precautionary mayhem. Staff in the Shibuya Post Office requested that we get under the tables.

Honestly, this was one of the most exciting events that I witnessed, considering that the winter is off-season for everything potentially epic; like climbing Mt. Fuji.
It would have been an honor to have been in the middle of the disaster. A little naturally-occurring organic survival training would have made a worthy challenge. And to have the opportunity to possibly save lives and make critical decisions; epic.

I weep for mediocrity.


After the initial quakes, I took myself over to the Shibuya JR Station to catch a train to my hotel, only to find that the trains were shut down. Waited for about an hour with no trains coming. Got hungry. Visited a restaurant. Ate some meat with sprouts.
After heading back to the station and finding that the JR lines were still closed, I took a little nap in a department store, as was the thing to do at the time.

Store closed, I was ushered out and the staff bowed to us as we left the building.
Station did not reopen... Found a bus line to my destination (or close enough) and stood in a line for 5 hours to get on. Through gridlock traffic, it took 2 more hours to get to the Gotanda station. Once I arrived, I was fortunate to see the subway lines were up and running at 0200.

In my delirium after these trials and tribulations, I was amused by the citizen who was too tired to try and make it back to his home that he found a place to rest his weary head; a little nook beside the walkway.

After seeing this, did I:
a.) take up a spot next to him and get some shuteye.
b.) sexually or physically assault him, and/or loot his pockets knowing that the police were occupied with the chaos of the disaster.
c.) rudely wake him up to shake his hand, congratulating him for his decision, and wish him a very merry sleep, all the while knowing that he did not understand english.
d.) continue with my journey to my hotel, only to find that it is closed, and I have to sleep on chairs in their restaurant.

You decide.



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Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Earthquake
• Japan
• Japanese Rail
• Tokyo
• Shibuya
• March 11
• 2011
• 8.9

[Mr01271976]

TOKYO IS THE MOST EARTHQUAKE PREPARED CITY IN THE WORLD

[RoundBrushSteve]

when the world ends, atleast itl all be on film

[Starpath2012]

Dude u r hot;)

[unscrup123]

every body get down.....this is no dumb drill..... i repeat this s no dumb drill you scumbag

[tokyolights100]

I remeber I had t owalk home after this. was interesting to see the rivers flowing up stream in the chiba area. but scary as hell

[AdriPositive21]

If there's a earthquake somewhere we go, run away if you're in fragile building, but if it not, take a deep breath and stay calm.

[davidenespana]

under a table with two pretty Japanese girls while jazz musak plays in the background... sort of surreal

[keifu22]

Remember 3.11.2011.

[RoundBrushSteve]

@shadowace421 if a meteor hits, people will definitely survive, it'd take a hell of a lot to kill every human.. we are the only species that knows to take cover I believe.

[shadowace421]

@Myneighbortotoro21 no i think we would do good too, well with the excpetion of looting for sure....

[shadowace421]

@RoundBrushSteve ..... for what aliens to see? none of us will be left