I Fucking Hate Tokyo (Blog Post and Rant)

EDIT:  It was a group suicide on the tracks!

Today a couple douche bags jumped on the JR Yamanote Line, for those of you who don't know, the Yamanote is the most used public line.  It goes in a circle around the inner wards and post populated cities (Shibuya, Shinjuku, Akiba, Tokyo, Ikebukero, etc).

I got to Shibuya at 8:00 from my local line and was forced to talk an alternative line, attached are pictures of the hell that happened.  I was stuck at Oiimachi for close to 2 hours because they wouldn't let people enter or LEAVE the station.  They also wouldn't let anyone board...but they were allowing new trains to drop off passangers. 

Anyways, I got to school at well after 10:00 due to a couple fucking douches jumping on the worst line and at the worst time.  The JR Yamanote is still offline, and the situation is getting worse.  I'm stuck at school now and want to go home to play DotA...I'm skipping my class becuase I'm so fucking upset.

This city is a fucking joke...the cops don't know what to do, and they still haven't cleaned up all the shit. 

Yeah, Tokyo seems like it would be awesome to visit, but awful to live there.

I spent one night in a Tokyo airport (but never saw the sky, indoors the entire time). It was right in the middle of that SARS thing, and everyone was wearing surgical masks. We ate an authentic Japanese dinner of "lightly salted" pringle chips, and green tea ice cream from a little duty free shop, and watched some stupid cartoons. It was like 3am and everything was closed.

Also, not one fat-ass in that crowd.

Soo many people... I can't get over the fact that I would feel so insignificant among that crowd

Those people need to move and fast. Breath deep and exhale.

How long have you been living there? It seems like a place that would be hell for the first year or so because of how crowded it is. But maybe you might get used to and understand the flow of people after some time.

"Those people need to move and fast. Breath deep and exhale."

"How long have you been living there? It seems like a place that would be hell for the first year or so because of how crowded it is. But maybe you might get used to and understand the flow of people after some time."

"Fr0Br0 said:

"How long have you been living there? It seems like a place that would be hell for the first year or so because of how crowded it is. But maybe you might get used to and understand the flow of people after some time."

Dude, I've been here for 2 years and it's NEVER like this.  There were cops outside stations making sure no one left the station.  The crowds are NOTHING like this."

hey KaosAngel, can you explain to me why you are in Tokyo for 2 years now? I really want to visit Tokyo someday because it look like an awesome place.

Yeah playing DotA would definitely cool your head off or worsen it.

Well, let's hope it's only temporary... I wonder what happened to cause this? I couldn't find any news, sucks anyway.

I fucking love Tokyo.

"Well, let's hope it's only temporary... I wonder what happened to cause this? I couldn't find any news, sucks anyway."

You know what always cheers me up?

I just wanna know how you got the rant option.  Is that a new Giant Bomb feature I was unaware of?

"By the way Kaos, are you living within the "downtown" area or do you take another train to get in? "

"AgentJ said:

"By the way Kaos, are you living within the "downtown" area or do you take another train to get in? "

I live in Suginami-ku, which is outside the city and more of a living area.  It takes me 15 minutes to walk to the station, and then 15 minutes to get to Shibuya or 7 minutes if I take the same line but express.  Depends on my mood...lol."

"KaosAngel said:

"AgentJ said:

"By the way Kaos, are you living within the "downtown" area or do you take another train to get in? "

I live in Suginami-ku, which is outside the city and more of a living area.  It takes me 15 minutes to walk to the station, and then 15 minutes to get to Shibuya or 7 minutes if I take the same line but express.  Depends on my mood...lol."

Ah man, you go to school in Shibuya... thats kind of friggin cool. And that commute isn't bad at all. It takes me longer to drive to college."

Not as bad as Bangalore, I assure you.

I've never been to Japan before but i would love to visit! i grew up in a small village in the UK, but after degree, i moved to Hong Kong for my career, ive been here for a year now and the pics seem really simular to HK stations :D

Damn track jumpers. Why can't they overdose themselves or slit their wrists like any decent person would do.

/sarcasm

"I fucking love Tokyo."

i'd love visiting tokyo one day

I really don't see what the big draw of Tokyo is... a homogenized, overpopulated, and insanely polluted city. TGS maybe, but that's it.

I would love to visit Tokyo, but live there? Hell No! Nobody there seems to take any time off. Its a overpopulated always working area. Depressing, but cool culture.

"I really don't see what the big draw of Tokyo is... a homogenized, overpopulated, and insanely polluted city. TGS maybe, but that's it."

God I hated living in Houston because of it's over-populace but to imagine living there..well it must be hell.

"God I hated living in Houston because of it's over-populace but to imagine living there..well it must be hell."

The problem is when something goes wrong.  Japanese people don't know what to do."

Man, that sucks. I agree on the Police being completely pathetic.

Still love the city though, lived here for quite awhile and the crowds aren't so bad - depending on where you are and what you're used to (barring situations like the one you were in and the train at rush hour - being pressed up against the glass/Japanese businessmen.)

pirate_republic said:

"I really don't see what the big draw of Tokyo is... a homogenized, overpopulated, and insanely polluted city. TGS maybe, but that's it."

wow.... that is nightmarishly crowded. glad i live in an ENGLISH SUBURB!!!