tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post1005315707859825485..comments2023-10-03T00:09:27.749+09:00Comments on The Adventures of a Foreign Salaryman in Tokyo: Down in fiery pits of Tokyo – The Oedo lineMr. Salarymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02874380653396343115noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-91217575118574857522009-07-22T08:23:24.982+09:002009-07-22T08:23:24.982+09:00tell me about it! just stayed at a friend's pl...tell me about it! just stayed at a friend's place in azabu-juban and would try to find routes using the namboku line instead of oedo as much as i could! interestingly, the oedo stop at ueno-okachimachi is only two floors below. who knew?! :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356589908767316540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-11026623386054918702009-07-17T16:18:44.631+09:002009-07-17T16:18:44.631+09:00Sorry to burst your bubble, but I have memorized t...Sorry to burst your bubble, but I have memorized the complete Tokyo subway map, including Kanji, and I've beaten the yahoo route planner by finding a faster connection several times.<br /><br />Ok, so maybe I have a special gift.mkillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-81980899604683196902009-07-10T22:01:14.611+09:002009-07-10T22:01:14.611+09:00For some reason I'm not too surprised that I&#...For some reason I'm not too surprised that I'm not the only one hating on the Oedo line! I guess there's so many things to hate depending on person and preferences!Mr. Salarymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874380653396343115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-42005843258677083482009-07-07T17:16:55.820+09:002009-07-07T17:16:55.820+09:00the trains are also very slow.the trains are also very slow.Merceronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15802336111933587942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-82285935938824316682009-07-06T12:03:06.095+09:002009-07-06T12:03:06.095+09:00I have heard that parts of it was built using the ...I have heard that parts of it was built using the old bomb shelter system - thus the depth - although I've never confirmed that...<br /><br /><br />Also for Darin - you forget 国会議事堂前駅 - both 丸の内線 and 千代田線 stop here...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-1422715404260063062009-07-04T23:57:22.215+09:002009-07-04T23:57:22.215+09:00We weren't there for long, but you quickly lea...We weren't there for long, but you quickly learn that not all changeovers are quick... some involved more than 600 metres of tunnels (helpfully signed with how many hundred metres we still had to go), and some even involved going up to the surface, crossing the road and then going down again! <br /><br />But then again I wish our public transport system was half as good as theirs is.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162443497363055458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-71709570675605903592009-07-04T23:43:44.906+09:002009-07-04T23:43:44.906+09:00The Toei network is also darned expensive compared...The Toei network is also darned expensive compared to the others. I was heading to Roppongi with 3 other people the other day and the logical route would have involved the Oedo line, but we worked out split between 4 people a taxi wouldn't have cost so much more.ThePenguinhttp://barwick.de/japan/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-12622761515802014032009-07-04T20:14:13.134+09:002009-07-04T20:14:13.134+09:00Yeah, ok the cars might be narrow and loud, but so...Yeah, ok the cars might be narrow and loud, but so's Hibiya line, but it's just the depths of the Oedo line I have severe issues with.<br /><br />I would honestly not be surprised that if the Mole Man actually existed, he would have his base at the Oedo line...Mr. Salarymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874380653396343115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-70256752746195577942009-07-04T01:32:57.741+09:002009-07-04T01:32:57.741+09:00Don't forgot that the cars are unusually narro...Don't forgot that the cars are unusually narrow and the ride is really loud. You almost have to scream to talk to someone next to you and don't even think about listening to music, let alone a movie or, gasp, an audiobook. Oh, and who can forget the weird ass change at 都庁前. Very obvious the Tokyo politicians built that line to be as convenient for all 15 of them as possible, remaining 10 million of Tokyo be damned. I wonder how many stations have an exit right in front of politicians' front doors...Darinhttp://www.darin-tenbruggencate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-38488915929077947532009-07-03T22:25:05.968+09:002009-07-03T22:25:05.968+09:00I used to ride the Oedo every day, and a Japanese ...I used to ride the Oedo every day, and a Japanese friend of mine mentioned the Roppongi Station is the deepest subway station in the world, and if you look at the wall next to the stairs, you can see numbers "40" and "50", which I think is the depth below ground level, over 50 freakin' meters!Japandrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07357648260725502063noreply@blogger.com