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Come on. Ride the train. Ride it.

Trains in Tokyo get crowded. I'm not talking about crowded like Disney Land either. This is on another level. Trains in Japan get crammed like a college dorm drying machine.

I'm talking about elbow to elbow, butt to butt, shoulder to shoulder, toe to toe, and all with the same individual. Not to mention the person behind you. There are even people who make a living stuffing people into these trains.

You have to have skillz necessary to survive in such an environment. This page will give you the skills you need to survive. If it doesn't, you'll never be able to get off the train.

Our diagrams are made from real time stop action train incidents, and are of the utmost accuracy. You can probably have an experience equal to that of actually being in a 300% capacity train just by looking at these high-quality diagrams. Enjoy.

Warning: When riding on the trains, be sure to keep your hands up, or busy somewhere in plain sight. There is a problem in Japan with strange men taking advantage of the crowded situation to grope female passengers. If you are accused of this, you are screwed. These people are known as Chikan, you don't want to be one of them.

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Travel in Japan: Drive: Housing Links: Choose a home: Surprises: J-News: Not Japan: Jyan-ken-pon: Essential Vocabulary: Book List: Free Maps: Re-Entry Permit: Dani: Riding Trains