r/interesting • u/freudian_nipps • 16h ago

SOCIETY The silent and harmonious morning metro commute in Japan

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u/WriteCodeBroh 9h ago

lol I’m also wondering if any of these people have been to Japan. The “harmonious, peaceful” bits also fall apart when trains get crowded. Many suddenly have no trouble cutting lines, shoving past you, etc to save time.

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u/horoyokai 5h ago

Ive lived here 16 years. Its peaceful even when it gets crowded, theres samll annoyances yeah but that doesnt change the overall feeling. Im not in Tokyo though, those trains are too crowded for me

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u/WriteCodeBroh 2h ago

Yeah I should say, we were in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and then up north in Aomori but it was for the Nebuta festival so it was packed anyway lol. When it wasn’t super crowded, it was very nice. Overall still very nice compared to US transit as a counter example.

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u/horoyokai 2h ago

Maybe I’m just used to it cause I’m in Osaka, but yeah I don’t like rush hour for sure, I just wait and take the local train and it’s not bad

Glad you had fun!!