Adding another color to Tokyo
Had my first ride on Fukutoshin line, a new Tokyo subway started last Saturday. The city's subway routes got ever more complicated as labyrinths.
Fukutoshin (副都心) means a sub-center of Tokyo. Ever since the city government moved its office to Shinjuku in 1991, I supposed Shinjuku was a Fukutoshin no longer. But, seems like it still is, along with Shibuya and Ikebukuro. These three major sub-centers of the city are now connected by the new subway.
Reportedly, the new line is having some troubles in keeping up with its schedules, but my first impression was not that bad. The line is neither scary nor tiny as Oedo line (Oedo line goes as deep as some 42 meters underground!!). Huge and colorful signs are noticeable. Everything is clean and blight (for now).
Fukutoshin (副都心) means a sub-center of Tokyo. Ever since the city government moved its office to Shinjuku in 1991, I supposed Shinjuku was a Fukutoshin no longer. But, seems like it still is, along with Shibuya and Ikebukuro. These three major sub-centers of the city are now connected by the new subway.
Reportedly, the new line is having some troubles in keeping up with its schedules, but my first impression was not that bad. The line is neither scary nor tiny as Oedo line (Oedo line goes as deep as some 42 meters underground!!). Huge and colorful signs are noticeable. Everything is clean and blight (for now).
Goethe won't say, "Mehr Licht!"
Still, it's good to have sunlight and "fresh" air (with a spice of gas emission) after all.
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