Cramming into Trains

December 18th, 2008
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Okay, so I have never seen this from the outside, but I know what it feels like from inside the train! You have to experience it at least once in your life… but it would get really old if you had to live with it every day.

Here are some useful japanese vocabulary words related to trains

  • Densha: train
  • Kakueki-teisha or futsu-densha: local train
  • Kaisoku: rapid
  • Kyuko: express
  • Shinkansen: super express (bullet train)
  • Eki: station

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  1. Emi
    July 11th, 2009 at 06:48 | #1
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    OH DEAR LORD OMG. aha. My mother always told me of these stories of when she was little there would be these men with white gloves who would shove you in a train cart. I’ve always thought she was lying because the many times I’ve been to Osaka to visit my relatives I’ve never seen this!! LOL I guess I’ve always missed rush hour for some reason. How lucky of me XD

  2. Devon
    November 22nd, 2009 at 23:33 | #2
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    I’ve seen a clip of this phenomenon before. What about the risk of injury? I mean, passengers are pushing other passengers, employees are pushing passengers, and the people inside still have to go somewhere.