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Japan's Creepiest Station

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Re: Japan's Creepiest Station

#11

Do you have a green filter on all of your images to make it look more creepy?

Here it is in normal light: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doai_Station#/media/File:JR_Jo...

Wow, that looks to be very well-lit. The bad lighting was the only really spooky thing about the station.

Re: Japan's Creepiest Station

#14
Creepy is subjective of course, but it’s pretty high on the list for the most isolated and/or inconveniently-located platform in the country. The only access is via a narrow footbridge leading to a 486-step staircase that goes 70m underground (230ft). Unlike most other 50+ meter deep train stations, there are no elevators and no escalators. The only way in or out of the station is via those stairs, which makes platform-to-street time a non-trivial part of the overall journey.

Re: Japan's Creepiest Station

#15
Surely I thought it would be either of the (now-closed) stations [0, 1] located in the Seikan Tunnel between Honshu and Hokkaido.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshioka-Kaitei_Station (located 149 meters below sea level, which made it the deepest station in Japan before it closed)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tappi-Kaitei_Station

Re: Japan's Creepiest Station

#17
post #6

Do you have a green filter on all of your images to make it look more creepy?

Was thinking so too, green is a colour that makes humans feel something is 'off' / makes us feel uncomfortable. The Matrix used the same colour tone to differentiate inside/outside The Matrix.

Why do surgeons wear green?

Re: Japan's Creepiest Station

#19
post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here it is in normal light: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doai_Station#/media/File:JR_Jo...

Can anyone translate the sign?

Welcome to "Japan's No. 1 Mole Station"

-The staircase is 338 meters long and has 462 steps.

Climb the stairs to the top of the 143m (24 steps)

Go through the connecting passage and you will reach the ticket gate.

The elevation of the down platform is 583 meters above sea level, and the elevation of the station building is 653.7 meters, meaning the difference in elevation between the station building and the down platform is 70.7 meters.

It takes about 10 minutes to get to the ticket gate.

Please be careful of your step when climbing.

Doai Station

Re: Japan's Creepiest Station

#20
post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here it is in normal light: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doai_Station#/media/File:JR_Jo...

Can anyone translate the sign?

Autotranslate below. The 'unclear' was added by me and originally read "Welcome to Japan's No.1 Google", which seems like it might be ab error.

Welcome to "Japan's No.1 [unclear]"

・This staircase is 338 meters long and has 462 steps. Climb up the steps and go through a 143 meter (24 step) connecting passage to reach the ticket gate.

Also, the altitude of this downhill platform is 583 meters above sea level, and the altitude is 653.7 meters, and there is a difference in elevation of 70.7 meters between this and the downhill platform.

It takes approximately 10 minutes to reach the ticket gate.

Please be careful where you step.

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