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Japan's Creepiest Station

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Re: Japan's Creepiest Station

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Post by m463 »

bdonlan wrote: post #28
rayiner wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why was it built like this?

It was originally a switching/signalling waypoint, and later started seasonal passenger service for skiiers in 1932, before later switching to year-round service. Apparently it used to be a popular hiking destination as well, but with the establishment of more convenient rail and road routes became less popular in the 80s.

> 486-step staircase

> service for skiiers

Can't help but think of trudging up the gondola stairs at heavenly in ski boots at the end of the day.

this is why snowboarding will win in the end.

Re: Japan's Creepiest Station

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Post by derr1 »

gorgoiler wrote: post #56

Here’s a short horror game from last year that really serves that creepy Japanese subway vibe: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2653790/The_Exit_8/ Tangential, but any opportunity to share something so good cannot be missed. It is brilliant.

Exit 8 game is great, there is also a game called Platform 8 which is a similar thing, but in a train.

There is also an Exit 8 movie releasing in a few days.

Re: Japan's Creepiest Station

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Post by LargoLasskhyfv »

jonnybgood wrote: post #36

Japan train stations are interesting. Another interesting set of stations are the so-called “train stations of despair”. These stations, particularly in Tokyo prefecture, are in the middle of no where at the end of a line. If you live out towards these stations and you’re coming home from a night out in Shinjuku on the last train and you so happen to fall asleep and miss your stop, you’ll likely wake up at one of the…

> There’s no return until the next morning.

No Bus, Taxi, Uber, E-Scooter?

No tengo dinero?

Too drunk?

Re: Japan's Creepiest Station

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Post by nullbyte808 »

zoeysmithe wrote: post #43
proggy wrote: post #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 platfo…

Yep its not creepy its just a train station. I live in a big city and not-well-lit stations are common and its just a boring fact of life no one even notices here. But to an outsider trying to exoticize things, suddenly its "creepy" or "weird." I mean "the descent is terrifying?" It just stairs. We have this in DC, NYC, and Chicago. To a Chicagoan like me, these 'terrifying tunnels' are just our train station and whe…

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Re: Japan's Creepiest Station

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Post by minebreaker »

chrisjharris wrote: post #33

This is a creepy station, green filters notwithstanding. The article repeats this statement that I've seen elsewhere and always found pretty questionable - that 800 people have died on Tanigawa. I've no idea where this data comes from but it seems very unlikely. If you just want to get to the top by the simplest route then it's a non-technical day hike up a not-very-high mountain. It's also a multi-pitch rock climbin…

I believe the number is correct. The source from the government: https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/common/001556845.pdf

I assume you've never been there. 一ノ倉沢 is really impressive and dangerous.

Re: Japan's Creepiest Station

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Post by chrisjharris »

minebreaker wrote: post #76
chrisjharris wrote: post #33

This is a creepy station, green filters notwithstanding. The article repeats this statement that I've seen elsewhere and always found pretty questionable - that 800 people have died on Tanigawa. I've no idea where this data comes from but it seems very unlikely. If you just want to get to the top by the simplest route then it's a non-technical day hike up a not-very-high mountain. It's also a multi-pitch rock climbin…

I believe the number is correct. The source from the government: https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/common/001556845.pdf I assume you've never been there. 一ノ倉沢 is really impressive and dangerous.

I've climbed routes in ichinokura a few times. It is impressive, and some of them are quite poorly protected. But 800 climbers seems like an exceedingly high number, and that report seems quite vague and unsubstantiated, even if it does come from the government. So I remain sceptical.

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Post by DemocracyFTW2 »

ziml77 wrote: post #30

The only thing that is making this creepy is the color grading on the photos. Here's the first video I found of the station, which shows the stairs and the platform are well-lit https://youtu.be/V3vYuMdCsqs?t=557

So how do you know it's the photos and not the video that has been altered to give a certain impression? Also, there's still this seemingly endless staircase...

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Post by minebreaker »

chrisjharris wrote: post #77
minebreaker wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I believe the number is correct. The source from the government: https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/common/001556845.pdf I assume you've never been there. 一ノ倉沢 is really impressive and dangerous.

I've climbed routes in ichinokura a few times. It is impressive, and some of them are quite poorly protected. But 800 climbers seems like an exceedingly high number, and that report seems quite vague and unsubstantiated, even if it does come from the government. So I remain sceptical.

Are you a professional climber? "Poorly protected" is ... not the word I'd use to describe those places.

https://4travel.jp/travelogue/11828856

I've only taken the tourist route of Tanigawa-dake. Those photos are scary enough that I won't try Ichinokura.

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