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| Shonan-Shinjuku Line - connects Saitama, Tokyo, Yokohama, and Kamakura |
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The Shonan-Shinjuku Line (湘南新宿ライン) is a railway line
in
Japan that connects the cities of
Saitama,
Tokyo,
Yokohama, and
Kamakura. It is not a distinct railway line, but rather a 78km
composite line formed by portions of the
Saikyo Line,
Yamanote Line, and
Tokaido Main Line.
Stations
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Omiya Station
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Akabane Station
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Ikebukuro Station
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Shinjuku Station
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Shibuya Station
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Ebisu Station
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Osaki Station
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Nishi-Oi Station
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Shin-Kawasaki Station
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Yokohama Station
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Hodogaya Station
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Higashi-Totsuka Station
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Totsuka Station
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Ofuna Station
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Japan Public Commuter Train Thoughts |
 I
would like to explain how the train system is truly un-Japanese... In the
80's I remember looking at pictures of people in white gloves pushing
commuters back into the car trying to push more and more people into the
car. I sort of thought that it was something that was more fiction than
reality...but the trains are a place where the rules of Japanese society
are suspended and the real demons come out. (read
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Akihabara - Electric Town |
Akihabara is also known as Akihabara Electric Town (Akihabara Denki Gai).
It is located less than five minutes by rail from Tokyo station, Tokyo,
Japan. It is sometimes shortened to Akiba by locals. While there is an
official locality named Akihabara nearby, part of Taito-ku, the area known
as Akihabara (including the JR railway station of the same name) to most
people is actually Soto-Kanda, a part of Chiyoda-ku. (read
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