/tags/crossing/ Recent content in crossing on Tokyo, endless city Hugo -- gohugo.io en Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000 /posts/rail-crossing/ Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000 /posts/rail-crossing/ One of my favourite sounds in Tokyo is the sound of a level crossing. Just adjacent to Araiyakushi Mae station in the early morning people are making their way to work and school across the tracks. Many have just alighted from the departing ever-punctual train. The trains in Tokyo really are a wonder. We had just finished a three train journey across Tokyo during a Friday morning rush hour, and despite the sheer number of people, it never felt overcrowded or uncomfortable