Preparing for the run of the Japanese people in 3...

2...

1...

GO! ... Random guy runs into the middle of the intersection

A few seconds later...

All sides come together to form Voltron

Okay, I know that was interesting to watch from up top, but how about from 1st person perspective?

3!...

2!...

1... Yikuzo!

Dodging human asteroids like Luke Skywalker with R2D2 sitting shotgun

People of all ages

Almost to the other side!

So this intersection doesn't look as bad as it does. People in Japan seem to have a high tolerance for one another, especially in public places. I realized this a few days later when a few of us got onto the train departing from Shinjuku to Roppongi on a Saturday night at around 11pm. Trains stop running at 12am and resume at 5am, so you could imagine how packed it got. Unfortunately, I didn't get any photos that night. Even if I did have my camera on me, it was so crowded that I was unable to lift my arms up. Videos like this one come close to what we experienced, minus the employees with the white gloves. lol.

Now, imagine this happening in New York City. I reckon someone would be shot / stabbed / spat on / kicked / etc. 

2008-05-01 10:14:08 Hikari don't forget sexually harass count on me to alway turn the conversation pervertedly

2008-05-01 10:34:13 Gene hahaha... oh yeah, that too. I'm sort of sad that we didn't get to see the train shoving match from the outside along w/ the splitting of males and females during the morning rush hour train rides. Definitely adding those to the todo list for the next visit.

2008-05-06 13:42:51 Mitch Where are all the other pictur Dude, you were in Japan for more than 3 days, right? Where are all the other pictures. Love the commentary BTW.

2008-05-06 17:25:17 Gene More pictures are... on the way. I'll be uploading more tonight. Over 2000 pics to go thru / crop / and optimize for the web... and its 70+ degrees out so don't blame me for procrastinating.. lol. :P

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