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Tokyo starts massive renovation project for entrances to the world’s busiest train station
- Casey Baseel
Jul 9, 2021 - Tweet
And don’t worry, the coronavirus travel ban will definitely be over in time for you to see it as soon as it’s done.
Tokyo train stations to host Super Mario box/character art displays to celebrate 35th anniversary
- Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2020
Nintendo’s flagship franchise reaches a milestone.
- Japan
- (art • cool • Japan Railways • JR • nintendo • Shinjuku Station • stations • Super Mario • Tokyo Station • trains • video games)
Strange bird outside Shinjuku Station looks like a reincarnated salaryman
- Oona McGee
Jul 2, 2020
Endangered species decides to freak people out at the busiest train station in the world.
- Japan
- (birds • endangered species • heron • nature • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • Tokyo • wildlife)
Man hangs himself outside of Japan’s busiest train station
- Casey Baseel
Jan 7, 2020
Suicide is the latest to occur in public view at downtown Tokyo rail hub.
Skynet sends a Terminator to Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station to future-freak-out commuters【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 30, 2019
Cyberdyne adapts to local marketing trends.
- Japan
- (ads • awesome • COK • cool • Metro Promenade • movies • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • stations • Terminator • trains)
Cool advertisement for baseball girls mobile game in Shinjuku Station drawn using actual mud
- Koh Ruide
Aug 17, 2019
You can’t play baseball if you’re afraid of getting dirty.
- Japan
- (advertisement • Android • anime girls • Apple • baseball • commercial • cute • mobile game • Shinjuku Station • sports)
Shonen Jump’s anime heroes punch huge craters in Shinjuku Station, create photo spots
- Katy Kelly
Feb 21, 2019
The stars of Jump Force all have serious beef with Tokyo Metro, leaving some seriously cool craters behind.
- Japan
- (Dragonball • Jump Force • Naruto • One Piece • Shinjuku Station • Shonen Jump • Tokyo Metro)
Japan goes from capsule hotels to capsule offices with free Wi-Fi, device charging in Tokyo
- Casey Baseel
Jan 9, 2019
Three of Tokyo’s most useful stations offer individual-size offices free of charge.
- Japan
- (capsule hotels • COK • cool • free • Shinagawa Station • Shinjuku Station • SNOJ • technology • Tokyo • Tokyo Station • trains • travel • weird)
Man runs across tracks of Tokyo’s busiest train station after secretly filming woman’s skirt【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 10, 2018
Says he didn’t think he’d get arrested, is quickly proven wrong.
JoJo’s bizarrely awesome Tokyo anime mural hides characters in its sound effects【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 31, 2018
Anime serious famous for its dramatic sound effects and fashionable heroes makes one out of the other with cool and clever artwork trick.
- Japan
- (ads • anime • art • awesome • clever • cool • Jojo's Bizzare Adventure • manga • Shinjuku Station)
Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station’s west side: Quite possibly best spot in Japan for Pokémon GO
- Master Blaster
Aug 30, 2018
We can’t say definitively that it’s the best, but 12 shiny Eevees in three hours is hard to beat.
- Japan
- (COK • Eevee • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Pokemon Plaza • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNOJ • Tokyo • video games • Yodobashi Camera)
Woman suffers burns after aluminium can explodes at Shinjuku Station
- Oona McGee
Aug 26, 2018
Police were called to the scene early this morning.
- Japan
- (Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • news • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • Tokyo • train stations • trains)
Knife-wielding man at Shinjuku Station arrested by Tokyo police
- Oona McGee
Mar 22, 2018
Commuters say they feared for their lives during the incident.
Anime eyes cover Tokyo’s busiest station for awesome Netflix ad【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 28, 2018
How many of these 280 sets of anime eyes can you match with their characters?
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- (ads • anime • art • awesome • COK • cool • Devilman Crybaby • Netflix • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNO)
Awesome, free Final Fantasy travel brochures treat series’ locations like real tourism hot spots
- Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2018
Who wouldn’t want to go on a romantic Midgar Mako Reactor night view tour?
- Japan
- (ads • COK • cool • Final Fantasy • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNOJ • Square Enix • video games)
Tokyo train station’s free luggage storage terminals will keep your stuff safe as you take a dump
- Casey Baseel
Dec 19, 2017
System is quick and easy to use, requires no payment or registration.
- Japan
- (cool.Odakyu • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • suitcases • technology • trains • travel)
Shitty Shinjuku – 30-meter streak of human turd spotted in Tokyo’s busiest train station
- Casey Baseel
Oct 5, 2017
Once again, human feces deliver a smelly shock to rail travelers.
Tokyo’s busiest train station partially evacuated as passageways, platforms fill with smoke【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 28, 2017
Startling scene unfolds at Shinjuku Station.
Early otaku gets the worm! Idol anime fans pluck Tokyo ad freebies before most people start work
- Casey Baseel
Jul 26, 2017
The Idolmaster compels otaku and gamers to get to Shinjuku Station at the crack of dawn for some cool free merch.
- Japan
- (ads • anime • otaku • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • The Idolmaster • video games)
Navigate your way through Japan’s busiest train stations with Google Street View
- Oona McGee
Apr 14, 2017
Come with us as we take you through some of the interesting things you can discover inside one of the country’s most historic stations and the busiest train station in the world.
- Japan
- (Google Maps • Google Street View • Shinjuku Station • stations • Tokyo Station • train stations • trains • travel)
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