{"id":59166,"date":"2024-07-28T11:30:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T03:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.likejapan.com\/en\/?p=59166"},"modified":"2025-03-07T11:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:27:54","slug":"underground-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.likejapan.com\/en\/uncategorized\/underground-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"East Exit = West Exit? Even Japanese get lost in their underground stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan boats some of the world&#8217;s busiest train stations. Even with the right signage instruction, the complex building structure may still lead to confusion. Recently an interesting photo of Shinjuku Station in Tokyo has been brought to public attention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the East Exit is the West Exit<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3072\u3068\u76ee\u3067\u5206\u304b\u308b\u65b0\u5bbf\u99c5\u306e\u7570\u5e38\u6027 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e0GSUxklEr\">pic.twitter.com\/e0GSUxklEr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc\u8c46 (@caffeine528) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caffeine528\/status\/1231072820823646208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Caffeine528&#8221; shared a tweet and raised hot debates over the SNS.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How strange is it when East Exit and West Exit are pointing at them same direction? This abnormal instruction was found on a temporary sign at Shinjuku Station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some netizens shared their creative thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u6642\u7a7a\u306e\u6b6a\u307f\u304c\u767a\u751f\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u6843\u5712 (@vnFd2OnqsD3rKDS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vnFd2OnqsD3rKDS\/status\/1231536077225132034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Did space warp just happen?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;If you go all the way towards the west, after circling the globe once you shall eventually arrive the east.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s unavoidable. Since Shinjuku Station is the toughest maze underground.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mystery unlocked and it is not a mistake<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why would the two seemingly opposite direction being put together? In facts, it is explainable with a bigger blueprint of the complex station.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u65b0\u5bbf\u99c5\u306b\u9650\u3089\u305a\u3001\u6771(\u53e3)\u3068\u897f(\u53e3)\u304c\u540c\u4e00\u65b9\u5411\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3042\u308a\u5f97\u307e\u3059\u3002<br \/>\u4f8b\u3048\u3070\u3053\u306e\u753b\u50cf\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u9053\u304c\u3042\u308b\u5834\u5408\u3001\u2605\u306e\u4f4d\u7f6e\u306b\u7f6e\u304f\u6848\u5185\u8868\u793a\u306f\u6771\u53e3\u3082\u897f\u53e3\u3082\u540c\u3058\u65b9\u5411\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ulqpezhv0s\">pic.twitter.com\/Ulqpezhv0s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; shelfall (@shelfall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shelfall\/status\/1231621181087731712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;shelfal&#8221; shared her view on this unusual signage,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;This does not only appear in Shinjuku Station. The east (exit) and west (exit) can be possibly at the same direction. Take the map below as and example. If you place the signage at the starred position, this situation will make much more sense.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comparing the underground maze in Japan<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japanese train station is a sprawling maze of corridors, stairways, escalators and platforms and they all look nearly the same. Even if you have a decent direction sense,\u00a0 contradictory signs may still get into your head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some more hilarious signs shared on the tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u76f8\u6a21\u5927\u91ce\u99c5\u306e\u6848\u5185\u677f\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\uff0c\u3044\u3064\u898b\u3066\u3082\u610f\u5473\u304c\u5206\u304b\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3002\u82f1\u8a9e\u3092\u8aad\u3080\u3068\u3082\u3063\u3068\u5206\u304b\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eisjwFJJte\">pic.twitter.com\/eisjwFJJte<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; paina (@paina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paina\/status\/1171801415422902272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Take a look at Sagami-Ono Station. Can you believe what is written on the English sign? lol&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u6e0b\u8c37\u99c5\u306b\u306f\u307e\u3060\u52dd\u3066\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3088\uff01 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vOYfLCDt16\">pic.twitter.com\/vOYfLCDt16<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ktgohan (@ktgohan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ktgohan\/status\/1231604994895253505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I have faith in Shibuya Station!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, some claimed comparing to Umeda Station in Osaka, Shinjuku Station is only a piece of cake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u65b0\u5bbf\u306f\u307e\u3060\u5e8f\u306e\u53e3\u3000\u672c\u5f53\u306e\u30c0\u30f3\u30b8\u30e7\u30f3\u306f\u6885\u7530\u306e\u5730\u4e0b\u3000\u3042\u3063\u3053\u306f\u9b54\u754c\u3000\u4e0a\u306b\u3042\u308b\u6848\u5185\u677f\u3092\u898b\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3089\u4e00\u751f\u5916\u306b\u306f\u51fa\u3089\u308c\u306a\u3044<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u3086 (@portwer53264442) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/portwer53264442\/status\/1231580699540348929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It is so simple when comparing to the underground of Umeda Station.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Shinjuku Station is only your beginning. The real maze running starts from Umeda Station. You will never get out of this hell if you do not read the signs above.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think it is exaggerated, let&#8217;s pay a visit to the mysterious underground castle of Umeda Station.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan boats some of the world&#8217;s busiest train stations. 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