So life continues

Just got back from FUT 1 (follow up training) today. It was interesting in the same way that watching paint dry can be interesting. I learned a few new things I suppose but a lot of it was just common sense. At the very least it was a good chance to go down to Shinjuku. The place just teems with pent up energy. It would be extremely cool to live there I think-if you can get used to the constant noise.

The Shinjuku subway station never fails to amaze me by just how busy it is. It seems almost like the entire population of Tokyo is in there waiting to board a train. It's hard to conceive why so many people would be getting on/off there until you see just how many different train likes run through the station. If you are new to riding the subway in Toronto and are lucky, the conductor might be in a good mood and say, when you get to Yonge and Bloor, "Change here for the Yonge subway line." In Tokyo, you will here a robotic female voice say something like this:

The next station is Shinjuku Station. Please change here for: the Yamanote line, the Sobu line, the Chuo line, the Keio-sagimahara line, the Chuo Main line, the Saikyo line, the Keio-takako line, the Maranouchi subway line, the Toie-Shinjuku subway line, the Seibu-Shinjuku line and the Toei Odeo line.

Now that isn't verbatim of course but that's basically what it sounds like. No wonder 3 million people go through there a day. I took a picture of one of the main intersections near Shinjuku today. If it's any good I might post it tomorrow.