Here are some photos from the end of September after a typhoon passed through Tokyo. There was not too much damage, but the hard rain, strong winds, and flooding in places wreaked havoc on the transportation system. Once service resumed it was a nightmare to get anywhere due to everyone trying to get home at the same time and all of the delays. These pictures were taken about 4 hours after the worst of it, since we decided to stay at work as long as we could and then went to a local restaurant for a few hours to eat and have a few beers in hopes that the crowds would lessen.
They closed the gates at the stations and were only letting people in once a train came and emptied the platform to prevent overcrowding and the potential for people to fall into the tracks.
The crowd waiting for the next train
People were packing into the trains like sardines
The line for the bus outside of Gotanda station
That is the line continuing up the stairs, and across the bridge.
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