After riding on the Tube in London, our Japanese reporter is thankful for crowded Tokyo trains.
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Rush hour trains in London are worse than Tokyo, according to our Japanese-language reporter
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Oona McGee
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- Europe
- (COK • England • Japanese trains • london • rush hour • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • trains • transport • travel • Tube • U.K. • underground)
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Fran W
Oct 9, 2014
Deep beneath the ground, 19 miles north of Tokyo, lies a truly incredible feat of engineering. The G-Cans Project is the largest storm drain on earth, a colossal series of underground silos and tunnels, built to protect Tokyo from flooding during typhoon seasons. Its main hall (actually an enormous water tank) is held up by 59 columns each 25 metres high, and is known as the “Underground Temple”.
The facility is free to visit by guided tour, and the folks at Another Tokyo, a Japanese website introducing off-the-beaten-track places from around the country, recently went to check it out. This is what they found!
- Japan
- (Another Tokyo • exploring • G-Cans Project • photos • Tokyo • underground)
Flagitious Idiosyncrasy In The Dilapidation: Japan’s awesome all-woman grindcore band【J-Tunes】
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Preston Phro
Sep 1, 2014
When people think of Japanese music, their thoughts usually turn to J-pop or BABYMETAL–and while nothing is wrong with that, there’s a lot more to be found! We’ve been exploring some of our favorite music in Japan over the last few months, but there’s still a massive universe of artists left to discover. Today, we’ll be breaking out the jackhammer and drilling deep into the world of underground Japanese metal, specifically grindcore and the internationally acclaimed (but still largely unknown) band Flagitious Idiosyncrasy In The Dilapidation.
From overseas touring to being a woman-only band in a male-dominated scene, this interview is sure to keep even Top 40-loving readers interested.
- Japan
- (FID • Flagitious Idiosyncrasy In The Dilapidation • grindcore • J-Tunes • metal • music • punk • underground)
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