using the trains in Tokyo
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Aggghhh, I looked up directions in Google maps to get from one place in Tokyo to another and all that kanji broke my brain. I wish there was more hiragana in use for the names of the trains and stations. I am afraid of missing a station and getting all fouled up in Tokyo. I have barely begun to decipher kanji. This video helped me a lot in deciphering what was going on. Thank you IES and YouTube uploader ... (gotta love the GIJoe reference he throws in at the end ^_^)
(I also love this time lapse video of riding the Yamanote loop in Tokyo, thanks to J Train Freak on dannychoo.com)
oh ok, i got it now ... thanks to this Wiki entry that explains the Odakyu-Odwara train line. I can even count the number of stops we would need to watch for. What did people ever do in the days before Wiki?
2 comments:
Mmmmm Kanji, at least I can read a good amount of that :)
yeah, a lot of the Japanese kanji retain the Chinese meanings, the grammar and pronunciation are completely different though
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