Well folks, today we’re diving into something entirely different. I normally keep things pretty anime-centric around these parts, or at least fiction-specific more generally, but today we’re branching out to something new: a video episode of the Japan Railway Journal. The Japan Railway Journal is Japan’s episodic NHK documentary on the various train lines of Japan, and today we’ll be exploring the Yamanote Line – the loop that services the Tokyo region, handling a ridiculous density of commuter traffic every single morning. And if you’d like to follow along, you can easily watch the episode yourself!

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