November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 by Willem

Friday/ more trains 🚆

Happy Friday.
It was a sunny summery day here in Tokyo (74°F/ 23 °C).
I made one more run to the Museum of Philately to go and scour the stock albums of the stamp dealers there for stamps I still miss in my current Japan collection. (I found a few.)

Looking down on the north end of Shinjuku station from the 22nd floor of my hotel.

I just stepped of the train on the Seibu Shinjuku line at Takanobaba station. The train drivers are exchanging a few words.

A recruitment poster outside convenience store Family Mart inside Mejiro station, ostensibly of ‘Lady Gaga’ as an employee (her name is on the name tag). The white letters say ‘Famina de hataraku? -Work at Family Mart?). Famima is the Japanese nickname for Family Mart.

Just a little turn-around lot for a city bus. The streets are narrow, and I guess in this case the bus route is not a loop.

Be prepared for a disaster. Not only is there a fire extinguisher and an emergency phone in the train car— there is also a little infographic that shows where they are.

Back at Seibu-Shinjuku station by my hotel, the terminus for the Seibu-Shinjuku line.

My early evening outing was not far — I wanted to make it back by 5.30 to avoid the rush hour. I took the Marounochi line out and this green Shinjuku line back. Both are operated by Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro operates 9 distinct subway lines covering 180 stations across central Tokyo and the Greater Tokyo Area. The other subway operator is Toei Subway with 106 stations across 4 lines.
(There are other surface, commuter, and national rail lines like JR East and private railways across the wider Tokyo metropolis, bringing the total number of train stations to some 880 train stations.)

It’s a long walk through the Shinjuku station to the hotel. My super power navigation weapon is to follow the signs to the Seibu-Shinjuku station. I know the exit there is right by my hotel.)

Friday night street scene outside Shinjuku station.

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