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– Starting out my morning at Wendy’s First Kitchen in Ueno. Might as well.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This blogpost covers the day of January 29 while in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this lovely next day in Japan I woke up at 7:35 AM. A bit of a headache thanks to a hard pillow, though still all fine. My plan was to make up for lost time and opportunities during my first trip, now covered in this one. What’s my plan? To capture Kamakura’s hanging monorail (Kamakura-Enoshima Shonan Monorail), something I was surprisingly close to, yet failed to make note of during my 2023 trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once readied, I made my way to Ueno’s Wendy’s First Kitchen to try out their Japanese oriented fast-food menu. I tried out their peach drink, morning breakfast burger, and hashbrown nuggets via the machine order, something to which I gained an instant surprise for. Once I set my order I was instantly greeted by a shouted – ‘Nine, Five, Four!” – for my (954) number. That was awesome! I was genuinely happy about that English number call out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I basically went upstairs, ate my breakfast, caught up on Twitter\/X, and even lost in thought. I was trying to absorb the Japanese aura of the area. Once satisfied, I gradually ventured off to where I needed to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Japan Trip 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Day 1<\/a>] – [Day 2<\/a>] –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kamakura-Enoshima Shonan Monorail:
https:\/\/kamakura-enoshima-monorail.jp\/<\/a> & https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shonan_Monorail<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ueno to Ofuna (JY):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I simply hoped on to one line desiring to be taken straight to Ofuna, even if it would be quicker or slower. It was all the same to me. Of course, I wouldn’t mind being in Ofuna sooner than later, JR trains are however highly efficient at where they tend to go. I went with the flow. My goal was to reach the Monorail of Kamakura, hence this JY line to Ofuna. It may, or may not, take longer so I simply stuck with it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t take many pictures, even though I genuinely desired to. I assumed it was considered “rude”, thus I kept my image count fairly low. I’ve seen neat scenery enroute, especially how the JR companies clean their JR trains, among other neat scenic views. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– Making note of various Daiso in the area. Same with what’s in the area, Station jingles, etc. For this specific Google Image capture relates to the lovely scenic river scenery. Love how the Japanese trains pass by rivers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Capturing a quick glance outside, even if it may be blurry. The focus is on a random sign in the leftern-most window. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Some sort of emergency had occurred causing the train to stop in the middle of these train tracks. I wasn’t able to understand the issue, nor given the reasoning. The main status page of JR Rail failed to give me a reasoning. It was fine as far as JR Rail was concerned.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– May have made sense at the moment, yet in hindsight this is all foreign to me. Attempting to figure out as to why my train was suddenly halted at Yokohama.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– JR Rail noting everything to be ‘Normal Operation’ order. Strange.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once the issues resolved, and we traveled further and further into the “rural-outskirts” of Tokyo I was mesmerized by how certain homes were nestled up onto the track. They genuinely crept up onto the railway line, both scary, yet artistically beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The funny thing was seeing Mount Fuji either prior, or after this Yamate stop. Seeing Mount Fuji was awesome, something which had me hyped up. Unsure if the locals eying me knew what was up. I tried to be as respectful as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– Rural train ride. (Yamate)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Failing to make note Mount Fuji I instead focused on cargo trains. Japan’s smaller cargo trains were neat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Roughly 2 hours later we finally arrived at Ofuna. Two hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– Ofuna Station. Nice! Now to seek out the Kamakura-Enoshima Shonan Monorail! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Making note of Ofuna. It’s actually fairly neat how Japan handles the stations, buildings, streets, and pedestrian ways.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Shonan-Monorail Ofuna Station! At last! I can finally test out this monorail for myself! \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Panorama – Blurry, yet a lovely area for the monorail. Make note of how the Japanese are instructed to board the monorail. Note the floor plan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is why I admire Japan more than anything in Canada. Japan has order and neatness. They know of common sense (for the most part) while keeping what they travel on as well respected as possible. I was indeed the lone stupid foreigner, but that’s because I was taking pictures. I had to document stuff for my blog (what you’re reading now) so I had to sadly break a few social rules. Still respectfully. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes this awesome is how I have my own memories to go off now, not relying on other people’s experiences, but my own. I can now hype and praise my own experiences and adventures over other people, especially the more arrogant foreigners seeking clout. Everything Japanese is awesome, especially the transit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Side-Note<\/strong>: If anyone is wondering, yes, you can use your IC Cards on both the main JR lines and the Monorail lines. Same with the Kamakura trams, or what are considered trams.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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