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Japan's Creepiest Station
- Anonyneko 1y agoJapan's creepiest station is objectively the Kisaragi Station. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisaragi_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisaragi_Station
- smnplk 1y agogotta love japanese urban legends :)
- tonyhart7 1y agothe only spooky thing is how much stairs you must climb not the lighting lol
- rthnbgrredf 1y agoDo you have a green filter on all of your images to make it look more creepy?
- Insanity 1y agoWas thinking so too, green is a colour that makes humans feel something is 'off' / makes us feel uncomfortable. The Matrix used the same colour tone to differentiate inside/outside The Matrix.
- woodpanel 1y ago[flagged]
- adrian_b 1y agoMost colors are differentiated in the segment between yellowish green and reddish orange, passing through yellow and orange. Inside the green segment, there is little color differentiation. All the green hues between 510 nm and 540 nm wavelength look pretty similar, while in the yellow-orange segment a change in wavelength of 1 nm may cause an easily noticeable change in hue. Also in the blue-green segment, between blue and green, there is easy color differentiation, with the hue changing strongly even for small wavelength differences. Inside the red, green and blue segments there is little ability to differentiate the colors, unlike in the regions between these segments. This is exactly as expected, because only in the segments between the primary colors you have 2 photoreceptors in the eye that are excited simultaneously, in a ratio that is a function of the color frequency/wavelength. In the frequency/wavelength segments where only 1 of the photoreceptors is excited, the ability to differentiate hues is lost.
- Insanity 1y agoI'd assume that's context dependent? Nature (natural green) vs things that look natural but aren't. e.g, green hue on a building? But I'm no expert on this :)
- Ylpertnodi 1y agoWhy do surgeons wear green?
- FuriouslyAdrift 1y agoVisual contrast with blood and organs.
- woodpanel 1y agoSame reason they wear blue too: Less visual strain on the eyes.
- FuriouslyAdrift 1y agoHere it is in normal light: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doai_Station#/media/File:JR_Joetsu_Line_Doai_Station_Outbound_Underground_Platform_Stairs.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doai_Station#/media/File:JR_Jo...
- tonyhart7 1y agook its not too bad the only spooky thing is how much stairs you must climb not the lighting lol
- cedilla 1y agoWow, that looks to be very well-lit. The bad lighting was the only really spooky thing about the station.
- ape4 1y agoCan anyone translate the sign?
- FuriouslyAdrift 1y agoWelcome to "Japan's No. 1 Mole Station" -The staircase is 338 meters long and has 462 steps. Climb the stairs to the top of the 143m (24 steps) Go through the connecting passage and you will reach the ticket gate. The elevation of the down platform is 583 meters above sea level, and the elevation of the station building is 653.7 meters, meaning the difference in elevation between the station building and the down platform is 70.7 meters. It takes about 10 minutes to get to the ticket gate. Please be careful of your step when climbing. Doai Station
- speerer 1y agoAutotranslate below. The 'unclear' was added by me and originally read "Welcome to Japan's No.1 Google", which seems like it might be ab error. Welcome to "Japan's No.1 [unclear]" ・This staircase is 338 meters long and has 462 steps. Climb up the steps and go through a 143 meter (24 step) connecting passage to reach the ticket gate. Also, the altitude of this downhill platform is 583 meters above sea level, and the altitude is 653.7 meters, and there is a difference in elevation of 70.7 meters between this and the downhill platform. It takes approximately 10 minutes to reach the ticket gate. Please be careful where you step.
- jfoster 1y agoSeems like there probably is a green filter, but from my memory, the station was quite dark, so the filter might be setting the right mood.
- igvadaimon 1y agoThis is where they filmed Neo vs Smith
- rvnx 1y agoIf you are interested into it, Matrix 1 was filmed in Sydney, Australia (because it was cheaper)
- michalu 1y agoThis looks like every other metro station in Paris.
- dudefeliciano 1y agoi guarantee there are creepier stations in berlin - not talking about the appearance of the station, but rather its inhabitants.
- kuschkufan 1y agocertainly, certainly... i however guarantee comment OP is full of it
- drewlesueur 1y agoBackrooms vibes
- proggy 1y agoCreepy is subjective of course, but it’s pretty high on the list for the most isolated and/or inconveniently-located platform in the country. The only access is via a narrow footbridge leading to a 486-step staircase that goes 70m underground (230ft). Unlike most other 50+ meter deep train stations, there are no elevators and no escalators. The only way in or out of the station is via those stairs, which makes platform-to-street time a non-trivial part of the overall journey.
- rayiner 1y agoWhy was it built like this?
- bdonlan 1y agoIt was originally a switching/signalling waypoint, and later started seasonal passenger service for skiiers in 1932, before later switching to year-round service. Apparently it used to be a popular hiking destination as well, but with the establishment of more convenient rail and road routes became less popular in the 80s.
- toss1 1y agoConvenient — your hike (or climbing with skiis) starts immediately at the train platform!
- koakuma-chan 1y agoI would rather take stairs instead a really long escalator, it's scary af (when going down).
- gruez 1y agoReally? I've gone down long escalators before and it doesn't feel scary, and I'm scared of heights.
- MontyCarloHall 1y agoSurely I thought it would be either of the (now-closed) stations [0, 1] located in the Seikan Tunnel between Honshu and Hokkaido. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshioka-Kaitei_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshioka-Kaitei_Station (located 149 meters below sea level, which made it the deepest station in Japan before it closed) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tappi-Kaitei_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tappi-Kaitei_Station
- ziml77 1y agoThe only thing that is making this creepy is the color grading on the photos. Here's the first video I found of the station, which shows the stairs and the platform are well-lit https://youtu.be/V3vYuMdCsqs?t=557 https://youtu.be/V3vYuMdCsqs?t=557
- kingnight 1y agoNice find. Agreed. The concrete bunker isolation in this clip is an entirely different vibe that's interesting on its own, doesn't need the horror color grade.
- sixothree 1y agoWow. That get's the point across better than the article that this is a unique descent.
- DemocracyFTW2 1y agoSo how do you know it's the photos and not the video that has been altered to give a certain impression? Also, there's still this seemingly endless staircase...
- ziml77 1y agoBecause the lighting in the photos simply make no sense. Look at how many florescent light tubes there are. The place should be much brighter and whiter.
- tdeck 1y agoInteresting that people leave kegs of beer down there to age.
- chrisjharris 1y agoThis is a creepy station, green filters notwithstanding. The article repeats this statement that I've seen elsewhere and always found pretty questionable - that 800 people have died on Tanigawa. I've no idea where this data comes from but it seems very unlikely. If you just want to get to the top by the simplest route then it's a non-technical day hike up a not-very-high mountain. It's also a multi-pitch rock climbing area but I'd struggle to imagine that 800 rock climbers have killed themselves there over the past 100 or so years.
- jorams 1y agoWikipedia also says the same thing, both in English and in Japanese, and in both languages uses this report[1] as the source. This in turn sources a medical journal and a report by a mountaineering club. I don't know Japanese and can't really check whether these are reliable sources that actually exist. Essentially what this report says is that after WWII, particularly in the late 50s and the 60s, there were lots of climbers and unsafe routes, causing a large number of fatalaties. Afterwards there's a sharp decrease, though still pretty significant numbers. [1]: https://soka-yamanokai.com/study/study18.html https://soka-yamanokai.com/study/study18.html
- minebreaker 1y agoI believe the number is correct. The source from the government: https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/common/001556845.pdf https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/common/001556845.pdf I assume you've never been there. 一ノ倉沢 is really impressive and dangerous.
- chrisjharris 1y agoI've climbed routes in ichinokura a few times. It is impressive, and some of them are quite poorly protected. But 800 climbers seems like an exceedingly high number, and that report seems quite vague and unsubstantiated, even if it does come from the government. So I remain sceptical.
- minebreaker 1y ago
- binaryturtle 1y agoI visited this station ~3 years ago myself. There's nothing creepy about it at all. It's just unique and in that sense pretty interesting. There's a draft/wind going through the tunnel… that perhaps can sound a bit spooky for folks with lively imagination?
- jonnybgood 1y agoJapan train stations are interesting. Another interesting set of stations are the so-called “train stations of despair”. These stations, particularly in Tokyo prefecture, are in the middle of no where at the end of a line. If you live out towards these stations and you’re coming home from a night out in Shinjuku on the last train and you so happen to fall asleep and miss your stop, you’ll likely wake up at one of these stations of despair. There’s no return until the next morning.
- mcbobgorge 1y agoThere's something similar in Philly- I went to Temple University and many drunk kids would either fall asleep on the Broad Street Line or mistakenly take the last express train, which skips over both of the Temple stops. As a result, you have to get off somewhere in North Philly (the worst part of the city) and wait for someone to pick you up. Different kind of despair than Tokyo lol
- throwaway494932 1y agoIf somebody wonders how those stations and the town surrounding them look like, you can see an example here [1] [1] https://soranews24.com/2024/12/21/station-of-despair-what-to-do-if-you-get-stuck-at-the-end-of-tokyos-chuo-rapid-line/ https://soranews24.com/2024/12/21/station-of-despair-what-to...
- LargoLasskhyfv 1y ago> There’s no return until the next morning. No Bus, Taxi, Uber, E-Scooter? No tengo dinero? Too drunk?
- jfoster 1y agoI caught a local train from Minakami to Niigata last year and went through this station. I hadn't heard of it at the time, but it felt like you might imagine from reading this. Condensation built up on the train windows. Afterward, there seemed to be a very active thunderstorm outside and it was around sunset time. The condensation made it impossible to see out the window besides some very surreal orange/purple tones and flashes of light. I hope I can experience that again one day, but I've only made the trip once so I'm not sure how common or rare it might be.
- awaymazdacx5 1y agomurakami was entropic: swimming + train stations
- junon 1y agoLooks like half of Berlin's train stations.
- gorgoiler 1y agoHere’s a short horror game from last year that really serves that creepy Japanese subway vibe: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2653790/The_Exit_8/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2653790/The_Exit_8/ Tangential, but any opportunity to share something so good cannot be missed. It is brilliant.
- derr1 1y agoExit 8 game is great, there is also a game called Platform 8 which is a similar thing, but in a train. There is also an Exit 8 movie releasing in a few days.
- AndyKelley 1y ago全然怖くないよね
- latentsea 1y ago体力なかったら怖いよ
- AndyKelley 1y agohaha :)
- nullbyte808 1y agoCool article! Love the color grading. Would love to visit it sometime.
- jefurii 1y agoI encountered this station by accident one summer while on a cross-Japan trip. I was doing the cheap but slow Seishun 18 Kippu thing. All the passengers that had boarded at Kanazawa had gotten off and I was the only one in the car. I looked up from my book as the train neared a mountain and then it was dark outside. I'd been through lots of tunnels before, no big deal. But then the train slows down and stops at this station in the middle of the mountain. There's an announcement but it's so echoey that I miss it. I think they're saying the train is going to stop for 10 minutes but I'm not sure. I poke my head out. I eventually look around but I take all my gear with me - I don't want the train to suddenly take off with my stuff on it. I stand for awhile looking up at the staircase going up into the rock, feeling it suck the air upwards, wondering what the heck is at the top. I found this experience to be frickin' cool and random rather than creepy. Years later Google Maps let me visit the station at the top and it was pretty much just a boring local station with a couple unique features.