The commute to BMW Japan

From Todd's house, I needed to get to the Shinjuku station then get on a JR train (that means exiting the Odakyu station and finding the JR station) to try and get to the Kaihin-Makutari station where BMW is.  I had thought that there was a train that went from Shinjuku to Kaihin-Makutari, but it turned out it was two separate trians.  After hunting around for about 30 minutes, I found that I needed to get to the Tokyo station via the Chuo line then transfer to the Keiyo line to get to Kaihin-Makutari.  All this during commute time.  It took me 3 hours.  I left at 8:30am and arrived at 11:30am.  Here are some pictures from the trip.  Yes, it was CROWDED!  I got the full-on Japanese commuter experience by getting squished in to one train.  We were pressed up against each other like sardines for one stop.  Luckily, I'm still taller than most folks, so my head was above most others, and I could breathe in the air conditioned air.  If I had been shorter, I probably would have gone nuts.  In America, this definitey would not work, but somehow the Japanese are used to it. 

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