When Elizabeth Hartman (Oh, Fransson) posted her Tokyo Subway Map Quilt Along, I knew I had to participate. First, this is just a great quilt, second I have been itching to do a quilt made from tiny squares, third...Tokyo Trains simply blow my mind.
I've been to Japan a few times on business, and the complexity and efficiency of the train system simply blows my mind. You can see, though my pictures aren't the highest quality, the train map fascinated me. I had to capture on film, the tangle of trains.
Shinagawa Station is smack in the middle of Tokyo. 1 Million people pass through this station each morning and each evening. It is the strangest thing. You will be standing in the middle of the largest throng of commuters, rushing to their train and the only sound you will hear is their foot-falls. No talking...just the sound of "step-step-step" times one million people.
It is absolutely mind blowing. You'd never see this in America.
It is absolutely mind blowing. You'd never see this in America.
Maybe on the back of the quilt, I'll incorporate some of the signage from inside the stations. Tonight I am going to peruse the stash and get my supplies together.
Why don't you join us in the Tokyo challenge?
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