Japan's Upside Down Train Like a Thrill Ride

[@CornbreadOracle]

Japan looks so clean and well-maintained. It’s admirable.

[@normal8295]

Yea better than dirty USA

[@solarcash]

to me it‘s honestly the best place on earth

[@gabito479]

@@solarcash same for me

[@Saroku1000]

On new years eve places like shibuya can get pretty full with trash on the ground. Many tourists celebrating new year there

[@jamesmcmurray6871]

lol clean lol. You vaccinated?

[@ReasonX3]

2:52 Look at that support column at the front of the frame. It was specifically curved, so it won't be in the way of pedestrians. In my country it would most likely been straight and no one would care that it would take almost the whole width of the sidewalk. One small example shows the difference in how local governments treat their citizens in different countries.

[@BeyondDestiny]

That curve will sacrifice structural integrity

[@ayhay4686]

Some countries spoil their kids, and others send them to a dry a** Gulag. Borders wide open like a wh*re's legs, jail like schools and cattle transportations. 😅

[@GeorgeMonet]

Not necessarily the government so much as the contractors hired to design and build it.

[@kiss6917]

@@BeyondDestiny The fact that it exists there means it holds up to design safety requirements

[@F4PhantomGaming]

@@GeorgeMonet public transport, funded by the govt. it confused me too the first time i realized some countries cared for their citizens

[@princepeterwolf]

Forget that the train is running upside down, look at how imaculate and clean the train and tracks are! I am in awe. In my country you find so many trash dumped onto the tracks

[@Speed1-t2s]

Bc they not from USA they have educated how to keep the clean everywhere not like USA playing Fortnite and fighting day night

[@Goldenberg198]

@@Speed1-t2s It depends on who lives in the state. In European-American states, it's clean and safe like Japan or European countries like Poland, Denmark, Norway, etc. In African-American states, it's "clean" and "safe", like in Africa. And in Latin American states, it's "clean" and "safe", like in Latin America.

[@BalletStrong-cl6cb]

Same. It's so dirty on our tracks

[@bloomng]

i mean i guess you can't really dump trash on upside down tracks

[@claireglory]

because they are not americans or europeans who doesn't just throw trash anywhere.

[@Kelzmarie3]

Fixing neon lights at the under belly of the train would be so cool as it illuminates the night while riding.

[@Inexpressable]

they might claim its distracting for drivers? i very much like the idea though.

[@trymellow8914]

They have neon on the underside in china, same train like this I think it was in wuhan or chonqing.

[@kiraamv5507]

​@@trymellow8914I would like the floor to be made of glass

[@trymellow8914]

@@kiraamv5507 I think that train does have a glass floor for observation.

[@human2328]

In no time there would be " Advertisements "

[@JoshuaPhilgarlic]

I took this monorail on my trip from Tokyo to Enoshima when I visited Japan three months ago. I'm sitting here crying now. So many awesome memories!

[@GoodGood-vb8gm]

Thanks for the information because I've planned to visit Tokyo next year.

[@bappo2693]

this is the cutest urban environment I have ever seen

[@micosstar]

like the word monorail is simply lowercase oooohhh love it! 0:47

[@TechOutAdam]

I love Japan and their innovation. Well done! ❤🇯🇵

[@philkeh]

Its not innovative. This has been operated since over 120 years in Germany already. Google "Wuppertaler Schwebebahn".

[@Cougarfan7557]

I'm sorry to say this because I love Japan, but the Monorail (suspended train) is not a Japanese invention. The first design came from a British Engineer but the first operational line (that still runs today) stands in Wuppertal, Germany

[@theboutchannel]

Remarkable. The level of discipline and order in everything is wonderful. Japan people are amazing!

[@iluvhousemuzic]

i always said this was the smartest way to build public trans in a city that is already built up without having to take away roadways or parking to accommodate. traffic can continue to run right under it

[@mido3ds]

It has its cost too. To be able to cover more distance with same budget, regular trains would be better.

[@bubbledoubletrouble]

Only works because of the expected ridership matching the throughput that this system is capable of. If it were a denser or larger city this would be insufficient, and the structures needed to support larger and/or higher frequency trains would take up more space. Might not even fit down the road that this is suspended above.

[@literallycanadian]

@@bubbledoubletroubleYou could likely spread them out across a couple streets to avoid the track share problem, but yeah its generally expensive and hard to do.

[@mukeshvig174]

Absolutely and more so in space-starved overcrowded cities.

[@C0deH0wler]

Car traffic only needs a sparse arterial network e.g. Dutch street-road hierarchy. In fact, having too much means more major intersections. Not a good thing... This arrangement also reduces noise pollution in more areas. TBPH, revelent to that, I think you misunderstand how cities can function. A built-up area doesn't mean you have to have lots of mini arterials and lots of car parking. For example, look at the lack of street parking in Tokyo. Regards to noise pollution: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYW5XqqtqN96rZo Its not to say that there are not other good reasons to have metro lines tho. Sometimes the pedestrian traffic is a bit much lol.

[@wulfrickackerman9453]

I am homesick of a place I have never been to. Whenever I see Japan I have this sad feeling in my chest that I want to go there.

[@-_deploy_-]

Same

[@Starstreak170]

Weeb

[@therambler3713]

What are you waiting for?. Go already. We only get one life, go and live it.

[@wulfrickackerman9453]

@@therambler3713 I am planning to visit it someday. The issue is money at the moment, but it is definitely on my "to-visit" list

[@nysportsfan2576]

Maybe in a past life you were Japanese 🤔

[@Obeox]

I love how clean the trains and the stations are 😍

[@OfficialViper]

Hello, fellow space ninja!

[@GlendaLewis-p5b]

They are very respectful people. I love it

[@americanitalianisrael4008]

AMAZING. JAPAN IS AMAZING. THE PEOPLE ARE AMAZING.

[@RajKumar-tf5zq]

And number one technology in the world

[@patorancio8680]

@Hiiharsh00 ?

[@kohedunn]

It is not amazing ...It is normal behavior..Good manners is a way of life.....

[@sastaassh1112]

They learned after atrocities of world War 2

[@mareecuree]

that sunset with mt fuji! beautiful!

[@walterbrown8694]

We used to call those - Monorails - In the early 70s, I frequently rode the one from Narita International Airport to Hammamatsu--Cho in Tokyo.

[@Vespyr_]

I love this esthetic so much. It just looks so clean and cool. Wish more rails worked like this around the world.

[@arevolvingdoor3836]

They have one in Germany called the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn

[@SaladofStones]

Its probably dangerous as fuck though, one derail adn you've killed a hudnred people!!

[@Vespyr_]

@@SaladofStones Japanese rail has a nearly flawless safety history. So much so that even minor events become global news.

[@augustine6683]

@@SaladofStones So are normal trains, so are cars. In America we have more deaths from car accidents than from every war we've been in.

[@SaladofStones]

@@Vespyr_ Japan also has a flawless history of media suppression of crime and death statistics

[@avreve]

this is amazing. no clogging up traffic lanes, looks cool, no one gets run over

[@chanodkanishka]

Forget about the upside down train. Just look how clean that country is ? No wonder Japan is the best country to live ❤

[@Anonymous_world5000]

This is so cool! Japan is the leading country in technology and robotics. I can’t wait to visit Japan! 🇯🇵👍😁

[@vminhope3040]

Just when I thought Japan couldn’t get any better I see this! Definitely on my bucket list to visit.

[@Kruemel98]

I love this train, always took it from Kamakura to ofuna and than JR to Tokyo. Greetings from Germany.

[@Y_hass]

Look how clean they keep even a small rural town.

[@ShawnKeimShawnK]

The world's first monorail was originally built this way. The world's first monorail is still operating in Germany. The name is "Wuppertal Schwebebahn".

[@LorenzWithoft]

It is my hometown :)

[@LorenzWithoft]

It is a brilliant construction. In Wuppertal the trains are always driving on two different sites for each direction an the path is going above streets and most of the time above a river. Although it‘s a little bit slower than in Japan. (50km/h~30mph)

[@RONENsBEAT]

no, no, no. How dare you? don't you dare ruin our weeb illusion that japan has anything that the other world dont. lol

[@luzviminda795]

@beat8041 LOL so true. Many weebs seem to think that everything in japan is advanced when most of the things they see in japan have already existed way before in other countries. And the japanese machines and inventions that doesn't exist in other countries, those things are made to cater to the japanese needs and their society. Just like meal vending machines in japan they have those because many restaurants that faced limited hours and occupancy restrictions. In my country, we don't have those problems that's why we don't need them.

[@omniyambot9876]

​@@RONENsBEATlol, Germany is Japan but on steroids.

[@wendydinsmore1502]

Although I disagree with the drama about the swaying, I appreciate the facts you included and all the outside shots. The Shonan Monorail and the Enoden are two of my favorite railways.

[@JapanMonkeyTraveler]

Thank you. I'd like to ride the Enoden someday.

[@luaking84]

@@JapanMonkeyTraveler You make it sound like an inverted looping coaster 😆

[@take_den_openfoam]

In Japan, it's called a monorail, but I thought you had good taste in expressing it as an Upside Down Train. Of course, the images are also great. I am familiar with this monorail because I work at Ofuna, the starting station. Although it has been installed for 53 years, it is safe and there have been no major accidents. However, from what I remember, there was once a collision caused by a mistake made by a crane truck. I was surprised when I learned about this accident.

[@Dave1507]

We've got one of those over here, opened in 1901 and still running.

[@take_den_openfoam]

@@Dave1507 Thank you for your reply.　　is this the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn, right? 　 Germany is a developed country in every field, and Japan has learned a lot from you and respects you very much.

[@Dave1507]

@@take_den_openfoam Indeed it is the Schwebebahn and it truly is an experience riding it.

[@davewilson7602]

In the west monorail is used as well, but it’s referring to a similar setup that isn’t upside down

[@mbirkholter3336]

​@davewilson7602 yeah, one example would be the monorail trains in Disney World. My favorite way of transportation in Disney World.

[@frankm496]

I went on one of these in the Kansai/Osaka area about 30 years ago. I remember getting off by a big Shinkansen train yard. I remember somewhere close to there was one of the original Shinkansen trains displayed in a small park that they open to public a few times a year. Anyway, the monorail was very interesting to ride. I love Japan so much. Thank you for posting

[@Britannica-Productions]

There is also an upside-down monorail like this in Wuppertal, Germany, part of the Rhine-Ruhr area, and it’s the oldest monorail still in use.

[@sivayamsiva9343]

Very impressive train journey really enjoyable thanks for sharing useful detailed video congratulations 👌👌👌

[@JapanMonkeyTraveler]

Thank you.

[@reinerei8294]

Fun and high quality content here man. Very nice and relaxing

[@beagleissleeping5359]

It was on an anime, but one character told another, "It's on a one stroke track so we could ride this train all day if we wanted." I thought, I could see myself doing that.😂

[@bhyydy6353]

That's very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@tjr-007tt]

Japan is on my bucket list.

[@MadScientyst]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. What an incredible feat of Japanese Engineering! That sunset with Mt. Fuji was the icing on the Cake! 🤩🤩🤩

[@Lecker_Pizza]

Wow this was an amazing film 👍

[@OfficialViper]

Man, everything is so clean and I guess the train arrives in time. That's not a given thing here. Greetings from Germany

[@AntilleanConfederation]

The avg for late trains in Japan for the whole year is 30 seconds after estimated arrival time. So yeah they are the best in the world for punctuality.

[@OfficialViper]

@@AntilleanConfederation holy, that's so good

[@peanutspikipiki1001]

日本の電車は遅れないので、自分が少しでも駅に着くのが遅れたら乗れないことが確定します。「もしかしたら乗れるかも」と言う希望はありません…

[@OfficialViper]

@@peanutspikipiki1001 I get your point, but I still think that it's a good thing. If I am too late for my train, it's my fault. But the train arrived just as expected. However, if the train does not stick to the schedule, you can't plan anything based on that. You can do your absolute best, be punctual, and still the train can ruin your day in the end. Here in Germany, trains sometimes do not arrive at all and in worst cases, you even do not get notified about it.

[@Goldenberg198]

In Germany, many delays are due to bomb threats or to "diversity people" shitting on the rails. Admittedly, Japan doesn't have that, but isn't that the price we pay for living in a country so rich in diversity? Don't be a bigot and appreciate what you have.

[@truth-1111]

wow japans a beautiful country the train ride just seems so unreal

[@JustAThought155]

That is wild! I never thought of the street light’s need to be lowered. Nice!

[@joebarrett4353]

lovely commentary to accompany a most unusual railway

[@Walktravelandexplore]

Such a clean city. Thanks for an amazing walking tour

[@TravelAroundTheWorld99-e5u]

Each destination has its own unique charm that captivates the heart and soul

[@prafullabarik7085]

Japanese are truly pioneer in all respects ।

[@revelationgenesis3045]

Japan is always ahead in the development

[@hanagara1907]

The oldest suspended monorail was built in 1901 in Germany

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

People think this is the peak of moderninity, forgetting that the wuppertal hanging train was created in 1901

[@ananyapvn]

The implementation along with the success of the process is equally important.

[@iBankai1995]

@@ananyapvn nah we don#t talk about that because that would assume tokyo implements things faster and better than germany - oh wait

[@MusikCassette]

well modernity is a period of the past.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

@@iBankai1995 Faster and better? You mean taking pre existing blueprints and adding their two cents of modern technology onto it and presenting it like a new item? Aww, too close to reality.

[@ZeroDarknezz]

@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar Well, what @iBankai1995 said, it seem Germany can't even do that LMFAO Also, maybe this is not the peak of modernity but when it's well adapted and implemented with new tech into a modern city, it's considered part of modernity.

[@penguinmaster7]

i love monorails. suspended monorails are amazingly fun.

[@mikesahle1193]

Thank you 🙏 nice 👍 and it is great 👍 to see 🚘 🚙cars 🚙from top view 👏👏👏👋☮️

[@FreelanceDev4life]

Amazing! I've always loved monorails, and to see this video has brought tears to my eyes! Thank you!

[@YODAMAN5]

AWESOME...JAPAN has such clean rail ways.

[@MD77248]

cuz Japan is the cleanest country in the world..

[@sugarzblossom8168]

​@@MD77248really? Like statistically?

[@MD77248]

@@sugarzblossom8168 empirically

[@rogerfairhurst8705]

The Monorail in Wuppertal Germany opened more than 120 years ago in March 1901 and has been running with few interruptions ever since.

[@JapanMonkeyTraveler]

Sounds like Grandpa from the Shonan Monorail.

[@IEnzymelF]

I rode the one in Wuppertal last year. I was in town for something else and decided to ride the full length, which costed like 6 euros. It's a very unique ride. Loved it.😊 Edit: how cool is this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYXUopeFmL1nmsU

[@cadenza3210]

I have ridden the one in Wuppertal. They built it to run down the middle of the river, on "A-frame" shaped supports, which I thought was clever.

[@rogerfairhurst8705]

@@cadenza3210 Much of the "Schwebebahn" in Wuppertal is indeed suspended over the river Wupper as you say though there are stretches where it is suspended over the street. The idea of the monorail came as a result of there being insufficient space on the roads of the city for tram tracks. I worked in Wuppertal for 5 years but only managed to ride it on one occasion - but it was fun! In the late 50s as a boy in primary school in England I was given a book of 'Wonders of The World' which included the Wuppertaler monorail as an example of a 'modern wonder'!

[@AidanSeo]

This is giving me hardddd Mirror's Edge type vibes. Love it!! ❤💙🧡

[@michelledauvergne6830]

A very interesting journey in this train ! Thank you for sharing.

[@robertlucero4652]

That’s pretty and riding an upside down train seems interesting and Mount Fuji is very pretty

[@DrWegasOslo]

GREAT video, enjoyed from Oslo, Norway friends. welcome to my city

[@nath.pollyana]

Primeira vez que vejo um metrô que anda por cima , pendurado! Muito lindo!!😁👏🏽👏🏽🇯🇵

[@LordofTreasure]

This is awesome, Thanks for this Video 🎉

[@mukeshvig174]

You did a great job showcasing the monorail from all those points and directions. I wonder how is Shonan any different from the one in Chiba. It's a beautiful technology and I find it painful to learn that they're slowly killing monorail. There's nothing to beat the roller-coaster feel in a monorail. thanks

[@JapanMonkeyTraveler]

Thank you. I also have a video of the Chiba Monorail.

[@ronraji]

in Germany , the Skytrain to Duesseldorf AIrport (not WUppertal) is nice...it does not have a driver so you can be right at the front making you feel like you fly above ground

[@syedfahad909]

Best Train track designed ever!

[@Infinity2205]

Thank you so much for your effort you put to show every angle.the places look serene. Very nice video ☺️🙏🏻

[@ThienNhien4k]

Đi trên tàu cao tốc Nhật Bản thật tuyệt vời. chúc bạn một ngày tốt lành

[@stevejessemey8428]

I lived in Sapporo for 15 years, and yes, Japan always updates its transportation system. New ticket machines and trains. This system would be great for tiny Malta where I find myself living right now. If only they used maglev technology, it would eliminate the noise, but it would cost too much money.

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

Are you a citizen of Malta? What did you do in Japan?

[@stevejessemey8428]

@@LifeOdysseyMotivation Yes I am a citizen of Malta. I used to teach English.

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

@@stevejessemey8428 nice. As an English teacher in Japan, do you really need to learn Japanese language? (Nihonggo)

[@antonschimko2535]

amazing content, sir, many thanks for such a good travel ♥♥♥

[@JapanMonkeyTraveler]

Thank you.

[@sarvaiyamehul5050]

Ek number japan from india❤

[@mcpehindi434]

Ye project inda me aaya tha par fail ho gya sky rail se ab bangluru me wapas aaraha hai nitin gadkari se

[@lohphat]

Suspension monorails are perfect for uneven terrain or where tunnels aren't possible. However they use 30x the amount of steel as standard rail. The steel enclosure guide way, or "box", uses 30x the amount of steel as standard rail lines -- including the support columns. That's very expensive to build.

[@jadeshadey4767]

awesome good stuff, thank you so much for sharing, i mistakenly believed that Chiba was the only place to ride a hanging monorail. great to know there are other places!🤩

[@JapanMonkeyTraveler]

Thank you. It's the same hanging monorail, but this one is faster and more dynamic, so it's a completely different ride.

[@sushmahembrom981]

Thats why the Japan is so ahead all over the world

[@hanagara1907]

The oldest suspended monorail was built in 1901 in Germany

[@redfolgers2233]

japanese have mastered trains so much they build them upside down now. meanwhile in new york....

[@cherylnagy126]

"riding this every day will strengthen my core"

[@mnlwrnr]

In Germany we have also an upside down train: The Suspension Railway in Wuppertal opened in 1901.

[@im.margery]

Feels like riding a rollercoaster

[@Yilue]

Wooow I would love to ride one of these. I've been wanting to go to japan for many years and if I get the chance I will definitely try to hop on one of these. It reminds me of cyberpunk as it goes over pretty much everything and you can see it very clearly. And watching from underneath is so fun to look at.

[@graxxor]

I live in central Tokyo. I don't know how many of these there actually are... This is the only one I know of "near" Tokyo. (Ofuna is quite a way away).

[@abrr2000]

it's a SAFEGE type monorail, which is a french design. Most surviving systems are currently found in germany last I heard.

[@BalletStrong-cl6cb]

Recently went to Japan and I very badly wanted to ride this, but couldn't find the time. But I am adding this to my list for our next trip in a few years.

[@johnhood3172]

Super COOL.

[@egyptianjoe69]

Just a genuine question but wouldn't it be more effective to have the train above the tracks instead of hanging from them? I imagine having that much weight constantly being pulled down by gravity is not easy to manage

[@mfduck8397]

Wow. It must be nice to live in a country that values logic.😳

[@GlendaLewis-p5b]

That's fantastic

[@CityThatCannotBeCaptured]

So beautiful.

[@bjornkeizers]

That's awesome. I'd love it if my city had one of these.

[@UC0MWv5H3ZEOInYVjH1GfEoQ]

I Love Japan ♥

[@Travel-by-Train]

Amazing Train. Nice Video, Thank you 🍒🍒🍒🍒

[@JennieBonbons]

I loved the caption where the videographer stated "I'm flying". If I'm flying, I should dress-up like Tinkerbell first; giggle!🤭

[@sharinaross1865]

We coming to visit Japan. I promise.

[@AーA-t8o]

海外の人へ日本の列車は乗りやすくて快適です！ぜひ、来てくださいね♪

[@faridjemain3929]

Looks like the conveyor system for the car bumper store at my previous factory job. They developed to become public transportation in Japan. This is the same kind of technology used.😃

[@DAWOL2025-fs1ve]

Like a flying car. Japan has some awesome technology

[@Asmaniadi]

Amazing,Japan..❤❤

[@TheNat11]

In Germany there is the town of "Wuppertal" (the river flowing there is called the Wupper, it would translate to Wupper-valley) and there also is such a hanging train. Once, for a circus commercial, they had a baby elephant riding it, and it jumped out into the wupper! Look up Tuffi in Wuppertal. Wont regret. :D

[@Swimmy82]

Hey, that looks cool. Like that one in my hometown. We have the first ever built suspension railway in Wuppertal Germany called Schwebebahn. For some of us our regular public transport.

[@ARYAN-KHAN78654]

Bravo japan this is very nice and looks like fun

[@da_001]

subbed. i want to visit japan so bad. im surprised at how many english subtitled signs they have! your lucky!

[@angrysquirrel187]

Very cool, thank you for uploading! Seeing Mt Fuji like that makes me think of seeing Mt Ranieer from different parts around Puget Sound. And we can do a compare and contrast and upload a trip on BART here in the Bay Area of California 😂 (to be fair, from a distance San Francisco is one of the most beautiful cities on earth...walking around the streets however 😳)

[@lestarilestari8972]

Cocok nih buat dikota" Padat...bawahnya masih bisa buat jalan

[@Vaishnavisrivastava_7651]

It's so amazing technology ❤

[@pmdaguet]

The two trains leave the station in opposite directions exactly at the same time not because of punctuality but because it’s a necessity to have them synchronised as only one rail is use to go in both directions outside of stations

[@lowkeygaming4716]

I wonder if this concept will work in my country since trains here are overflowing with passengers.

[@carlvaz]

Very interesting! Thank you!

[@anilsilvercock]

I really want to visit and live in Japan some day...

[@SitiOfficialVlog99]

Wow amazing

[@kitten_anakin]

I boarded the suspension monorail in Ofuna and Hiroshima. Their window view are like bird.

[@chinopacia5544]

one of the most discipline country in the world

[@jackyemilcourjourasoafara9566]

THERE ARE MONORAILS TOO IN GERMANY, THE OLDEST ONE IS SITUATED IN WUPPERTAL ( OPEN IN 1901 ),ONE MORE IN DUSSELDORT AIRPORT👍🙏

[@princecuddle]

Highways with trains underneath and cars above. This is what future needs to be like. Or cars having highways underground.