Tokyo Subway Gas Attack 1995 | 地下鉄サリン事件 (2 Hours in 2 Minutes)

[@prestigejapanbb]

I was actually in Japan at that time and rode the subway that morning from Shibuya to Nogizaka. That was only two months after the Great Hanshin earthquake.

[@JapaneseHistory]

Wow, crazy time for Japan. I'm sure it must have been chaos that morning. Thanks for sharing your story.

[@ExpressRailfan]

​@@JapaneseHistoryWow, I can't believe the nerve gas affected those lines, I wouldn't want any of that to happen in my city at all.

[@brayand8022]

Wait! The fact you mention Akihabara means..Oh no! The gas could have touched the famous Yamanote Line! But boy I am glad it didn’t because it is clearly elevated!

[@JapaneseHistory]

Brayan DePaula4, The Hibiya Line at Akihabara Station is underground and runs about 200 metres parallel to the Yamanote Line. If the gas was 100% pure there would have been massive casualties and yes, it may have drifted over to the Yamanote Line.

[@sinfonia-d4l]

サリンという名は可愛いですが、毒なんですよね。 いいものになってくれないでしょうか

[@tomtucjr]

Interesting video once again. The book, "Underground", by Murakami is a good book related to this subject and I'd highly recommend anyone interested in this tragedy to read it.

[@JapaneseHistory]

Thanks, I came across this book in my research. It's told through the voices of the victims of this atrocity. The author thought the perpetrators received too much of the focus and the victims were forgotten. He chose to give them a voice through a series of interviews, so we can gain an understanding of who they were and how they were affected.

[@ExpressRailfan]

​@@JapaneseHistoryAnd when did that stop?