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Yes, Japan is a wonderfully safe country; one of the many perks of living here, but nothing is absolute. So just keep your guard up like you would anywhere else. Maybe you could get on google maps and plot your route. Also you should maybe take note of where all the "kobans" (police satellite stations) are at (they are all over the place) and take a route that will run you by many of them.I was just wondering, is travelling the trains (10pm-12am) and walking back to hotels alone from stations in Tokyo, safe to do at night?
Especially for a 20-something female?
Just thought I'd ask, as I'm a bit worried.
Thank you.
Safest place to be at night
I worked with a guy who thinks Hillary Clinton is hot....go figure).
I hope I don't sound like I'm picking on you, but in another post you indicated you are 16 years old and don't (currently) live in Japan. I'd just like to ask what you based your reply on.
I was just wondering, is travelling the trains (10pm-12am) and walking back to hotels alone from stations in Tokyo, safe to do at night?
Especially for a 20-something female?
Just thought I'd ask, as I'm a bit worried.
Thank you.
I had no problem in Tokyo as a 22-year-old American male, but in my first month in Osaka I stayed at an apartment where I was stalked every day by some middle-aged Japanese guy. I'd be walking home from the subway, look over my shoulder, and there he was, right behind me. Every day.
He eventually worked up his nerve to follow me into my apartment building, and then took to stalking back and forth in the hallway outside my room. Finally one night he opened my door. As best as I could understand his Osaka-ben, he wanted me to go drinking with him somewhere. There was something in his eyes I didn't like, and ended up having to run him off with a pair of scissors.
I never did know what he was after, but the next day I went looking for a new apartment in a different part of town. Had no serious trouble after that. Had a couple of drunken men berate me in the late hours. One time when I missed the last bus from the station and was walking home, a salaryman stopped his Nissan sportscar and asked me, "Otoko kirai?" (Do you dislike men?)
I was standing there with my mouth open to thank him because I thought at first that he was offering me a ride. But when I managed a startled "uhn," he went zipping away.
Japan is a safe country, but it pays to know what neighborhood you're in, and to keep your wits.
I never knew there were gay men in Japan. I mean the girls are HOT as they come! lol