Japan is home to one of the most complex railway systems in the world, catering to the busy lives of the millions of pubic transport users going about their daily business at any given day. Stations like Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Tokyo are themselves notorious for being massive mazes that are utter nightmares for the unfamiliar traveler, while their myriad platforms are constantly whizzing with trains carrying thousands in and out of the cities.

Like its Tokyo counterparts, Yokohama Station in Kanagawa Prefecture is also known as one of the busiest stations in Japan. It is the hub of hundreds of trains operated by six different railway companies, as well as buses and taxis in terminals just outside the station. It’s also been dubbed by many as the “Sagrada Familia of Japan” for its constant state of being under construction.

Even looking at the route maps of Yokohama Station is dizzying, but Japanese Twitter user Matsuoka (@plarail_bot) took the station’s complex layout as a personal challenge. A plarail fanatic who has previously recreated various train stations in Japan, he decided to test his abilities by creating a toy train version of Yokohama Station, subway and all.

Not only are the minute details spot on, Matsuoka’s toy trains are fully functioning.

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The final result is complete with winding tracks, taxis, and even trees!

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Source: YouTube

Matsuoka regularly posts his plarail projects on his Twitter, Facebook, and website Plarail-No-Yado ("Plarail Inn"). Find more of his past creations and stay tuned for more impressive recreations of Japanese stations in the future!


By - grape Japan editorial staff.