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Looks like the cutoff is from the source governmental data. It's also missing Tochoumae and Nishishinjuku, even though it has Shinjuku-nishiguchi and Seibu Shinjuku.

I thought the horror game "Exit 8" was going to be like that when I bought it: having to navigate through a labyrinthine nightmare version of Shinjuku or Shibuya station, trying to remember the passageways and —hey wait... was that escalator there before?

Turns out is was the opposite since the whole game takes place in a single hallway. It was still a lot of fun though!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exit_8

That's shibuya

21 people suffocated at the Love Parade event in Duisburg Germany and are no longer with us. 652 injuries in total.

It’s a good thing to be cautious with crowds.

I was lucky to never hit rush hour when visiting Japan. Shinjuku was however the first station I had to navigate after taking the train from the airport. After the long flight, knowing how big it was, and not knowing if I was going the right way, I was losing it. I was just trying to find a way up to the street level, so my GPS would work and I could get my bearings. I don’t know if I’ve ever had a panic attack, but that’s probably the closest I’ve been.

I was very thankful to find my Airbnb, and once I had an anchor point it was better.

For me it's more metroid prime than FF. Just needs the coloured doors!

It turns off if you uncheck "hokousha/pedestrian network". Based on their placement I'm pretty sure they are elevators, I wonder if they actually do have that angle.

Escalators. The distances between the levels are exaggerated, to make it easier to see what's going on.

Some of the not quite 90 slopes seem to be due to arrows representing more of topological structure not necessarily accurate geometric representation. Could be elevators with doors on both sides, connect doors on opposite sides and you will get a bit of slope. Some of them might spiral stairways. The vertical spacing between floors is likely also exaggerated for clarity. Underground there might be larger gaps since the train tunnels need to go over each other under the rivers and what not, but there is no way 3 above ground floors (4f-2f) have empty gap 5x the ceiling height of individual floor.

Shinjuku isn't the worst - it's big, but every part of it has its own distinct feel, you never get confused about where you are. I actually think Ikebukuro is the worst - there are too many places where you can rotate 180 degrees, or move up or down a floor, and find yourself looking at an exactly identical scene.

anyone who hasn't been lost in Shinjuku-eki has not been to Shinjuku-eki. Or has been, but it was Golden Week and the place was nearly empty.

Please don't do this. The station is very busy and the commuters do not have time to navigate around people focused on their smartphones.

Instead, familiarize yourself with the general layout. There's no need to memorize the entire map, only the portion you will be using. Inside the station there are plenty of signs overhead and even on the floor to help navigate.

It is still the busiest train station in the world by far:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_railway_statio...

Doom cannot have hallways above or below other hallways without teleport hacks.

But you could do it in Quake.

Or Descent. Pity the fool who hits the map key mid-multiplayer fight.