It’s not by accident that people give Japan the title “alien country”, because it possesses so many strange things that surprise first-time visitors. Among them, the train system always leaves the deepest impression.

Everyone knows about a normal subway, so have you ever seen a train… hanging upside down in the air? Recently, a TikTok clip showing a close-up of this unique means of transportation has attracted nearly 9 million views, more than 1.1 million likes, 22k comments and 36k shares from netizens.

In the video, a train decorated with many vivid drawings can be seen passing on a “unique” upside-down rail system. Sitting on it, the Japanese man felt like he was floating through the streets and the peaceful rural scene below.

A video on TikTok made viewers surprised when they first witnessed a ship hanging upside down gliding through the air.

It is known that this upside-down subway system is also called Monorail (known as Monoreru in Japanese) – a single-rail transportation system that acts as a support and guidance system for the train.

In Japan, this number of trains running on one track has appeared for a long time and is currently only popular in certain areas. These include the Shonan Monorail system in Kanagawa Prefecture or the Urban Monorail system in Chiba Prefecture.

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In the clip, the guy introduces TikTok users to the hanging train system at the Chiba Urban Monorail. This is known as the longest upside-down monorail train in the world today. Its entire length is 15.2 km with 2 train lines and 18 cars in total. The first train line was launched in 1988, the second section was established 11 years later.

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Currently, visitors can experience this ship with a Pasmo card – an automatic payment card often used by people here on public transport. The ticket price for a ride on the Chiba suspension train ranges from 620 yen (about 135,000 VND) for adults.

Close-up of the inside of the ship.

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Source: Wikipedia

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