快速急行？急行？｜Rapid Express? Express? ｜2020/11/16

最近小田急線に乗ることが多いのだが、いつもマゴマゴしてしまう。まず土地に不案内なので、何行きに乗ったらいいのかであたふた、新宿のホームがどこなのかであたふた。極め付けはその駅が快速急行、急行が止まるのかどうかだ。電車の表示を見ればいいのだが、英語に変わったり、電車が参りますの表示になったり、、、多くの人が毎日のことで慣れているから問題ないんだろうが、初心者にはハードルが高い。しかし、徐々に慣れて使いこなせるようなってくると、だんだん街の一員になってきたような気がする。こういうハードルも街への愛着を生む一つかもしれない。（絵と文：サカキテツ朗）

Recently, I often get on the Odakyu Line, but I always get confused. First of all, I was unfamiliar with the location, so I was wondering which train would go to, and where was the platform in Shinjuku. The ultimate question is whether the station is a rapid express or the express stops. I can look at the train display, but it will change to English or the message like “the train will come to you”. It will not be a problem because many people are accustomed to everyday things, but it is a hurdle for beginners Is high. However, as I gradually got used to it and became able to use it, I feel that I have gradually become a member of the city. Such a hurdle may be one of the things that creates an attachment to the city. -Text and illustration by Ted Sakaki