You just know some local 80 something Ojii-san/Obaa-chan walks these steps every day to keep fit

I love it that you are making memories with your family and showing us viewers. I had no idea something like this existed in Japan!😊

Truly an "Only in Japan" experience. The closest I could relate this to was hiking through the longest combined vehicle-railroad tunnel in North America, Alaska's tunnel from Portage to Whittier. A close second would be climbing the steps up to the top of the Great Wall of China or, to return to Japan, the 207 steps we had to climb earlier this year to reach the burial place of Ieyasu Tokugawa in Nikko. (FWIW, ironically I am planning to drive through the 2.5 miles long Whittier tunnel tomorrow with visiting family,). It was a treat seeing Leo tackle the steps which reminded that 3-year olds love step climbing for some reason. For him that was probably just as exciting as a ride at Disneyland. (We have a house with many steps and visiting kids Leo's age are always climbing them. I just counted, and there are 42 connected steps. Just going from the entry way to the top floor takes 28 steps. Leo has an open invitation to come here to climb. :).

That staircase is straight out of horror game where it's endless until you finally decide to turn around and the exit is right in front of you

the things you stream for us... so much appreciation to you John. I would not even try hahahhaha

That place looks old and there’s so many steps that my knees wouldn’t liked that because there’s no escalators and elevators🤔Thank you for sharing this experience John🙂👍!!!

That is an incredible ‘movie set’ all by itself.

love the 4k and ultrawide really helps to appreciate the views!

When going down is the easiest part, going back up is literal workout for legs & stamina.

So spooky, like something from fallout 4 or metro exodus post apocalyptic video games

Imagine going to Platform 1 then realizing you had to go to Platform 2 🤣🚊😭

This is what I've been waiting for, I love your version of Doai station coverage.

Wow! It was like watching a movie. Such a cool setting and such a contrast from modern train stations.Thank you for taking us along.

Thanks for the tour John and family!

Looking forward to seeing this unique station in November. Thanks for the amazing video John.

Super cool but also creepy. I fully expect to see some creepy shadows following along.

How unique! Thanks for sharing, John!

Very cool video. Watching it made me very tired and out of breath. Thanks for finding and showcasing some unique and out-of-the-way experiences in Japan.

😮 Great video John! 🚆👻

love your adventures John! Thank you

What a gem of a video John. Fantastic....so cool...so interesting. ❤❤❤

This is so cool! I definitely get a studio Ghibli vibe when you’re walking through the hallway. Just added this to my list of places I want to go. Thank you

Great running into you at the Tokyo station. Just as friendly in person as in the videos. Have a great trip to Yokohama with your kid! 👍

5:12 In the event of a fire/emergency that causes people to rush out, that pillar prevents the flow of people from creating a traffic jam at the bottleneck (the door you just went through) - it prevents a crowd of people from crushing one another. (^_^)

Thanks for the tour John!

thank you so very much. this was so cool and fun. i would not want to be claustrophobic and try it that's for sure. you never fail to amaze with your live streams sorry i missed it live. that was a work out i am sure, it was really nice to see your family. take care aloha

Now that’s a place to visit. I bet after this we’ll see more KZfaqrs going there.

Thanks for sharing it. ✌️

Special kind of walk it was! Thank you John!

I Love your VLOGS Buddy! Keep IT UP! More VLOGS to Come! I Love JAPAN!

Amazing tunnel! My utmost respect to those who dugged and built the statin. Thank you for sharing , sir.

In a way it reminds me of a bunker. Since it goes so far down underground. You definitely have to pace yourself for sure. You can't be late and make the train at the last minute.

Hi John, this is the most unique adventure that you are taken us on. I am impressed by your energy and enthusiasm. I am even more amazed by the energy displayed by Kanai and Leo doing the climb. Well done! Many thanks for a really fun time!

I saw this with another youtuber, but its always awesome to see.

Just got back from Japan, another gem I missed. Thanks for this, it will definitely be on my itinerary for my next visit.😃

Great vid. This is definitely a cool family bonding experience. Leo gets to have fun exploring the tunnel. I'm guessing, you probably went to help Kanae & Leo up the stairs.😎🤙🤙

Cool but look so eerie and scary! I wouldn’t want to go there alone. Appreciate you showing us such a station existed in Japan.

Props to Kanae who went all the way down and up carrying Leo most of the way! I hope John managed to help her a bit.

On my trip from Niigata to Tokio i stopped here and spend the night at a ryokan. Off course i went down and up, it would have been a breeze if it wasn’t for my 15 kg backpack 😂. Then a walked for 1,5 hours to the next train station where my ryokan was located, long walk but nice scenery! Also there is beer stored in the white cabin, you skipped that part 😅

In the first person view, it looked like i was playing a resident evil game

I thought Kyoto Fushimi Inari Shrine steps are hard enough for my old leg but Fushimi has a rest place with some drinks and sweets also in the end very beautiful view but this one no way I can do my own as so spooky to me, John you are brave man and bless your little boy and wife came down to meet you. I am Japanese but I never knew this place as I come from most end of west Japan and never been that prefacture. Thank you so much you show me this video. Best Wishes 🇯🇵

That's amazing 👏

486 steps stair on walking down and climbing up for good exercise. Didn't know the station still operates. Great video John

Definitely one of the coolest stations I’ve ever seen! My poor knees would be screaming the next day.

This looked so amazing through the video. Definitely on my bucket list whenever I come to visit Japan. On a side note, would not want to be in the tunnel during an earthquake but would not mind doing some paranormal research down there.

Wow just amazing ❤

Aloha 🤙 from Honolulu! Love exploring places like this. Keep going, but be careful. Don't fall

I think it’s very cool! I would definitely go there!

Its dope place John 👍

Strange how the train for one direction is on the surface and the other is so deep.

Kanae and Leo were so brave! And lucky you're fit, John. Otsukaresama deshita! 👏👏👏

Stair Master!!! I thought I seen an old video of Japan Olympic Judo team training on that exact train station?

Wow, that's a lot of steps mysterious train station, no doubt it would be a good healthy work out.

OMG!!!! 😮😮😮That is insane!!!! I think my fear of heights , bad knees and potential ghosts are enough to keep me from going there! Thanks for taking us John so we don’t have to!!!😂

It's a very cool place if you're not alone 😅. The acoustics there might also be very interesting. I think that climbing Yamadera seems more intimidating though lol. Thanks for showing this place for us! 🙏

I was there 3 weeks ago, really cool place...

I saw this station on YT a year or two ago. And I am still impressed :3 I just love underground buildings like this (or even mines and natural caves). Also I do wonder how does it look like when the train arrives, because in another video I've seen (from tunnel in Norway), a freight train was creating even more mist before itself, because it compressed air to some extend - truly fascinating sight.

Thank you, John, for this fantastic visit. Please tell us the story behind this amazing place with your own words?.

I've wanted to go here ever since I saw my first video about it. After that workout I hope you guys went to someplace nice. I would also love to take a ride on the Sunrise Express.

John Daub will make this station famous for tourists!

Cool!

Omgggggggggg this reminds me of that scene in Poltergeist where she’s running down the hall and it keeps getting longer and longer 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫!!! Man I got tired just watching I swear my legs feel heavy hahahahahha! Good job!

I made a video like this driving my truck in a huge gypsum mine underground. Passing the same thing over and over again, but fascinating to me. Interesting the effort put into constructing this. I wonder if more people go there for the experience rather to ride the train? You should have gone back down with Leo and Kanae for the family experience.

Nice adventure time

Rather impressive this.

Morning John! I love it! It's an adventure! Of all thoughts? An earthquake? 😁😆😅

Wow! That is a very nice train station. I want to go there.

Oh wow! This is nuts! So cool! Starbucks would be worth it!!

Tks for this interesting video. Any recommendations of where else to visit on a drive from Tokyo to Doai?

that is really cool and now I want an indie horror game around this station lol

Welcome to Gunma

Wow John what an amazing adventure. Those monkeys were wild ones living in the prefecture

Wow.. unexpected and interesting! I wonder what the story is behind why it was built there and how it was done?

Good exercise, it almost defeated that abroad in Japan person 😆

This whole construction is unbelievable. I'm a little disappointed that no ghosts showed up, but as we all know they're allergic to cameras. 👻 Anyways, tyvm for this interesting video. 👍✨

There is a fairly similar stairway to a deep underground platform on the Nihonkai Hisui Line at Tsutsuishi Station on the Sea of Japan coast. Just as spooky, too.

Only in Japan!!!

I was feeling out of breath watching you climb back up the steps.

Those stairs look daunting

Very COOL John, Amazing 😂😮

This one is perfect for Leg Day if tourists go there 👍

See how the bacteria grow around the flouro tubes? They love the UV :)

Some one with a Fitbit needs to go down those stairs. I am sure that entire walk down the corridors and the stairs must be close to 1500 steps total. Leo is a trooper.

Hi, nice new video of Doai! Some hints to make the visit doable in a day from Tokyo without getting mad?

Glad there were other peeps there. Bet that's one creepy station after dark. 😨 Looks like a pretty decent workout climbing those steps though! 🥵

One last thing: I was surprised that you had a strong phone signal down in the tunnel and on the platform.

Should do the train ride to/from! Seen a few you-tubers drive there.

Imagine if you twisted your ankle while ascending the stairs! I wonder how often JR sends maintenance crews to the station?

My husband’s knees would never make up these stairs lmao

I'm glad you are going out of Tokyo more lol

Doai is a cool station, visited there on my trip in 2020 just before travel closed down for a while 😒. There was no one else there, was an awesome experience, believe the cafe had only just opened then, as it had those typical good luck flower arrangements at the entrance. Definitely no clamping/camping then. Further towards Tokamachi is another interesting "mole" station, it's not as deep, but there you can only enter the platform when a train has arrived. You have to wait in a special waiting room due to the airpressure/wind created by the train 😁.

is this like a casual workout spot for people in japan haha cos man, that'd be a great place to get your cardio in, esp since it's free to go up and down the stairs

That was cool John very cool train station so many stairs so deep that was a great video I seen green stuff growing in the tunnel that was interesting also the water flowing down the tunnel

That was a major feat just constructing that underground railway .... As now we have huge boring machines....

I would love ❤ to visit the station when I have lots of free time.

Were those waiting rooms on the platform??? They looked well lit.

I was wondering if you’d go there while in minakami. I walked down there early this year as it got dark and it was eerie. Walked back out into the night. It blew my mind that the cables running down the tunnel stairs were up in the wall where live bare cables. If someone were to touch them they’d die pretty quickly. You could reach them from the railings.

Very interesting stream, thank you, John! It's good for the country to have such underground stations in case of war. We in Ukraine realize this clearly since February 24, 2022, when ruzZia start to fire ballistic missiles on our cities. Stay safe and take care, everyone!

This is like something from a sci-fi film or horror movie.

There’s something like this in the DC Metro system (except NOWHERE NEAR as deep down, obviously) and I went through it once and got **severe** vertigo… I can’t imagine what someone going through this station would feel…