More Tokyo Heart with Aragaki Yui
In a move of shameless self-promotion, I bring to you Aragaki Yui’s newest Tokyo Metro CMs which have hit the airwaves in Japan. I posted about her first CM a little while back here, but now that some new additions to the Tokyo Heart campaign have been launched, I figured I’d throw together a gallery [...]
Tokyo Metro signs Aragaki Yui as new “Image Character”
Just a small note straight out of Tokyo Metro’s PR department today..After 2 years of being the official “image character” (mascot person) of the Tokyo Metro subway, Miyazaki Aoi has retired from the role. Tokyo Metro has signed Aragaki Yui to pick up the role. The Okinawa-native actress brings a new face to the ongoing [...]
Yamanote Line shut down: 260,000 passengers stranded
Yesterday the Saikyo line and the famously busy Yamanote line train (left) – which basically runs in a giant loop around Tokyo – were temporarily shut down all because some aerial antenna wiring unexpectedly came into contact with some overhead electrical wires at Mejiro station. Apparently a high-broadband network wiMAX antenna cable fell onto the [...]
Mind Your Manners on Tokyo Metro
Anyone who knows me will know how much I love Japan’s train culture! I’ve been meaning to write more about it, and I will in good time, but for now I really wanted to share this with you: Below is an clickable showcase of an ongoing campaign by Tokyo Metro to improve everyone’s daily commute [...]
