11/1/2008

Please party on the train!

Every Halloween for the past 30-40 years or so, the aliens of Tokyo have had a tradition of getting drunk in costume and then ride the full loop of the Yamanote commuter line much to the bewilderment of locals. As you can see from the official November poster below, even the Tokyo Metro got into the Halloween fun…

Read more about the Yamanote Halloween Hijack/Train Party here.

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The above poster is one of the monthly series for the Tokyo Metro subways aimed at cajoling the so-called ‘rude’ Japanese public to have better train manners. In previous months, posters reminded riders to:
– “Not torture eyeballs on jostling trains“,
– “Please do it like a Moose”
– “DON’T SWIM IN FRONT OF THE TRAINS“
—”Please no umbrella golf on the platform”

Posted by Taro in General, Pop Culture, Society | 1 Comment »

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1. someothergaijin Says:
   November 1st, 2008 at 4:45 pm

   Sounds like fun to me!

   MPD, JR boost security to stop Halloween havoc
   The Yomiuri Shimbun (Nov. 1, 2008)
   Security was tightened on Tokyo’s train network Friday in a bid to prevent foreign merrymakers causing mayhem in trains and stations during Halloween celebrations.
   Last year, about 300 costumed foreigners gathered at JR Shinjuku and other stations after the event was advertised online.
   Many of the revelers were drunk, and some services were delayed after they removed fluorescent lights on trains and caused other damage.
   East Japan Railway Co. put up warning posters at all 29 stations on the Yamanote Line and boosted its security personnel with help from the Metropolitan Police Department’s railway police unit.

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