Comments on: Train Station Tunes in Japan http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/21/train-station-tunes-in-japan/ Japan's Online Travel & Culture Magazine Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:07:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Paul http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/21/train-station-tunes-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1085 Paul Mon, 25 May 2009 07:47:07 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=1866#comment-1085 This is great!! I didn't realise that so many stations had their own tune. I will have to pay more attention next time I ride the Yamanote. This is great!! I didn’t realise that so many stations had their own tune. I will have to pay more attention next time I ride the Yamanote.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/21/train-station-tunes-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1067 Ryan Fri, 22 May 2009 05:17:43 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=1866#comment-1067 Love it. I have ridden trams sooooo many times in Japan (quite frankly, haven't we all!) and I suppose, subconciously, I may have been aware of this, but I've never twigged until reading this. I probably thought someone was being paid to come up with new, catchy tunes all the time, or something.. Love it. I have ridden trams sooooo many times in Japan (quite frankly, haven’t we all!) and I suppose, subconciously, I may have been aware of this, but I’ve never twigged until reading this. I probably thought someone was being paid to come up with new, catchy tunes all the time, or something..

]]> By: Shane Sakata http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/21/train-station-tunes-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1066 Shane Sakata Fri, 22 May 2009 05:12:25 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=1866#comment-1066 It's fun to read all of you comments and nice to know that I'm not the only one fascinate by the train station melodies in Japan. I think that Alex is right about not all stations having a signature tue. If you hover over the melodies in the link provided in the article you will find that some are the same, even on the Yamanote line. As a side note, I suspect that these melodies are how salarymen (and women) are able to identify their station when they wake up from a seemingly deep sleep with a start and hop off the train. :) It’s fun to read all of you comments and nice to know that I’m not the only one fascinate by the train station melodies in Japan.

I think that Alex is right about not all stations having a signature tue. If you hover over the melodies in the link provided in the article you will find that some are the same, even on the Yamanote line.

As a side note, I suspect that these melodies are how salarymen (and women) are able to identify their station when they wake up from a seemingly deep sleep with a start and hop off the train. :)

]]> By: Alex Case http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/21/train-station-tunes-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1065 Alex Case Fri, 22 May 2009 04:58:46 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=1866#comment-1065 Had one of those long pointless arguments over whether every station has a tune. I'm going for no, in fact I'm convinced that even on the Yamanote some don't. Anyone know for sure? Had one of those long pointless arguments over whether every station has a tune. I’m going for no, in fact I’m convinced that even on the Yamanote some don’t. Anyone know for sure?

]]> By: Tokyofoodcast http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/21/train-station-tunes-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 Tokyofoodcast Thu, 21 May 2009 22:41:35 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=1866#comment-1063 Ebisu and Kamata are my favorite. Ebisu and Kamata are my favorite.

]]> By: Jon Allen http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/21/train-station-tunes-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 Jon Allen Thu, 21 May 2009 21:54:47 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=1866#comment-1062 I am always humming along to the tune at Ebisu on the way to work. There's a list here of the names of some of the tunes (Japanese with some English) : http://www.hatsumelo.com/line1/yamanote.html I am always humming along to the tune at Ebisu on the way to work.
There’s a list here of the names of some of the tunes (Japanese with some English) : http://www.hatsumelo.com/line1/yamanote.html

]]> By: Leo http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/21/train-station-tunes-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 Leo Thu, 21 May 2009 16:55:15 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=1866#comment-1061 All the tunes are great, especially the one for •Takadanobaba is the Astor Boy opening theme. I'd be humming that tune all the time,it brings back childhood memories. It was the first anime I saw growing up in the 60's All the tunes are great, especially the one for •Takadanobaba is the Astor Boy opening theme. I’d be humming that tune all the time,it brings back childhood memories. It was the first anime I saw growing up in the 60’s

]]> By: Tornadoes28 http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/21/train-station-tunes-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1059 Tornadoes28 Thu, 21 May 2009 15:44:23 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=1866#comment-1059 I love the train station chimes. It is one of my favorite memories of visiting Tokyo and Japan. I love the train station chimes. It is one of my favorite memories of visiting Tokyo and Japan.

]]> By: Paul Papadimitriou http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/21/train-station-tunes-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Paul Papadimitriou Thu, 21 May 2009 10:47:53 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=1866#comment-1055 My ringtone is the Okubo Sobu Chuo line going towards Shinjuku ;-) I remember finding a website that had all the tunes in mp3 from all the JR stations in Tokyo. Was amazing. Will try to find it. My ringtone is the Okubo Sobu Chuo line going towards Shinjuku ;-)

I remember finding a website that had all the tunes in mp3 from all the JR stations in Tokyo. Was amazing. Will try to find it.

]]> By: nictos http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/21/train-station-tunes-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 nictos Thu, 21 May 2009 06:39:40 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=1866#comment-1052 Nice blog, Shane. Uguisudani Station （鶯谷駅） on the Yamanote/Keihin Tohoku lines plays a recorded bird call (ho-ho-ke-kyo). Uguisu is Japanese for a type of sparrow known as the whitefish. Nice blog, Shane. Uguisudani Station （鶯谷駅） on the Yamanote/Keihin Tohoku lines plays a recorded bird call (ho-ho-ke-kyo). Uguisu is Japanese for a type of sparrow known as the whitefish.

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