JR melody at Shinagawa station

[Aniihya]

Yamanote line. Yay! Going to Japan in April and then taking the Yamanote line to Harajuku station :3

[trollfjord01]

I enjoyed JR in November 11

[Squish888]

that melody brings back memories in japaann :|

[broxboy86]

are these songs just made up by JR, or do they have any cultural references?

[AlohaBiatch]

@broxboy86 the melodies are usually different for every station. They are usually famous short classical songs on an electronic keyboard sound, but some time they are just made up

[SHONANEXP]

I am japanese.

I'm sorry when wrong.

Shinagawa station is near Tokyostation and Haneda Airport.

The JR melody of Ebisu is said, "DAISAN NO OTOKO"(It`s mean Third party's man).

This tune was adopted because there is a company that makes the third category beer for near.

Thank you.

(1:13 Oh! It is a series of 209 from which it retired last year.)

[GreatCoachesCover]

Boy do I miss Tokyo

[stevethefishdotnet]

FYI, there are CDs of JR station melodies available on Amazon Japan's website. I've bought a couple. They make great cell phone ringtones!

[JaylaZeeJay]

I love the JR melody at Ebisu Station...

[jellybellyratz]

ii omoide, ne.

[fieldwatch]

Can anybody tell me if there is a name to the chime that sounds at 1:08 - one that normally sounds before an announcement. Thanks.

[maquahuitl]

I miss Tokyo so much.

[apexdna]

The first melody reminds me of a certain

Mother Ninja's track...

[sango11]

aaaa~ i miss this !!T.T

gotta work hard so i can go back!

[vanessamaik76]

OMG... it brings me back lots of memories.. I've been living in Tokyo but I'm back to Brazil now... Arigatou gozaimashita!

[Kunoichi1116]

why is like everything so much better in japan? (little things I mean)

[alexcheetah79]

Imagine if they had that on the TTC in Toronto!

[zenobie2000]

oh but i loved your 'streetcars' in T.O. !!! they're lovely and efficient ...

[machomikemd]

i was there 3 weeks ago. watch my videos

[SubaruB4RSK]

So the box that the conductor presses is what causes the sounds to play? I thought they were on the trains themselves.

[TheUranium92]

Japan's train system is far more advanced than ours. We love our cars too much

[Xurrah]

Fantastic stuff. I love Shinagawa's music. Best station in Tokyo.

[Truesakura]

I just came back from japan. I miss it listening to these. There is one station that plays the Astro Boy theme song XD

[martyncito]

listening to these makes me instantly nostalgic about Japan!

[ja092017]

At the 2:43, you can hear a part of historical melody - a nursery rhyme known as "Tetsudo Shoka(A song of Train; Tokaido Line from Tokyo to Kobe Version").

The song was made for the purpose of asudying about the geological features ando about the noted places of Tokaido Line.

[fluxwebber]

"namonaku"-i miss the sound of the station n the train.i used to stay in tokyo for 2 months.such an amazing experience ever in my life.

[Qinaeyra]

Han, ça me manque tellement ça :(

[deezacharo]

I love those sounds in the yamanote line!!!

amazing,,,

[kaapiovuohi]

Hey... I never realised these were played by the guard pressing a switch on the platform. And I've only been on the Yamanote line, so some new melodies here. Thanks for posting!

[makinawdandy6699]

Such an excellent idea to have these jingles. They alert you to what station you are at (e.g. if the car is filled with people and you can't see, you can hear the familiar jingle and you know). Also, they tell you how much time you have until the train closes its doors.

[Splazz]

"They alert you to what station you are at (e.g. if the car is filled with people and you can't see, you can hear the familiar jingle and you know)"

Ah, but only a few stations have their own unique melodies, and the trains themselves have announcements and some have LED displays to tell you what the next station will be. But they are indeed great!

[BayAreaBiker2001]

The VTA and MUNI Light Rail and buses have LED displays, as well an SamTrans.

[duomaxwellemuita]

come mi manca il giappone!

[harryewing]

Franchement merci comme HaywardLegendra ces petites musiques me manquent aussi Tres fort d'y avoir penser...

[Dotaku]

Merci bien cher visiteur du blog ainsi que des vidéos ici même!

Si je pouvais mettre plus de JR melody je le ferai volontiers!

[HaywardLegendra]

Je crois que tous ceux qui sont allés à Tokyo tombent sous le charme de ces petites mélodies réveillant le passager à chaque gare du JR. Je suis allé au Japon cet été et ces musiques me manquent. ^^ Très jolie vidéo (et très joli blog - densha otaku - au passage ;)).

[trakaistrollis]

:))) bueno!!!