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Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
- Oona McGee
7 hours ago - Tweet
Japanese subway company adds a new soundscape to Godzilla’s Tokyo home.
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- (Godzilla • Godzilla-0.0 • Hibiya Station • Japanese Godzilla • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • kaiju • movies • Toho • Toho Godzilla • Tokyo Metro • train departure melodies • train stations • trains)
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
- Casey Baseel
Jul 24, 2026
New machines at two of Tokyo’s busiest metro stations will require you to pay with a credit card or one-day-pass QR code.
- Japan
- (Ginza • IC cards • IC transportation cards • Japan travel • Pasmo • stations • subways • Suica • Tokyo Metro • tourism • trains • transportation • travel • Ueno)
Japanese trains in Sapporo might be better than those in Tokyo, thanks to one special feature
- Oona McGee
Apr 12, 2026
Sure, Tokyo has fancy digital signage, but Sapporo has a better old-school idea.
- Japan
- (Hokkaido • Sapporo • subways • technology • Tokyo Metro • tourism • trains • travel)
Tokyo subway and almost all Tokyo train lines now accepting credit card tap payments
- Casey Baseel
Mar 31, 2026
New system allows you to travel with just a credit card on more than 50 lines in and around the capital, but with one major holdout.
- Japan
- (COK • credit cards • Japan travel • Subway • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro • tourism • trains • travel)
Major Tokyo subway line shut down by in-train mobile battery fire
- Casey Baseel
Mar 17, 2026
Device for charging on-the-go brings subway to a stop in latest mobile battery fire.
- Japan
- (gadgets • Hanzomon Line • mobile batteries • subways • technology • Tokyo Metro • tourism • trains • travel)
One of Tokyo’s most useful subway lines for travelers is about to get more convenient
- Casey Baseel
Oct 4, 2025
Tokyo’s oldest subway line should be less crowded for sightseers starting next month.
- Japan
- (Asakusa • COK • Ginza • Ginza Line • Shibuya • subways • Tokyo Metro • tourism • trains • travel)
Studio Ghibli and Tokyo Metro team up for summer stamp rally with adorable Catbus prize
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2024
But you’ll want to act fast.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • stamp rally • Studio Ghibli • subways • Tokyo Metro • trains • transportation • travel)
JR, Tokyo Metro, other rails lines adding discounts for mentally handicapped riders, caregivers
- Casey Baseel
Apr 13, 2024
New policy seeks to remove additional financial burden in a country where not taking the train often isn’t an option.
- Japan
- (COK • health • Japan Railways • JR • mental health • society • subways • Tokyo Metro • trains • transportation)
Stay in a special Tokyo Metro train room at a hotel with a front seat to the railways
- Oona McGee
Mar 11, 2024
You don’t have to be a train otaku to enjoy all the unusual perks included in this accommodation plan.
- Japan
- (accommodation • hotels • Japanese accommodation • Japanese trains • SNJO • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro • trains • travel)
Japanese pizza chain opens stand at Tokyo station platform
- Oona McGee
Aug 23, 2023
Never-before-seen branch makes it easier than ever to eat pizza, but is it any good?
- Japan
- (COK • Japanese pizza • Japanese train stations • Mr. Sato • Ogikubo • pizza • Pizza-la • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo Metro • train platform • train stations • trains • weird)
New Year’s Eve plans in Tokyo? Tokyo Metro won’t be running any extra late-night trains this year
- Casey Baseel
Dec 8, 2022
You might need to pack it in early or be prepared to go all night.
- Japan
- (New Year's • New Year's Eve • Oshogatsu • subways • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro • trains)
Tokyo Metro adds platform display showing where least crowded parts of the next train will be
- Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2022
Test program could help Tokyo commuters go from crazy crowded commutes to simply very crowded commutes.
- Japan
- (clever • COK • cool • crowded • rush hour • subways • technology • Tokyo Metro • trains)
Tokyo gets its first subway station ramen vending machine
- Casey Baseel
Dec 2, 2021
Three popular chains offering frozen ramen packs for people riding the subway but thinking about noodles.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • food • Ippudo • Noodles • ramen • stations • Subway • Tokyo Metro • vending machines)
Private teleworking booths–how much work can you get done in one? We test it out
- Katie Pask
Feb 18, 2021
Sure, they’re convenient, but can you actually get work done in them?
- Japan
- (remote work • remote working • technology • telework • teleworking • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro • work from home)
The secret piece of information hiding in plain sight on Tokyo’s subway signs
- Casey Baseel
Nov 25, 2020
Turns out there’s a shortcut hint that escapes almost everyone’s notice.
- Japan
- (clever • COK • cool • Lifehacks • public transportation • signs • Subway • Tokyo Metro • travel)
Can you spot the problem with this Tokyo subway sign in this tale of awesome customer service?
- Casey Baseel
Sep 5, 2020
One day after it was pointed out on social media, it was fixed.
- Japan
- (cool • customer service • Ginza • stations • subways • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro • trains • transportation)
Four things our new-mother reporter felt riding the Tokyo subway with her baby
- Dale Roll
Mar 13, 2020
Our reporter worried she and her baby would be harassed on the trains, but what she experienced was quite unexpected.
- Japan
- (babies • etiquette • kids • manners • Parenting • parents • society • strollers • subways • Tokyo Metro • trains)
Taste the floor of a Japanese train station with new limited-edition chocolates from Tokyo Metro
- Oona McGee
Mar 6, 2019
Eat the walls, ceilings, floors and stairs of a dozen different stations!
- Japan
- (chocolate • chocolates • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • souvenirs • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro • trains)
The Vending Train: World’s only vending machine made from a retired Japanese train【Video】
- Oona McGee
Mar 4, 2019
Complete with hilariously modified rail announcements.
Shonen Jump’s anime heroes punch huge craters in Shinjuku Station, create photo spots
- Katy Kelly
Feb 21, 2019
The stars of Jump Force all have serious beef with Tokyo Metro, leaving some seriously cool craters behind.
- Japan
- (Dragonball • Jump Force • Naruto • One Piece • Shinjuku Station • Shonen Jump • Tokyo Metro)
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