Yodobashi Shinjuku Commercials

[bill937ca]

Yodobashi commercials with cartoon Yamanote and Sobu trains.

 

1978

 

 

1983

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N16y6qhMUg

 

1984

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUM83kUiPHY

 

1986

 

Edited November 3, 2016 by bill937ca

[westfalen]

I was half way through the last one when I realised it was in English!

 

Now I know what the words to that tune are. :)

[JR 500系]

Haha!

 

Sucks now that tune got into my mind again.... I was starting to forget back it from 2015... Now it's back again....

 

I didn't know the Shinjuku store was their first store... they sure came a long way!

 

It's one of the very good places to shop for our hobby trains... good pricing and tax free!  :)

[westfalen]

I noticed both Japanese and English versions of the song use the 'Yamate' pronounciation of Yamanote Line.

[railsquid]

Haha!

 

Sucks now that tune got into my mind again.... I was starting to forget back it from 2015... Now it's back again....

 

I didn't know the Shinjuku store was their first store... they sure came a long way!

 

FWIW the area to the west of Shinjuku station was formerly called "Yodobashi".

 

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B7%80%E6%A9%8B

[bikkuri bahn]

FWIW the area to the west of Shinjuku station was formerly called "Yodobashi".

 

Interesting.  Apparently it was the name of the bridge that carried the old Ome Road over the Kanda River.

[kvp]

Is this the place where the Maronouchi line and the Ome highway crosses the river now?

 

ps: i found this: https://japanthis.com/2011/06/08/yodobashi-a-haunted-bridge-in-nakano-sakaue/ )

[westfalen]

Is it just me or is this a creepy looking train?

[bill937ca]

Is it just me or is this a creepy looking train?

Yodobashi.jpg

 

Imagine that. A train with a camera up front instead of the railfan!