Japan: Tsukiji Train Station Billboards

The public transportation system in Tokyo is like nothing I've seen anywhere else. Many subway stations are built as part of underground malls, sometimes extending several blocks in many directions.

We found it interesting to observe the distinct character of various stations, often reflecting aspects of its neighborhood. Near the Edo-Tokyo Museum, also home to several sumo stables and arenas, you find billboards about sumo wrestling. You don't need to imagine the advertising you might see at the station near the Tsukiji Fish Market!






Note: During a November 2004 trip to Japan, Phyllis Larson, Ameeta and I took several pictures of Japanese signs and billboards to use as reading resource materials in St. Olaf's Japanese language classes. This posting is one in a series of these sign. For more information or for higher-resolution images, please contact me.