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Shinkansen / trainstation jingle toys 2013/10/5 21:35
Good day to you,
I loved hearing these jingles from the shinkansen train and also the train stations in Japan. I know there are some kind of ''toys'' which you can press a button and hear specific trainstation jingles. Where can I find these?

Also, are these ''toys'' available for the shinkansen jingles too?
by Jingle (guest)  

Re: Shinkansen / trainstation jingle toys 2013/10/6 13:48
Shinkansen jingle???

Does the toy speak each individual station name?
by tokyo friend 48 rate this post as useful

Re: Shinkansen / trainstation jingle toys 2013/10/6 14:31
I've seen them at Yamashiroya in Ueno and Laox in Akiba. They're usually the Yamanote line stations, though I've seen one for the Shinkansen before. I think I've seen them at Tokyu Hands as well. IIRC they're about 600 yen?
by John B digs Japan rate this post as useful

Re: Shinkansen / trainstation jingle toys 2013/10/6 21:13
by tokyo friend 48 rate this post as useful

Re: Shinkansen / trainstation jingle toys 2013/10/7 06:16
You may be interested in this web site:

http://melody.pos.to/

It has both audio and video clips.
by RobBeer (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: Shinkansen / trainstation jingle toys 2013/10/7 07:46
I think he means this:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/ushikawa/5C8429E6-335B-4E0B-B910...

I saw them in March of last year. This one I got in October 2010. Leaving for Tokyo tomorrow and if I'm in the Ueno area, I'll check, but knowing how trains form an integral part of toys in Japan, I'm sure they'
re still there.
by John B digs Japan rate this post as useful

Re: Shinkansen / trainstation jingle toys 2013/10/7 09:08
That shinkansen toy looked cool, I was imagining it to be moving around though, haha...

The last post must be the one I meant. Where did you buy these?
by Jingle (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: Shinkansen / trainstation jingle toys 2013/10/7 09:14
They're available at Yamashiroya across from the south exite of Ueno Station. I've seen them at Hakuhikan on the Chuo Dori in Ginza and at a Laox store off the Chuo Dori in Akihabara.
by John B digs Japan rate this post as useful

Re: Shinkansen / trainstation jingle toys 2013/10/7 13:13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKhzRPAHP4M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jETxGy5e_Kw

Selected Yodobashi Camera stores and online store still sell them.
http://www.yodobashi.com/ec/category/index.html?count=24&disptyp=02&ow...$30c6$30c4$30aa$30c8$0020$30b5$30a6$30f3$30c9$30dd$30c3$30c9&page=1&searchtarget=prodname&sorttyp=COINCIDENCE_RANKING&ginput=%E3%83%86%E3%83%84%E3%82%AA%E3%83%88%20%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%9D%E3%83%83%E3%83%89

The toy series were sold between 2008 - 2009. It's hard find them at stores 4 years after.
by tokyo friend 48 rate this post as useful

Re: Shinkansen / trainstation jingle toys 2013/10/7 13:16
by tokyo friend 48 rate this post as useful

Re: Shinkansen / trainstation jingle toys 2013/10/7 18:56
I bought 2 of them (with shinkansen melodies) at the Railway Museum Store at Saitama, 2 months ago, you can find lot of things there, if you have the time to go there
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