Rail-mad Japanese Marry Aboard Tokyo Commuter Prepare

Do you may have a dream location to exchange marriage ceremony vows together with your beloved? A romantic seaside, place of worship, or maybe a Las Vegas chapel?


How about one of many world's busiest commuter trains?
That's what a Japanese couple did recently when they took the plunge aboard the Yamanote Line, a loop railway that carries more than three million passengers around central Tokyo on daily basis.

Like a mechanical artery pumping humanity by the Japanese capital, the 29-station Yamanote might be so packed that passengers cannot move an inch.


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But that did not hassle newlyweds Nobuhiko Suzuki, 27, and Sayaka Tsuchiya, 28, as a result of they had been lucky sufficient to get their very own prepare, courtesy of East Japan Railway.

The operator held a contest to organize a wedding ceremony aboard the Yamanote, which is celebrating the 50th yr of its distinctive lime-green livery. Whereas  結婚式ムービー  was launched in 1903, the loop was only completed in 1925.

The couple was chosen due to their story. After they were courting, they might meet aboard car No. 6 on Yamanote services while commuting to work at Shinbashi Station.

Their nuptials had been held in automotive No. 6 of the chartered practice in the presence of 150 applauding visitors.

"I need to cherish the bonds with the household and mates that we've confirmed throughout the preparations," Suzuki was quoted as saying by Kyodo Information.

Departing from Ikebukuro Station for a loop around the capital, the practice was decorated with pictures of the happy couple whereas video screens above the doorways performed a reenactment of the wedding proposal.

Marriage ceremony ceremonies have been held on trains before in Japan, but this was the first time the venerable Yamanote hosted such an occasion.

The loop line goes to an important hubs in the capital, including Tokyo Station, Ueno, Shinjuku, and Shibuya. Tickets price less than $2, making it one of the best choices for getting round.


The special all-inexperienced Yamanote will proceed to snake its way round Tokyo to mark the anniversary.