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Re:Tokyo by Train (2016) [video] by SoylentYellow on Sunday August 27, 2023 @09:15PM (#37288517)
Komagome is my favorite Yamanote line jingle: https://youtu.be/-GF_dku3Mgo?t=131
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Re:Tokyo by Train (2016) [video] by kazinator on Sunday August 27, 2023 @10:37PM (#37289058)
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Re:Tokyo by Train (2016) [video] by kazinator on Sunday August 27, 2023 @11:28PM (#37289369)
And, aha, here is likely why that station has that tune.

Komagome used to be called 染井村 (Somei Mura). It's supposedly the origin of that famous 染井吉野 (Somei-Yoshino) cherry tree.

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Re:Tokyo by Train (2016) [video] by ekianjo on Sunday August 27, 2023 @11:49PM (#37289507)
Ebisu station has the beer company jingle. Its quite nice too.
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