Why Tokyo Has Musical Train Stations

In Japan, you may notice something quite unique when you’re in a train station. The stations actually sing. Want to see more Japan? Find our full Tokyo course at https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/to... Japan’s train stations have something called “train departure melodies”. These melodies are each 7-seconds long and were created to help commuters and train conductors know when the doors of the train are about to close. There are HUNDREDS of train departure melodies for different stations, lines, and for each direction that the train is going. There is actually one man behind many of the jingles, his name is Minaru Mukaiya. Watch Great Big Story's video on Minoru Mukaiya:    • In Tokyo, These Trains Jingle All the Way   Leave a comment with any questions you have and we’ll make sure to include it in a future video. Make sure to subscribe to the channel to learn how to travel smarter. See more from Jordy:    / @jordymcneill   ===== FOLLOW ON SOCIAL ===== Bright Trip Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/brighttrip.com/sig... Bright Trip on IG:   / bright.trip   Bright Trip on Pinterest:   / brighttriptravel   Bright Trip on Facebook:   / brighttripteam   Bright Trip on Twitter:   / trip_bright   ===== ABOUT BRIGHT TRIP ===== Bright Trip creates video-based travel courses to help you travel smarter. From our location courses that visually demystify places like Tokyo, London, Costa Rica, or Cape Town to our skills courses that cover how to travel solo, with kids, or how to document your travels more effectively and efficiently - each course is created by real travelers, like you, and aims to create a community of curious travelers that are eager to travel smarter. #brighttrip #travelguide #travelsmarter