Japan Subway Posters

POSTED BY DANNY CHOO On Tue 2010/02/23 16:00 JST in Japanese Culture
More from the "do it at home" series of posters by Tokyo Metro. For those who are not familiar with the series, these are posters found on the Tokyo metro stations and trains to remind people of their manners. You can see the whole series at Tokyo Metro.
This one here asks folks to be considerate and give up the priority silver seat which is designated for disabled, pregnant or other needy folks.
One thing that continues to surprise me is how many young folks don't bother to get up for others. I've seen a woman with a baby on her back carrying shopping in both hands - all the young folks sitting around her were pretending to be asleep or playing with their mobile phone.
And then there are the folks who treat the entrance to the train like the entrance to their bedroom.
Sometimes you would see girls snuggling up to each other and perform the symmetrical docking. Tokyo Metro don't seem to like this but I think its fine.
Thanks to Lightning for posting on Figure.fm.
I think this illustration originates from Peko-tan.