The Seibu Railway has come a long way since it originated as a "night soil" removal service in 1944, taking the bodily waste of Tokyoites out into the countryside to improve food production. Travelling "turd-class" ended in 1951, with the railway switching from poop to passengers, connecting up the metropolis's fast growing north-western suburbs with the city centre.
As you can imagine the good behaviour of passengers has always been important to Seibu. Starting in 2016, the company hit on a good way to get its message across without sounding bossy or nagging, namely to put them into posters done in the ukiyo-e woodblock print style that all Japanese love, with a bit of humour, obviously.
Here, then, are a selection of some of the best posters produced over the years, all made with the intent of improving the manners of train travellers for the mutual benefit of all.
First up, do not rush onto the train as the doors are closing. Ouch!
First up, do not rush onto the train as the doors are closing. Ouch!
Secondly, just as important, don't block the doors when other passengers are trying to use them. That guy's a real devil.
Next, don't behave like a pack of wild monkeys. Nobody likes that!
In fact, just keep things generally nice and quiet so that people can hear the nice train announcements and know which station they are arriving at:
Also, remember how crowded the trains in Edo can get and manage your luggage accordingly:
And, of course, we wouldn't want the train to get delayed after you had a nasty accident on the platform, just because you were so engrossed reading this article on your smartphone:
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