Drinking parties on Japanese streetcars
Toyohashi in Aichi Prefecture has started its annual winter Odensha drinking party service on its streetcar line. Here’s a video of one group’s party:
One special streetcar leaves Toyohashi Station at 6:25, slowly navigating its way through 9.4 kilometers of track while its passengers party. Each party car holds 15 to 26 people, and as the name Odensha suggests, passengers eat warm oden while they drink beer.
According to the Yomiuri, parties running until December 27th have already been fully booked, but those interested in reserving a slot during its January 8th-30th run can book via phone starting December 8th at 0532-53-2135. Individual slots cost 3,000 yen (includes meal and a couple beers) and full train car reservations cost 75,000 yen.
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PLEASE DO IT AT A PUB
At least these parties are in special cars separated from others, and you have to pay…
Just wait until 2chan gets a whiff of this!!!
They should do the same thing for the halloween party. Think of the money to be made!
Why would 2channelers care about this?
Yeah, if this was a drinking party on a public train, I’m sure 2channelers would complain – but for these parties you have to pay to drink and eat oden on a train car that isn’t open to the public during the party. I don’t think that most 2channelers would complain about that, though it seems there’s always somebody there who complains about everything.
I believe the wink indicated a joke.
Anyone who drinks on a train should be kicked out of the country!
Aren’t they making noise on the streets and distracting pedesrians and especially drivers? I saw I guy singing…Besides, I can’t believe that after 2 beers they still stay quiet and enjoy the ride.
Damn Oden Hooligans! Get off the train! Worse than the Halloween Gaijin! Spilling Oden juice and mustard all over everything!
When’s the Natto Train?
They have something like this with the street cars in Nagasaki. Only problem is that there is no where for you to pee.