Eki-Melo (駅メロ) or station jingles play in both Japan and Taiwan as trains are approaching the station and the doors are about to close.

For those on their daily commute that take a nap on the train, they know it’s time to get off when they hear the melody of their station play.

The melodies not only serve a functional purpose, but they also bring back memories to those that have visited Japan or Taiwan. Those traveling on JR East or Taipei Metro would have heard the melodies play many times.

The SH-5 melody composed by 塩塚博 plays at Tokyo Station Keihin-Tohoku Line Platform:

The SH-3 melody composed by 塩塚博 plays at Tokyo Station Yamanote Platform:

The Takadanobaba Station melody composed by 高井達雄 is the Astro Boy theme:

Bring back memories of your time in Japan or Taiwan by buying one of our EkiChains from this page.

Ekichains is partnered with a company based out of Tokyo, Japan. Ekichains is founded by two railfans passionate about the station melodies of Japan and Taiwan.

発車メロディは日本でも台湾でも、電車が駅に近づき、ドアが閉まるときに流れる。

電車で仮眠をとる通勤客は、駅のメロディが流れると、そろそろ降りる時間だと知る。

メロディーは機能的な役割を果たすだけでなく、日本や台湾を訪れたことのある人にとっては思い出を呼び起こすものでもある。JR東日本や台北の地下鉄を利用する人なら、何度も耳にしたことがあるだろう。

このページからEkiChainを購入して、日本や台湾での思い出を蘇らせてください。