Suica penguin

May 27 06:16 am JST 10 Comments

The Suica penguin, the mascot for the Suica prepaid rechargeable contactless smart card used on Tokyo trains and buses, greets visitors in front of the new South Gate exit at Shinjuku Station.

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tamanegi
May 27 07:38 am JST

Another eyesore.

-6 ( +3 / -9 )

wallace
May 27 07:50 am JST

Funny street furniture.

2 ( +4 / -2 )

OriginalOne
May 27 09:14 am JST

Where's the ICOCA statue in Osaka? LOL

-3 ( +3 / -6 )

TokyoLiving
May 27 10:20 am JST

Beautiful !!

I love Japan mascots !!..

-3 ( +1 / -4 )

TokyoLiving
May 27 10:21 am JST

Another eyesore.

Don't like it, don't watch it..

1 ( +5 / -4 )

borscht
May 27 10:39 am JST

In 100 years this will be up for a World Heritage Site.

And draped with a Santa hat in December aka Colonel Sanders.

-3 ( +6 / -9 )

Japantime
May 27 12:53 pm JST

This was made to compete with the dog statue in Shibuya. It will become the next big meeting point in Tokyo.

-1 ( +2 / -3 )

Seawolf
May 27 05:42 pm JST

This was made to compete with the dog statue in Shibuya. It will become the next big meeting point in Tokyo.

My first thought as well, but upon closer look there is lots of greenery and shrubs around it as if to prevent any congestion or , god forbid, touching or stroking the Kawaii Penguin!

-1 ( +1 / -2 )

gokai_wo_maneku
May 27 06:42 pm JST

I've been by there many times. At least the little kids like it!

1 ( +1 / -0 )

piskian
May 27 09:43 pm JST

Suica'll never take off.

-3 ( +0 / -3 )

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