Like, actual trains departing the station to actual Dragon Quest music. Only in Japan!
As pointed out on Kuma News, when trains on the Tokyu Toyoko Line depart Shibuya Station, they are sent off with the Dragon Quest Overture.
本日の始発から東急東横線渋谷駅の横浜方面に使用する発車メロディーがドラゴンクエストの「序曲」に変更されました。なお、期間限定みたいです。 pic.twitter.com/G2BVJcJCxW
— どるびぃ😈 (@DOLBEE_ahos) July 4, 2016
Other train stations in Tokyo have jingles or play melodies (Ebisu Station, for example, has the theme from The Third Man because of beer ads). The Dragon Quest Overture, however, corresponds with a 30th anniversary Dragon Quest exhibit being held in Shibuya and will apparently only be played until September 12. The event wraps up on the 11th.
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