Day in the Life of a Japanese Train Conductor

A day in the life of a Japanese Train Conductor. This is the typical day working in Japan for a train railway conductor or Japanese electric railway company. We go inside their workplace to see Japanese work culture as they all work as a team to run the train line together in the small tranquil town of Choshi in Japan. Takaiya works as a train conductor at Choshi Den-tetsu, AKA Choshi Electric Railway, transporting passengers for 100 years now from Choshi station to Tokawa station, a 10 station 6.4km (4 Mile) stretch located on the easternmost tip of Chiba right on the oceanside. The headquarters is here, at Nakanocho station, where a total of 60 workers proudly and safely keep the train line running each and every day. We follow Takaya from his morning routine in Japan all the way through to his work day.

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[juansanchez]

He's a quiet and reserved guy, but you can tell he loves his job and is happy with his life! Good for him!

[Freakymonify]

As a Train Driver in the UK, I cannot express how massive of a deal it is for the president of the company to also be a Driver as well. I cannot applaud it enough, I want to hug that man.

[william-ucoy]

Low key. Ultra professional. Highly organized. Very standardized and structured.
He likes his routine and has a sense of order.
It’s a perfect job for him and he’s proud to be doing it.

[gravenewworld]

This dude is a perfectionist. Cooks for himself and doesn’t eat convenience store food or at restaurants like we see in many videos. Very clean uniform that is clearly ironed well. Uses a ruler to mark an X on a ticket. Doesn’t just make quick coffee, but brews using a pour over. His apartment was also very tidy.

Seems like a strapping young fella some girl’s mom would love for their daughter to bring home.

[mumfordalien]

My goodness not even one minute in and I can already tell that this man is incredibly detail oriented and organized.
The perfect traits for a train conductor, I bet he’s never been late to work.

[skoodledoo]

As a train driver from London, I'm absolutely fascinated by his role. It's a very unique situation he's in. He's not just a conductor. He is also:
1. Signaller
2. Station Master
3. Platform Dispatcher
4. Ticket Office / Customer Service
5. Retail Staff

All of which would be different positions here - and what a long shift too! He obviously loves his job. Good on him!

[jankristuf]

I can't believe it is in Japan. It is like in Czech Repbublic in 80's & 90's. I like to remember when I was child visiting my father's dispatcher office. I was playing with cardboard tickets and stamps. What is really interesting that so young Japanese guy does that job. Thx for video it's awesome!

[Minachichi]

I am a chief train conductor in Germany so this was SO interesting to me! I work for long distance trains but used to work for local trains. I prefer my job now - but if my stations would be that cute I wouldn‘t care to work for local trains again. 😍✨

[eessaaabrahams]

There's no better YouTube series than the "day in a life" . The joy I get when I see these uploads are unmatched, currently 2am in South Africa perfect time to watch🥺🤣

[TheMediterraneanStar]

I love the fact that in a highly modern and digitalized country such as Japan there's still a place for tradition and an "old school", laid-back style of living. Charming!

[Jacobdemery]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone so perfectly matched with their work. He loves it and it seems the perfect work for his personality. It’s really awesome to see and made me really try to enjoy the small stuff I enjoy at my job.

[OmansEli]

There's something very charming seeing the behind the scenes of a railway conductor and their workspaces in the inaka. It's nice that they kept all those thank you letters from children visiting the station too. People seem way more relaxed out there.

[wkksdcj]

In order to overcome the management crisis, Choshi Dentetsu not only sold wet rice crackers, but also launched a series of outlandish strategies, which often became the talk of the town throughout Japan.
The wide variety of goods shown in various parts of the video are a testimony to this.
Recently, it was also announced that a new used car would be introduced.

[stefanmolnar]

Japan shows us 2050 and 1950 in the same time.

[EP-qied]

Wow, that small town station really feels and looks like it's in a time warp from the past. Very nostalgic feeling.

[ublmqof]

As someone who is a bit lost in life right now. Thank you for this video.

[mongtkb]

out of all of the "Day in the Life" videos i watched so far, this train conductor seems like he really love his job

[YouTube]

i wish takaya were my train conductor! I love his passion for his work

[Scott-J]

I am from a part of America that does not have a lot of money. It makes me happy to see people proud of the work they do even if the floor concrete is old and the cabinet doors are worn. This may not be a shinkansen, but they get the job done with dignity.

[ReallyTwistedHumor]

Honestly, loved this.
As someone who works in a factory in the UK I love seeing the more clearly working class videos in this series.