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Ayako Suzukawa

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Ayako Suzukawa
Suzukawa at the 22nd Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad festival, 2023
Personal information
Born (1991-03-25) March 25, 1991 (age 33)
NationalityJapanese
Education
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010 - present day
GenreRailways
Subscribers1.09 million[1]
Total views1.92 billion[1]
Contents are inJapanese

Last updated: 4 Sept, 2024

Ayako Suzukawa (born 25 March 1991 in Yatsu, Narashino[2]) is a YouTuber and comedian primarily known for her interest in railways.[3] Suzukawa has been described as something of a densha otaku extraordinaire, combining various facets of railway enthusiasm in posts on her various social media platforms.[4]

Biography

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Suzukawa first started streaming videos on the Nico Nico Douga video sharing service as a university student.[5] She then began her professional career as part of the K2 comedy duo.[6] In 2013 Suzukawa started a YouTube channel in which she recorded herself dancing to the song Koi Suru Fortune Cookie by AKB48 at all of the Keikyu railway stations.[7] In March 2015 Suzukawa announced that K2 had disbanded due to professional differences, and she would continue her career as a solo comedian.[8]

On the occasion of the 10 anniversary of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Suzukawa produced a video in which she took the Jōban Line to the Hamadōri region to report on the lives of people who the 2011 earthquake had effected.[9]

Suzukawa has made various television appearances, including as a guest on the TV Asahi comedy show Ametalk![10]

Personal life

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Suzukawa is a self described densha otaku. Her favourite train model is the N1000 series electric multiple unit that runs on the Keikyū Main Line. She is a fan of Karuta and, as a student, was ranked amongst the top 5 table tennis players in Japan.[11] Suzukawa has two children who are named after the Hitachi and Tokiwa trains.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About SuzukawaAyako". YouTube.
  2. ^ "鈴川絢子". yoshimoto.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ Tuerke, Thomas M. (27 April 2017). "For Real..." thomas.tuerke.net. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ Matsuki, Megumi (5 June 2014). "$2.34!? Cheapest bullet-train ride in Japan lasts 3 minutes, but memories are forever". Sora News 24. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. ^ Watanabe, Maiko (31 July 2020). "仕事、それは息子たちとのかけがえのない日常を残すこと ママYouTuber鈴川絢子". asahi.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. ^ Suzukawa, Ayako (25 March 2015). "F2について" (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "お笑いコンビF2 鈴川絢子さんに、京急からPR感謝状を贈呈" (PDF). keikyu.co.jp (in Japanese). Keikyu Group. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  8. ^ Suzukawa, Ayako (25 March 2015). "F2について" (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Ten Years Later: Tohoku Today and in the Future". reconstruction.go.jp. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  10. ^ Tsukishima, Wataru (26 January 2017). "初開催!今夜の『アメトーーク!』は鉄道芸人!鉄道貴重映像も紹介". rbbtoday.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  11. ^ "担当乗務員・鈴川に清き一票を!". yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 August 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  12. ^ Watanabe, Maiko (31 July 2020). "仕事、それは息子たちとのかけがえのない日常を残すこと ママYouTuber鈴川絢子". asahi.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 April 2024.