Urban Spam? Top 10 Ad-Tricks in Tokyo’s Train Stations

Ping magazine in Japan gives us a list of 10 ad-tricks used in Tokyo’s train stations. They say:

Not every day, but every once in a while, I find myself in the train on my way to work starring at a boring poster and asking myself how many people possibly already starred at that same poster the same day. Everyone heard about over-packed trains in Tokyo, but with train stations such as Shinjuku being the spot on the planet with the largest number of people per day actually rushing through, Tokyo’s train stations are a true mecca for advertisement.

Some crazy examples. Are they urban spam?

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