Ayako Suzukawa

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Ayako Suzukawa
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Suzukawa at the 22nd Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad festival, 2023
Personal information
Born (1991-03-25) March 25, 1991 (age 34)
Yatsu, Narashino, Chiba Prefecture
Nationality Japanese
Education
Occupation YouTuber
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Years active2010-present
GenreRailways
Subscribers1.09 million [1]
Total views1.92 billion [1]
Contents are inJapanese
Last updated: 4 September 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]

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Biography

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

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

  1. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. 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.
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