Ayako Suzukawa

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 factes of railway enthusiasm in posts on her various social media platforms.[4]

Ayako Suzukawa
Suzukawa at the 22nd Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad festival, 2023
Personal information
Born (1991-03-25) March 25, 1991
Yatsu, Narashino, Chiba Prefecture
NationalityJapanese
Education
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010 - present day
GenreRailways
Subscribers1.07M[1]
(25 March 2024)
Total views1,854,896,370[1]
(25 March 2024)
Contents are inJapanese

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. "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.
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