Ayako Suzukawa
| Ayako Suzukawa | |
|---|---|
 Suzukawa at the 22nd Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad festival, 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 25, 1991 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | |
| Occupation | YouTuber |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2010 - present day |
| Genre | Railways |
| Subscribers | 1.07M[1] (25 March 2024) |
| Total views | 1,854,896,370[1] (25 March 2024) |
| Contents are in | Japanese |
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]
Biography[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b "About SuzukawaAyako". YouTube.
- ^ "鈴川絢子". yoshimoto.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Tuerke, Thomas M. (27 April 2017). "For Real..." thomas.tuerke.net. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Suzukawa, Ayako (25 March 2015). "F2について" (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Suzukawa, Ayako (25 March 2015). "F2について" (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Ten Years Later: Tohoku Today and in the Future". reconstruction.go.jp. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.