The essence of their work is to push more people into cars.
Japanese subway is known worldwide for its traffic congestion and punctuality.
Only in the capital of the country of the Rising sun about 40 million people daily use the underground. During peak hours, when everyone just physically can’t fit in cars, come to the aid of the professional pushers. The work of these people in the white gloves is to stuff more passengers into the cars.
In the Tokyo subway trains come into the station with an interval of only 2-3 minutes, but it is not enough to accommodate everyone. That is why each metro station work “oshiya” different “pushers”. The essence of their work is to push more people into cars.
Passengers calmly waiting for their turn to be stuffed in a car.
The idea of “pushers” originated in the early XX century in the United States, but it did not catch on, because people were outraged and spoke out about human rights when they are unceremoniously pushed into the wagons. The guards, who with excessive zeal to push people, he received the nickname “packers of sardines”.
All want to get home.
The rush hour in the Tokyo subway.
In Japan, “pushers” was originally the students worked only during peak hours. Then the role went to the service personnel stations. The Japanese are willing to suffer any inconvenience, just to get home. They’re not even afraid to fall asleep standing up, knowing that still prop up them from all sides.
In a Japanese metro people in the cars pushed
