August 17, 2017
Keio University
Keio Rengo Mita-Kai
It has been decided that Keio University's fight song, "Wakaki-chi," will be used as the departure melody at Hiyoshi Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line (Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture), the closest station to the Hiyoshi Campus, for a limited one-month period from Sunday, October 1 to Tuesday, October 31. This will be the first time that a Keio University college song has been used as a station's departure melody.
The fight song "Wakaki-chi," which will be used for the melody, celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, and the Tokyu Toyoko Line will also celebrate the 90th anniversary of its opening on August 28 of this year. The Keio University Hiyoshi Campus, as a pioneer of suburban campuses, has developed alongside the Tokyu Toyoko Line. This project is a joint effort by Keio University, the Keio Rengo Mita-Kai (the alumni association), and Tokyu Corporation, prompted by the 90th anniversaries of both the fight song "Wakaki-chi" and the Tokyu Toyoko Line. It will be implemented to coincide with the Keio Rengo Mita-Kai Convention (to be held this year on Sunday, October 15), an annual autumn event that brings many alumni to the Hiyoshi Campus.
It is hoped that this special departure melody will be exciting for Keio University students, as well as for the many alumni and members of the public who gather for the Keio Rengo Mita-Kai Convention.
Please see below for the full press release.