Tokyo’s Metro Is Betting Free Soba Noodles Can Help Ease Congestion

People slurp soup and pluck noodles at a soba and udon restaurant in Tokyo in February 2016.

Passengers who get on the train before the morning rush hour will also qualify for free tempura. The offer is an attempt to reduce overcrowding on the city’s most jam-packed route.

(Image credit: Shuji Kajiyama/AP)

Tokyo’s Metro Is Betting Free Soba Noodles Can Help Ease Congestion
By Daniella Cheslow

January 22, 2019 at 11:49AM
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