All Eyes on the City! The Appeal of AGTs as Moving Billboards

Have you ever seen a train that turns

into a giant moving billboard?　

Full-wrap trains promoting local events

or attractions are hard to miss—and

when one pulls into the station, many

people can’t resist snapping a photo.

For AGTs running on elevated tracks,

the effect is even stronger. They look

like billboards gliding through the sky,

blending with the city scenery in a way

that fixed signs never could.

On Hiroshima’s Astram Line, for

example, special wrap designs have

featured Asa Zoo,

KiPio no Sanpomichi

the Hiroshima Carp baseball team,

YAHOO! News

and Sanfrecce Hiroshima soccer club.

Because only one train in the fleet

usually gets such a design, catching it

feels like a rare treat.

Monorails are also well-known for

creative wraps: Chiba Monorail with its

suspended trains,

Chiba City

and Osaka Monorail with its straddle-

beam type,

Itteki/PIXTA

both have hosted many eye-catching

designs. The long, slender bodies of

AGTs and monorails make them perfect

canvases for expressing a single

theme in bold style.

Imagine if there were a “Moving Ad

Award” contest. We might see even

more playful, full-wrap AGTs and

monorails across different cities—turning

everyday rides into a traveling showcase

of local culture.

Stay tuned for the next AGT Blog!