Of Valentines and Tamachi
So last night I met up with a friend that I haven’t seen since last summer. He and his wife recently bought a house in Chiba and have been overly busy moving and living between two places.
We ended up going to a station on the Yamanote line (it circles Tokyo) that I had never been to before. Tamachi was the name and honestly it is hardly a place people would be enticed to stop at. Other than having the headquarters for NEC and Morinaga (Japanese food manufacturer) located there, you won’t find much of anything else except 1 university. This part of metro Tokyo is rather quiet and just not a tourist or local hotspot.
Seriously, look at the Wikipedia page for it - just about bare bones, smallest page for probably any Tokyo station:
Wikipedia page for Tamachi Station
As for Valentines, in Japan things run a little differently 
Instead of couples buying gifts for each other, like in the States, it is standard for only the women to buy or make chocolate for the men, and for the men not to do anything. Even women employees buy chocolate for their male co-workers. The world is a better place because of this system
But don’t worry ladies, there is another holiday on March 14th called “White Day” during which the men are expected to return the favor 
[EDIT] I just realized that Tamachi station may be famous for something. The fact that women give men chocolate on Valentines day is due to the Morinaga company that I mentioned was headquartered there. Valentine’s Day in Japan brought to you by Morinaga
