YOU WON'T BELIEVE YOUR ULTRA EYE! Tokyo Metro Joins Forces with 'Ultra Seven' for a 55th Anniversary Campaign!

Ultra Seven rides the Toyoko Line! Photo by Brett Homenick.

This was a surprise to see this morning on the Toyoko Line. A Tokyo Metro campaign is under way that is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the groundbreaking tokusatsu TV program Ultra Seven (1967-68) in a big way. You can buy a set of Tokyo Metro 24-hour Tickets with seven different Ultra Seven-themed designs for a total of 5,500 yen. The campaign began on October 1 and will run through December 11. The sets will only be sold online, so don't even think about buying one at a Tokyo Metro subway station. (Wouldn't that be cool, though?)

Of course, a typical 24-hour Ticket (much like the name suggests) allows the buyer to ride the Tokyo Metro as much as he/she wants for a full 24 hours from the time he/she starts using it. A regular 24-hour Ticket costs 600 yen for an adult. I point this out because I doubt you'd actually want to use your Ultra Seven 24-hour Tickets in the subway system, but what do I know.

Then again, I can't think of a better way to start your daily commute.