Aya Ueto and Kansai Yamamoto, far right, with JR officials

Aya Ueto looking forward to smooth ride on new Skyliner

Saturday 12th April, 06:53 AM JST

TOKYO —

Actress Aya Ueto is enthusiastic about Keisei Railway’s new Skyliner Airport Express. Ueto, 22, turned up at the preview this week along with Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, who designed the car. “I often write letters on trains, but it’s hard when the train rocks. With this train, I’m looking forward to a much smoother ride. It should be really comfortable.”

The new Skyliner, which will be launched in 2010, can go as fast as 160 kilometers an hour. It will cover the distance between Nippori in Tokyo and Narita Airport in 36 minutes.

12 Comments

invulnerable23 at 08:47 AM JST - 12th April

I love Aya Ueto.
lipscombe at 08:58 AM JST - 12th April

i bet she can hardly wait
Pukey2 at 09:30 AM JST - 12th April

Stuff Narita! I'm going abroad for my vacation just before the GW rush and I'm leaving via Haneda which will still be cheaper and quicker for me to get to.
rjd_jr at 10:42 AM JST - 12th April

Cool, she is so beautiful and talented.
bobcatfish at 10:51 AM JST - 12th April

very entertaining
okapake at 12:11 PM JST - 12th April

How much she got paid for this? What a good life when you got "talent!"
Loki520 at 12:21 PM JST - 12th April

She looks so innocent all the time. Not that there is anything wrong with that....
capone at 05:05 PM JST - 12th April

she can write ?
plasticmonkey at 05:42 PM JST - 12th April

I often write letters on trains

"I'm not a real person, but I play one on TV."
Nessie at 08:24 PM JST - 12th April

I will give her a smooth ride on her choice of transport.
zzonkerr at 12:05 AM JST - 13th April

Why, oh why ---- couldn't the headline be, "Aya Ueto looking forward to unknown middle-aged gaijin salaryman?" D-oH! I never get any breaks.
lipscombe at 03:57 AM JST - 13th April

she's too busy being excited about all the Japanese Salarymen she will spend hours conversing during breaks from writing letters on her (to be) frequent Skyliner journeys 2 or 3 years from now. Actually I heard she has a special red marker pen she is using to cross off each day on her calendar and can barely get herself to sleep each night since the anticipation is almost unbearable