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Dec 16 2011 28 Comments

Captain Jack Sparrow, in Tokyo, in a train station

A pirate he may be, but in Tokyo, Captain Jack Sparrow has to cobble together his pieces of eight just like all the other commuters, and travel to work by train.

Captain Jack Sparrow in Tokyo, Japan

Categorized: Odd, Photography

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  1. James says

    12/16/2011 at 10:56 am

    Wow. That is THE best Sparrow I’ve seen รขโ‚ฌโ€ and the bar at our station (ShinUrayasu) has a pirate theme to it and the owner, till this point, won the prize. Good grief.

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    • Lee says

      12/16/2011 at 12:40 pm

      Pretty impressive outfit, isn’t it? I’ve seen him a few times before –actually on the train — and it’s a surreal sight for sure.

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  2. winnie says

    12/16/2011 at 1:47 pm

    Cool picture!! You are so lucky to meet him a few times. ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Lee says

      12/16/2011 at 2:33 pm

      Yeah, he’s quite a character!

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  3. genkichannz says

    12/16/2011 at 2:30 pm

    I assume he’s the Jack Sparrow from Disney Sea? If he is, I’m surprised DS let their staff travel to and from work in character, especially as he’s a fair way from Urayasu, judging from the Seibu train!
    What sort of reaction was he getting from other commuters? I ask because he has that “I know you’re all looking at me, but I’m blocking you out” introspective look on his face!

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    • Lee says

      12/16/2011 at 2:37 pm

      No, he can’t be. I’ve seen him leaving on the same train from Shinjuku several times in the past. And the day I took this photo, he was just arriving at about 3pm.

      When I took this photo, rather bizarrely he was barely getting a second glance from other travelers. The times when I’ve seen him on the train, however, people’s initial reaction was one of shock. Watching everyone do a double take as they got on the train was interesting to see.

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    • Jeffrey says

      12/17/2011 at 2:01 am

      That was the first thing that came to mind for me as well. But I agree with Lee that he’s probably just a “civilian.”

      When we took the kids to Disneyland a couple year ago, the Capt. Jack there was having way too much fun, or so it seemed.

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    • ameiji says

      12/18/2011 at 1:23 am

      Maybe he’s a blogger like Danny The Tokyo Stormtrooper ๐Ÿ™‚

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  4. genkichannz says

    12/16/2011 at 3:37 pm

    Not the DisneySea guy? That IS a surprise! Maybe he just likes the look! Or he’s heading out to the bar at ShinUrayasu to show up the owner…

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  5. L. says

    12/16/2011 at 10:03 pm

    At first glance, he bears some resemblance to Johnny Depp. At the second, he has a really sad expression on his face.

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    • Lee says

      12/17/2011 at 8:13 am

      My guess is he’s going to work, and despite the pirate outfit, he’s probably like most people and would rather be doing something else.

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  6. tasha says

    12/16/2011 at 11:10 pm

    Man wanted to feel like a pirate.
    This is probably healthy.

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  7. Calissaja says

    12/16/2011 at 11:46 pm

    Next time I’m in Tokyo I’m going to be very sad if I don’t see him.

    I wonder what he does. Maybe he gets to the office, whips the outfit off and he’s a salaryman.

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    • Lee says

      12/17/2011 at 8:15 am

      That’s the big question.

      Seibu Shunjuku Station is the best please to see him from my experience.

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  8. Ank1 says

    12/17/2011 at 9:40 pm

    Ha, brilliant!

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  9. Shizuo says

    12/18/2011 at 12:18 am

    Looks like the original Captain Jack Sparrow, Nice outfit!

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  10. WP says

    12/18/2011 at 9:07 pm

    Wow, he definitely looks awfully like the real Jack Sparrow!

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  11. Miriam says

    12/19/2011 at 8:24 am

    I honestly thought he was Johnny Depp, there is such a likeness.

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    • Lee says

      12/19/2011 at 7:05 pm

      Yes, he’s pretty convincing. It’s no quickly cobbled together look that’s for sure.

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  12. jonhohx says

    12/22/2011 at 10:19 am

    lolz…now i know the woman from the previous post was running away or towards him

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    • Lee says

      12/22/2011 at 11:12 am

      Haha! Quite possibly!

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  13. Jon says

    1/14/2012 at 1:45 am

    He manages a bar about 5 minutes walk from Nakano Station in Tokyo. One cool guy.

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  14. Jon says

    1/14/2012 at 1:48 am

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonmanjiro/6688972669/

    Here’s a photo of him at his bar.

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    • Lee says

      1/14/2012 at 10:34 pm

      I’ve been told about this fella before, but I’m sure it’s a different person. Close up they do look different, plus I’ve seen the Jack Sparrow above numerous times รขโ‚ฌโ€œ always arriving and leaving Seibu Shinjuku station.

      If I am right, I’d like to know if they’ve ever met!

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      • Jon says

        1/16/2012 at 11:44 am

        There’s two Captain Jack Sparrow’s in Tokyo? Wow, never expected that!

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  15. Jon says

    2/13/2012 at 12:17 pm

    Wow, there really is two Captain Jack Sparrows in Tokyo! Here’s the other one.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonmanjiro/6867000323/

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  16. capitano fede says

    2/3/2014 at 5:58 am

    VAI JACK

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  17. Dave says

    2/11/2014 at 9:55 pm

    I think I’ve just spotted him on the train in his ‘civvies’.

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