<h1>Legs</h1>

<pre><code>大正－（新今宮）　　　　　　　平野－八尾－志紀－－▽－－尺土－浮孔－坊城－飛鳥－吉野口－緞野／吉野
　　　　　　　　＞（道王寺）＜　　　　　　　　　道明寺
　　　　（？池）　　　　　　　布忍－－－高鷲－－－△－－貴志－川西－天見－橋本－極樂橋
　　  　　１　　　　　Ｘ　　　　　　２　　　　　　Ｙ　　　　　　　　　　　　　３
（　）= Full name not shown on the scene
</code></pre>

<p>These are railway lines in Osaka:</p>

<ul>
<li>The 1st upper-leg is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Loop_Line">Osaka Loop Line</a>: Taisho, Shin-Imamiya</li>
<li>The 1st lower-leg is [? Line]: [? Station]</li>
<li>The 1st interchange (X) is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenn%C5%8Dji_Station">Tennoji</a> (accessible directly from Osaka Loop Line, Yamatoji Line)</li>
<li>The 2nd upper-leg is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamatoji_Line">Yamatoji Line</a>: Hirano, Yao, Shiki</li>
<li>The 2nd lower-leg is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minami_Osaka_Line">Minami Osaka Line</a> (from Tennoji, transfer to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Csaka_Abenobashi_Station">Osaka Abenobashi</a> in walkable distance): Nunose, Takawashi</li>
<li>The 2nd interchange (Y) is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Dmy%C5%8Dji_Station">Domyoji</a> (accesible from Yamatoji Line by transfering at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashiwara_Station">Kashiwara</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domyoji_Line">Domyoji Line</a>, directly accessible from Minami Osaka Line)</li>
<li>The 3rd upper-leg is Minami Osaka Line - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshino_Line">Yoshino Line</a> (transfer at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashiharajing%C5%AB-mae_Station">Kashiharajingu-mae</a>): Shakudo, Ukiana, Bojo | Asuka, Yoshinoguchi, Yoshino</li>
<li>The 3rd lower-leg is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagano_Line_(Kintetsu)">Nagano Line</a> (from Minami Osaka Line, transfer at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furuichi_Station_(Osaka)">Furuichi</a>) - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankai_K%C5%8Dya_Line">Koya Line</a> (transfer at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawachinagano_Station">Kawachinagano</a>): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishi_Station_(Osaka)">Kishi</a><sup>1</sup>, Kawanishi | Amami, Hashimoto, Gokurakubashi*</li>
</ul>

<p><sup>1</sup> Uses kanji for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishi_Station_(Wakayama)">Kishi Station in Wakayama</a> instead.<br>
* Uses <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABjitai">traditional kanji</a></p>

<hr>

<h1>Hands</h1>

<pre><code>（百合ヶ丘）　　　　南多魔－西府－立川－奥多魔
   　　    ＞登戸＜
　　　　　　　　　　狛江－喜多見－經堂－豪徳寺－下北澤
　　　１　　　Ｘ　　　　　　　　　　２
（　）= Full name not shown on the scene
</code></pre>

<p>These are railway lines in Kanagawa-Tokyo:</p>

<ul>
<li>The 1st upper-leg is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odaky%C5%AB_Odawara_Line">Odakyu Odawara Line</a>: Yurigaoka</li>
<li>The interchange (X) is: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noborito_Station">Noborito</a> (accessible directly from Odakyu Odawara Line, Nambu Line)</li>
<li>The 2nd upper-leg is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambu_Line">Nambu Line</a> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cme_Line">Ome Line</a>: Minami-Tama, Nishifu, Tachikawa | Okutama</li>
<li>The 2nd lower-leg is Odakyu Odawara Line: Komae, Kitami, Kyodo, Gotokuji, Shimo-Kitazawa</li>
</ul>

<hr>

<h1>Body</h1>

<pre><code>　　　　　　　　　　高田馬場－池袋－巣鴨－上野－秋葉原－神田－＼
　　　　　　　　　／　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＼　　　　浅草－－－－▽－－－北千住－八潮－
三鷹－吉祥寺－新宿－－代々木－－千駄ヶ谷－－飯田橋－－御茶ノ水－－濱離宮＜　　　　　東京ガス
　　　　　　　　　＼　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　／　　　　新日本橋－－△－－－錦絲町－新小岩－西船橋－東京タワー－津田沼－
　　　　　　　　　　澁谷－恵比壽－水道局－五反田－品川－有樂町／
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　不動前　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　芝公園
　　　１　　　Ｘ　　　　　　　　　　２　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ｙ　　　　　　　　３　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ｚ
</code></pre>

<p>These are railway lines in Tokyo:</p>

<ul>
<li>The 1st leg is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D_Main_Line">Chuo Main Line</a>: Mitaka, Kichioji</li>
<li>The 1st interchange (X) is: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjuku_Station">Shinjuku</a></li>
<li>The 2nd upper-leg is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamanote_Line">Yamanote Line</a>: Takadanobaba, Ikebukuro, Sugamo, Ueno, Akihabara, Kanda</li>
<li>The 2nd middle-leg is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D-S%C5%8Dbu_Line">Chuo-Sobu Line</a>: Yoyogi, Sendagaya, Iidabashi, Ochanomizu</li>
<li>The 2nd lower-leg is Yamanote Line: Shibuya*, Ebisu, <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Government_Bureau_of_Waterworks">Waterworks bureau</a></strong><sup>x,2</sup>, Gotanda, Shinagawa, Yurakucho*</li>
<li>The vertical-leg (2) is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dky%C5%AB_Meguro_Line">Tokyo Meguro Line</a> (transfer at Meguro): <strong>Waterworks bureau</strong><sup>x,2</sup>, Fudomae</li>
<li>The 2nd interchange (Y) is: <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamarikyu_Gardens">Hamarikyu Gardens</a></strong><sup>x,3</sup></li>
<li>The 3rd interchange (3) is: <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Gas">Tokyo Gas</a></strong><sup>x,4</sup></li>
<li>The 3rd upper-leg is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobu_Skytree_Line">Tobu Skytree Line</a>: Asakusa, Kita-Senju, Yashio</li>
<li>The 3rd lower-leg is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dbu_Line_(Rapid)">Sobu Line (Rapid)</a> (from Tokyo) - Chuo-Sobu Line : Shin-Nihombashi, Kinshicho*, Shin-Koiwa | Nishi-Funabashi, <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Tower">Tokyo Tower</a></strong><sup>x,5</sup>, Tsudanuma</li>
<li>The Z point is: <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiba_Park">Shiba Park</a></strong><sup>x</sup></li>
</ul>

<p><sup>x</sup> Not a station<br>
<sup>2</sup> Represents <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meguro_Station">Meguro</a> on Yamanote Line. Between Ebisu and Gotanda, there's a waterworks bureau in Meguro<br>
<sup>3</sup> Represents <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Station">Tokyo</a> on Yamanote Line (accessible from Ochanomizu by transfering to Chuo Line)<br>
<sup>4</sup> Represents <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashi-Muk%C5%8Djima_Station">Higashi-Mukojima</a> on Tobu Skytree Line and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%8Dgoku_Station">Ryogoku</a> on Chuo-Sobu Line. Both have Tokyo Gas near them.<br>
<sup>5</sup> Tokyo Tower is not anywhere near the Chuo-Sobu Line<br>
* Uses <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABjitai">traditional kanji</a></p>

<hr>

<h1>Conclusion</h1>

<p>The railway lines are real, though they don't seem to mean anything. However, the <strong>bolded</strong> places on the body seem to mean something:</p>

<ul>
<li>Waterworks bureau near bladder</li>
<li>Hamarikyu Gardens near womb</li>
<li>Tokyo Gas near large intestine</li>
<li>Tokyo Tower &amp; Shiba Park are... <em>recreation places</em></li>
</ul>

<hr>

<p>Reference: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBieOMHvTag">a more SFW, redrawn OP by NEXIS on YouTube</a></p>

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2017-02-02T12:12:54.807Z
2017-02-02T12:12:54.807Z
Aki Tanaka
<p>The (NSFW, be warned) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuwMqYS4AIA" rel="noreferrer">broadcast opening</a> for the Tsubasa Cat arc of Bakemonogatari (<strong>"Sugar Sweet Nightmare"</strong>) features various artistic nudes with what appear to be rail tracks stretching out along the model's body, such as in this SFW sample:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/kLSDK.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>The 'stations' here actually appear to correspond to various stations mostly in the Kansai area; for instance, 天見 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amami_Station" rel="noreferrer">Amami Station</a>) is a station on the Koya Line in Osaka, and 川西 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawanishi,_Hy%C5%8Dgo" rel="noreferrer">Kawanishi</a>) is a small city in the same broad area.  On the other hand, a bit of digging doesn't turn up any rail lines that run between the two.  </p>

<p><strong>Does anyone know if there's any meaning to the specific choice of rail stations used in this opening and their layout, or was it essentially just a mishmash of random location names?</strong></p>

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2015-04-15T14:51:10.460Z
Apparently, three of the right-leg stations (天見, 橋本, 極楽橋) are stations 73, 77, and 86 on [the Nankai Kouya line](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankai_K%C5%8Dya_Line). Also, three of the left-leg stations (飛鳥, 吉野口, 吉野) are on the [Kintetsu Yoshino line](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintetsu_Yoshino_Line). Does this mean anything? Beats me.
senshin
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2017-02-02T12:15:23.690Z
just as a warning about the video *"This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds."*. i'm in Australia so it appears there is some Geoblocking being used
Memor-X
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Is there any meaning to the rail lines in Bakemonogatari's "Tsubasa Cat" OP?
# Is there any meaning to the rail lines in Bakemonogatari's "Tsubasa Cat" OP?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-04-15
The (NSFW, be warned) [broadcast opening](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuwMqYS4AIA) for the Tsubasa Cat arc of Bakemonogatari (**"Sugar Sweet Nightmare"**) features various artistic nudes with what appear to be rail tracks stretching out along the model's body, such as in this SFW sample:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/kLSDK.png)

The 'stations' here actually appear to correspond to various stations mostly in the Kansai area; for instance, 天見 ([Amami Station](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amami_Station)) is a station on the Koya Line in Osaka, and 川西 ([Kawanishi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawanishi,_Hy%C5%8Dgo)) is a small city in the same broad area. On the other hand, a bit of digging doesn't turn up any rail lines that run between the two.

**Does anyone know if there's any meaning to the specific choice of rail stations used in this opening and their layout, or was it essentially just a mishmash of random location names?**
**Tags:** monogatari-series
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Apparently, three of the right-leg stations (天見, 橋本, 極楽橋) are stations 73, 77, and 86 on [the Nankai Kouya line](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankai_K%C5%8Dya_Line). Also, three of the left-leg stations (飛鳥, 吉野口, 吉野) are on the [Kintetsu Yoshino line](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintetsu_Yoshino_Line). Does this mean anything? Beats me.  
> **username_2**: just as a warning about the video *"This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds."*. i'm in Australia so it appears there is some Geoblocking being used  
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_3 on 2017-02-02. Score: 8
Legs
大正－（新今宮）　　　　　　　平野－八尾－志紀－－▽－－尺土－浮孔－坊城－飛鳥－吉野口－緞野／吉野
　　　　　　　　＞（道王寺）＜　　　　　　　　　道明寺
　　　　（？池）　　　　　　　布忍－－－高鷲－－－△－－貴志－川西－天見－橋本－極樂橋
　　  　　１　　　　　Ｘ　　　　　　２　　　　　　Ｙ　　　　　　　　　　　　　３
（　）= Full name not shown on the scene

These are railway lines in Osaka:

The 1st upper-leg is Osaka Loop Line: Taisho, Shin-Imamiya
The 1st lower-leg is [? Line]: [? Station]
The 1st interchange (X) is Tennoji (accessible directly from Osaka Loop Line, Yamatoji Line)
The 2nd upper-leg is Yamatoji Line: Hirano, Yao, Shiki
The 2nd lower-leg is Minami Osaka Line (from Tennoji, transfer to Osaka Abenobashi in walkable distance): Nunose, Takawashi
The 2nd interchange (Y) is Domyoji (accesible from Yamatoji Line by transfering at Kashiwara to Domyoji Line, directly accessible from Minami Osaka Line)
The 3rd upper-leg is Minami Osaka Line - Yoshino Line (transfer at Kashiharajingu-mae): Shakudo, Ukiana, Bojo | Asuka, Yoshinoguchi, Yoshino
The 3rd lower-leg is Nagano Line (from Minami Osaka Line, transfer at Furuichi) - Koya Line (transfer at Kawachinagano): Kishi1, Kawanishi | Amami, Hashimoto, Gokurakubashi*

1 Uses kanji for Kishi Station in Wakayama instead.
* Uses traditional kanji

Hands
（百合ヶ丘）　　　　南多魔－西府－立川－奥多魔
   　　    ＞登戸＜
　　　　　　　　　　狛江－喜多見－經堂－豪徳寺－下北澤
　　　１　　　Ｘ　　　　　　　　　　２
（　）= Full name not shown on the scene

These are railway lines in Kanagawa-Tokyo:

The 1st upper-leg is Odakyu Odawara Line: Yurigaoka
The interchange (X) is: Noborito (accessible directly from Odakyu Odawara Line, Nambu Line)
The 2nd upper-leg is Nambu Line - Ome Line: Minami-Tama, Nishifu, Tachikawa | Okutama
The 2nd lower-leg is Odakyu Odawara Line: Komae, Kitami, Kyodo, Gotokuji, Shimo-Kitazawa


Body
　　　　　　　　　　高田馬場－池袋－巣鴨－上野－秋葉原－神田－＼
　　　　　　　　　／　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＼　　　　浅草－－－－▽－－－北千住－八潮－
三鷹－吉祥寺－新宿－－代々木－－千駄ヶ谷－－飯田橋－－御茶ノ水－－濱離宮＜　　　　　東京ガス
　　　　　　　　　＼　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　／　　　　新日本橋－－△－－－錦絲町－新小岩－西船橋－東京タワー－津田沼－
　　　　　　　　　　澁谷－恵比壽－水道局－五反田－品川－有樂町／
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　不動前　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　芝公園
　　　１　　　Ｘ　　　　　　　　　　２　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ｙ　　　　　　　　３　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ｚ

These are railway lines in Tokyo:

The 1st leg is Chuo Main Line: Mitaka, Kichioji
The 1st interchange (X) is: Shinjuku
The 2nd upper-leg is Yamanote Line: Takadanobaba, Ikebukuro, Sugamo, Ueno, Akihabara, Kanda
The 2nd middle-leg is Chuo-Sobu Line: Yoyogi, Sendagaya, Iidabashi, Ochanomizu
The 2nd lower-leg is Yamanote Line: Shibuya*, Ebisu, Waterworks bureaux,2, Gotanda, Shinagawa, Yurakucho*
The vertical-leg (2) is Tokyo Meguro Line (transfer at Meguro): Waterworks bureaux,2, Fudomae
The 2nd interchange (Y) is: Hamarikyu Gardensx,3
The 3rd interchange (3) is: Tokyo Gasx,4
The 3rd upper-leg is Tobu Skytree Line: Asakusa, Kita-Senju, Yashio
The 3rd lower-leg is Sobu Line (Rapid) (from Tokyo) - Chuo-Sobu Line : Shin-Nihombashi, Kinshicho*, Shin-Koiwa | Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo Towerx,5, Tsudanuma
The Z point is: Shiba Parkx

x Not a station
2 Represents Meguro on Yamanote Line. Between Ebisu and Gotanda, there's a waterworks bureau in Meguro
3 Represents Tokyo on Yamanote Line (accessible from Ochanomizu by transfering to Chuo Line)
4 Represents Higashi-Mukojima on Tobu Skytree Line and Ryogoku on Chuo-Sobu Line. Both have Tokyo Gas near them.
5 Tokyo Tower is not anywhere near the Chuo-Sobu Line
* Uses traditional kanji

Conclusion
The railway lines are real, though they don't seem to mean anything. However, the bolded places on the body seem to mean something:

Waterworks bureau near bladder
Hamarikyu Gardens near womb
Tokyo Gas near large intestine
Tokyo Tower & Shiba Park are... recreation places


Reference: a more SFW, redrawn OP by NEXIS on YouTube
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