Introduced at TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY

Takanawa: the place of innovation where, more than 150 years ago, Japan’s first railway ran over the sea. Carrying that memory forward, the area is being developed as “a testing ground for enriching lives 100 years from now”.

The themes of the development are “Environment (realising planetary health)”, “Mobility (people and robots living together)” and “Healthcare (making lives where anyone can live richly for 100 years)”. Around them, a range of trials and research projects are under way, aiming to create ideas and solutions that lead to the future.

Hello, iino !

To coincide with the celebrated opening of TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, iino type-S712 began permanent operation on March 27, 2025.

iino’s first encounter with the town.
Not a means of transport, but a way to enjoy the journey itself.
Something free from timetables and destinations, that feels as if it could take you anywhere.

With a top speed of 5 km/h, both the way you ride it and the way it looks are very different from any vehicle before it. So that people can get to know iino while having fun, the Takanawa model is full of playful touches that use the deceleration sensor and audio guide.

You don’t quite know what it is, but you want to touch it. Something people in the town call out to — “Can I ride?” That is what it aims to be as it runs here, every day.

Repeat & Casual

“I came by again today — anything fun going on?”
No particular reason, but you feel like saying hello.
Is there someone like that around you?

TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY’s “Area Information & Mobility”, known as AIM, is just that kind of information centre — one you feel like dropping into. With the concept “Repeat & Casual”, it is a new kind of base for information at the entrance to the town, where you can pick up news or chat with the cast.

Alongside the usual information services such as directions and event news, the cast now invite visitors to touch iino itself and suggest ways to enjoy it more.

The stick cheesecake “SLOW”, which you can eat with one hand, is one of them — a frozen cheesecake for enjoying time as it slowly melts, made to make iino even more fun. Eaten on board, it might taste a little better than usual.

We offer time to discover iino’s appeal — not only as transport, but as something that brings out a little more of everyday experience.

NEW MEETS YOU

Bringing out the charm of the places it runs. Creating chance encounters. And changing the shape of cities and the value of getting around.

Holding on to these unchanging aims, we have designed mobility experiences in many places. Drawing on all of that experience, here at TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY we will propose new value in getting around.

More varied routes are on the way, and more playful touches using the audio guide and deceleration functions will be added.

A world opened up at 5 km/h.
We are excited too, to see what encounters lie ahead wherever iino runs.
Hoping for surprise, delight and encounters that lift your heart —
a journey at 5 km/h begins.