Do you know the eki stamps, these self-service decorative stamps originally found in Japanese railway stations?
Discover the Eki Stamps on Bato and in TBM Shops!
These ink stamps with motifs of fish and river elements are now available on board the river shuttles. There are 8 to collect: the carrelet, the eel, the lamprey, the wave, the shad, the catfish, the wind, and the shrimp.
Inspired by the Japanese Eki Stamps, the Bordeaux artist Zoé Andrieux designed and made stamps of fish and elements constituting the rivers of the Metropole.
Come discover them during a spring mini-cruise or a walk on the Garonne quays!
To complete your collection, notebooks in the colors of the Garonne and the Bato are free and available to all ink hunters. Ask for your original notebook for free at the TBM store at Quinconces, on the occasion of your first stamp!
Where to find them? |
- On board the Bato: :
- Le Bato 1: On board La Marouette and La Gondole
- Le Bato 2 : On board La Fauvette, La Sittelle and La Linotte
- Le Bato 3 : On board L'Hirondelle
- At the TBM Shop Quinconces - cours du 30 juillet - 33000 Bordeaux
- At the Le Vélo by TBM Shop - 69 cours Pasteur - 33000 Bordeaux
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Created in the 1930s by the national railway company, the phenomenon of eki stamps aimed to encourage young Japanese people to travel by train to discover the country's territories and railway lines. Today, eki stamps have crossed the archipelago's borders and can even be found outside stations, in some public places.
Made on the occasion of 'Traverse: the rivers event,' the Le Bato eki stamps represent animals and elements constituting the Garonne. The TBM network invites you to discover them on board the Le Bato shuttles and in TBM shops.
