# Nagi and Pokke (The Yotsuya Station Goats) > Two new coworkers at a Tokyo train station. Job: eat the weeds. Senpai: Pokke. Updated Oct 23, 2026 · first seen Oct 21, 2026 · on X, Instagram. Where it is in its life: Group chat (early). Early: you'll look smart posting it. Also called: nagi and poke, jr goats, yotsuya station goats, working goats japan, japan train station goats, nagi-kun and pokke-chan. Page: https://viralmeme.ai/meme/nagi-and-pokke ![A frame of the news clip shared by @fuuuukatsu on X: two white goats lying in tall grass on the lot at Yotsuya Station.](https://s.viralmeme.ai/uploads/viralmeme/site/viralmeme/memes/originals/nagi-and-pokke.jpg) The source clip the meme comes from, by @fuuuukatsu, on X: https://x.com/fuuuukatsu/status/2112719998838022619 ## TL;DR Nagi and Pokke are two goats that JR East put to work eating the weeds on a patch of land at Yotsuya Station in Tokyo, a trial that began on October 9, 2026. Nagi is a one-year-old male and Pokke a two-year-old female, according to SoraNews24. A Japanese news clip of the "working goats" posted on X on October 21 passed 4 million views, and by October 23 Nagi and Pokke had a Know Your Meme entry and fans abroad calling them the railway's mascots. ## What does Nagi and Pokke (The Yotsuya Station Goats) mean? Nagi and Pokke are a wholesome animal meme with a job description. JR East, the railway company that runs much of Tokyo's network, rents the two goats from their owners to clear weeds on station land in an eco-friendly way, and the internet has adopted them as coworkers. Japanese coverage calls them "working goats," and people online treat Nagi and Pokke like new employees on their first assignment. The joke is the contrast. Yotsuya Station sits inside the loop of the Yamanote Line, in one of the busiest parts of Tokyo, and below a pedestrian walkway to the ticket gates two goats calmly eat grass while commuters stop to watch. People post Nagi and Pokke with captions about their shift, their workload and their seniority: SoraNews24 noted that Pokke, a year older, is Nagi's senpai. Nagi and Pokke are not official mascots. A widely shared English post called them "the official mascots of JR," but SoraNews24 reports that the railway pays the goats' owners for the weeding, as a trial. ## Why did Nagi and Pokke (The Yotsuya Station Goats) take off? Nagi and Pokke combine three things the internet reliably loves: cute animals, Japan's trains and the idea of animals with jobs. The phrase "working goats" did a lot of the work, turning a maintenance trial into a story about two very small employees. Video made it easy to share. On October 21, 2026, X user @fuuuukatsu posted a Japanese TV news clip about the goats' first weeding work in front of Yotsuya Station; by October 23 it had more than 4.3 million views and 15,000 likes. English-language accounts picked it up the next days, and on October 23 an Instagram post about Nagi and Pokke drew more than 6,000 likes in under a day, according to Know Your Meme. The story also has an end date, which keeps people checking in. According to SoraNews24, the goats are stationed at Yotsuya until the end of the year, will take the winter off because grass grows slowly in the cold, and may return in spring. US searches for "nagi and pokke" appeared on Google Trends for the first time on October 23. ## Where did Nagi and Pokke (The Yotsuya Station Goats) come from? JR East began a trial with two rented goats on October 9, 2026, on a patch of land near the Akasaka Exit of Yotsuya Station in Shinjuku, Tokyo, below a walkway leading to the ticket gates. SoraNews24, which published a photo story on October 20, gives their names as Nagi-kun, a one-year-old male, and Pokke-chan, a two-year-old female. A JR post on October 19 described the arrangement as a trial with two goats currently at work, and the railway asked visitors to be kind and not feed them snacks, so they would stay hungry enough to do their job. The goats went viral on October 21, when @fuuuukatsu shared a Japanese TV news report headlined, in translation, "Passersby captivated by 'working goats': first weeding in front of Yotsuya Station inside the Yamanote Line." The clip passed 4.3 million views. On October 23, X user @ren_Nevermind posted a video calling Nagi and Pokke "the official mascots of JR," the Instagram page ghantaa shared the story, and Know Your Meme added a Nagi and Pokke entry the same day. - **Oct 9, 2026:** JR East's goat trial begins on a lot at Yotsuya Station, Tokyo. - **Oct 19, 2026:** JR posts that two goats are at work as a trial. - **Oct 20, 2026:** SoraNews24 names them: Nagi-kun, one, and Pokke-chan, two. - **Oct 21, 2026:** @fuuuukatsu shares a TV news clip of the "working goats"; it passes 4.3 million views. - **Oct 23, 2026:** English posts call them JR's mascots, Know Your Meme adds an entry, and US searches begin. ## Popular versions of Nagi and Pokke (The Yotsuya Station Goats) ### Workplace posts Nagi and Pokke captioned like employees: their first day, their shift, their performance review. ### Senpai and kohai Jokes about Pokke, a year older, as Nagi's senior colleague. ### Mascot posts Fans abroad calling the goats JR's mascots, which they are not officially. ### Commuter videos Clips filmed from the walkway above, with the goats eating while Tokyo rushes past. ## How to post Nagi and Pokke (The Yotsuya Station Goats) on TikTok 1. Share a clip or photo of Nagi and Pokke at work and caption it like an office update. 2. Give them workplace roles: Pokke as the senior, Nagi as the new hire. 3. If you visit Yotsuya Station, watch from the walkway and follow JR's request not to feed them. ## Make your own ViralMeme explains this meme: it's a clip, a sound or a phrase you post as it is, not a format you put your photo into. ## Questions about Nagi and Pokke (The Yotsuya Station Goats) ### Who are Nagi and Pokke? Two goats rented by JR East to eat the weeds on a patch of land at Yotsuya Station in Tokyo. Nagi is a one-year-old male and Pokke a two-year-old female, according to SoraNews24. ### Why are there goats at Yotsuya Station? JR East is trying them as an eco-friendly way to clear weeds on station land. The trial started on October 9, 2026. ### Are Nagi and Pokke JR's official mascots? No. A viral English post called them mascots, but JR pays the goats' owners for weeding work as a trial, per SoraNews24. ### How long will Nagi and Pokke stay at Yotsuya Station? Until the end of the year, according to SoraNews24. They will take the winter off, when grass grows slowly, and may return in spring if JR needs them. ### Can you feed Nagi and Pokke? No. JR asks visitors to be kind to them and not to give them snacks, so they stay hungry enough to keep eating the weeds. ### Why did Nagi and Pokke go viral? A Japanese news clip about the "working goats" posted on X on October 21, 2026 passed 4.3 million views, and English-language accounts and Know Your Meme picked them up by October 23. ## Sources - [SoraNews24: There are goats spending every day in downtown Tokyo, but why? (Oct 20, 2026)](https://soranews24.com/2026/10/20/there-are-goats-spending-every-day-in-downtown-tokyo-but-why-photos/) - [Know Your Meme: Nagi and Pokke (added Oct 23, 2026)](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nagi-and-pokke) - [@fuuuukatsu on X: news clip of the working goats (Oct 21, 2026; 4.36M views on Oct 23)](https://x.com/fuuuukatsu/status/2112719998838022619) - [@ren_Nevermind on X: video of the goats (Oct 23, 2026)](https://x.com/ren_Nevermind/status/2113438304737820775) - [Google Trends, United States: "nagi and pokke", past 30 days (read Oct 23, 2026)](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%201-m&geo=US&q=nagi%20and%20pokke) ## What changed on this page - Oct 23, 2026: First published: who the goats are, why they're at the station and how they went viral. Spotted a mistake? Use "Report a mistake" at the bottom of https://viralmeme.ai/meme/nagi-and-pokke: no account or email needed, every report is checked within two days, and a fix is listed above with its date.