Vivinavi : Shizuoka : (Japan) Shizuoka

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Special Museum Exhibition “Fujieda Railway Expo” Opens ！

In honor of Fujieda—known as the “Town of Light Railways ＆” and a place that has left its mark on Japanese railway history—we will be holding a railway

exhibition at the Fujieda City Local History Museum ・ and Literature Museum for the first time in four and a half years. The aim is to introduce visitors to Fujieda’s railway heritage from the Meiji ・, Taisho ・, and Showa eras

, while broadening their perspective on the history and appeal of railways worldwide.

Features ・ Highlights, etc.
○ Two-part exhibition ① “Shintaro Hara Model Railroad Exhibition”

Shintaro Hara, hailed as the “God of Model Railroads” （ 1919 ～ 2014 ）—Gauge 1 （ 1/ 32 ） ・ O-gē

ji （ 1/45 ） large-scale, intricately detailed model trains, on loan from the Hara Model Railroad Museum, and will display approximately 60 of them.

○ A two-part exhibition ② “Fujieda’s Railway Heritage Exhibition”

Featuring the “Shizuoka Railway Shun-En Line”—Japan’s longest light railway, which boasted the longest operational distance in the postwar era—as well as the “Shizuoka Railway Sun’en Line”—Japan’s longest light railway, which boasted the longest operational distance in the postwar era—as well as the “Kodama Limited Express High-Speed Test,” which was conducted within the city in Showa 34 （ 1959

） and set the world’s highest speed record for narrow-gauge lines at the time at 163 km/h, and served as the foundation

for the birth of the Shinkansen—such as the “Kodama Limited Express High-Speed Test”—through exhibits of related materials, model trains ・, and

dioramas.

〇 Fujieda Railway Expo Events: We will host railway-related lectures and model train operation sessions. （ For special exhibition visitors ）

■ Hara Model Railroad Gallery Talk ： August 22 （ Sat ） 11:00 a.m. ～ Noon

The God of Model Trains ・ An explanation of Shintaro Hara’s outlook on life and his dedication to model train building.

Speaker ： Kento Hara （ Deputy Director of the Hara Model Railroad Museum ・ Second son of Shintaro Hara ）
■ “Storytelling and Music Gathering”: Praying for Peace Across Generations ： August 22 (Sat) 2:00 p.m. ～ 3:15 p.m.

Program ： Purple-flowered radish ＆ Children’s choir and messages

Reading ： Fujieda City Bereaved Families’ Association Song ： Fujieda Wakaba Choir U ﾞ Violin ： Shiori Hanai H Ano ： Kaoru Kaneko

■ Fun Model Train Operating Event ： August 29 (Sat) ・ 30 (Sun), September 21 (Mon ・ Holiday) ・ 22\ (Tue ・ Closed) ・

23 (Wed ・ Holiday) Each day at 10:00 a.m. ～ and 4:00 p.m.


Model Train Operation Event
■ Railway Lecture “Station Boxed Lunches Across Japan ！: A Journey Down Memory Lane” ： September 6 (Sun) 2:00 PM ～ 3:30 PM

■ Shizuoka Railway Sun-En Line: Walk Along the Abandoned Track ： October 11 (Sun) 9:30 AM ～ 12:30 PM


Back of the Fujieda Railway Expo Flyer
Contents
Event Dates ： August 22 （ Sat ） ～ October 12 （ Mon ・ Holiday 9:00 a.m. ～ 5:00 p.m.

Venue ： Fujieda City Local History Museum ・ Literature Museum （ Fuj 500 Wakaouji, Fujieda City ） （ Monday ・ September 24 (Thu) Closed ）

Special Exhibition Admission Fee ： 500 yen （ 400 yen for groups of 20 or more ・ Free for junior high school students and younger ）

Press Preview ： August 21 （ Fri ） 4:00 p.m. 5:00 PM

Staff from the Hara Model Railroad Museum and members of the Fujieda Railroad Fan Club will will guide you through the features of Shintaro Hara’s model train

collection and highlight the exhibition’s main attractions.