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The 150th anniversary of the opening of the railway and the 50th anniversary of the opening of Shin-Nihonbashi Station! Visit to Shin-Nihonbashi Station
Prior to the 2022 Chuo-ku Waku Waku Tour “Town Walking Industry Course” “[Special Project] Walking around Nihonbashi and exploring“ Shin-Nihonbashi Station ””, JR East guided the premises of Shin-Nihonbashi Station.
This year is the 150th anniversary of the opening of the railway, the 50th anniversary of the opening of Shin-Nihonbashi Station, and the special year of the Shinkansen Year.
Not only Shin-Nihonbashi Station, but also Tokyo Station came to support.
The sign indicating a casual exit (guiding sign) is actually a rare handwritten paint now.
It seems that the removal is gradually progressing due to aging, and the number is decreasing.
Handwritten characters have subtle differences one by one, and they have a taste and warmth.
The display of the station name etc. using the air conditioning outlet of the station platform is also beautiful.
It seems that these signs use "Sumimaru Gothic", which was adopted as a unified typeface during the Japanese National Railways era.
It seems that this typeface is no longer used when moving from the Japanese National Railways to JR East, and the sign that remains everywhere in Shin-Nihonbashi is very valuable.
This is also a very rare "train approach display light using incandescent light".
It is an important facility installed on the platform and informs the station staff of the approach of the train, but it seems that the mainstream is now using LEDs.
We also showed you many other valuable places.
Why don't you look for the charms of Showa and the Japanese National Railways that remain underground in the middle of Tokyo?