TakaraTomy's Plarail 60th Anniversary Exhibition
During the summer vacation, parents and children of all ages can enjoy the Showa, Heisei and Showa-Japanese Plarail models. The "Plarail 60th Anniversary Exhibition," which is being held by TOMY at the Railway Museum (Omiya-ku, Saitama City) untilSeptember 1, is a great success. It has become so popular that 60% of the visitors to the museum also visit the exhibition. In addition to the diorama of the E5 Series Shinkansen Hayabusa, more than 150 items of Plarail are on display. Visitors can learn about the history and manufacturing process of Plarail. The exhibition is open to the public only with the admission fee to the Railway Museum. Plarail was launched in 1959 as a toy made of plastic, the latest material at the time, when metal and wooden toys were the mainstream. As of the end of January 2007, a cumulative total of about 1,480 types and more than 169 million units have been sold in Japan. The Railroad Museum in Omiya Ward, Saitama City, July 18, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images
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- ILEA000687790
- Registered date
- 2019/7/18 00:00:00
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- THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN / Kyodo News Images
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- THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN
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- 4272 × 2848 pixel
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- 72 dpi
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