Hatsukari Sign

Tetsu-ota (that means ‘train enthusiasts’ in Japanese) rejoice: this is an original reproduction piece of railwayana, all the way from Japan.

The Hatsukari were long distance train services in Japan operated by Japanese National Railways and later the East Japan Railway Company from 1958 until 2002. They ran all the way from Ueno in Tokyo in the south of the country to Aomori in the north.