Here are some pointers on how toenjoy this special exhibition, A Railway Story in the Sky!
Continue withthe outer circuit, overleaf!

back in time toA Travel
Ueno Station in 1964!

Here you can hear announcements from our ambassadors,
Reiji Nakagawa and Rena Matsui!

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These walls are filled with train schedules from 1964 up until the present.
Have a go at finding the cover of the timetable for the month in which you wereborn.
Two large train schedules in a row is an extraordinarily rare sight, since JRlaunched in April 1987.

Don’t missThrough all of these train schedules gathered in one place, you can feel
how railway culture and history has evolved over the years, as well as
the differences between the two types of train schedules.

・To Tenku Station
・To Elevators

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Uniforms from the 7 JR companies
all in one place!

First life-sized replica of
the Twilight Express!

Twilight ExpressEDThe late 1970s saw an unprecedented boom in “blue trains”: the popular
westbound overnight sleeper trains that left Tokyo in the evenings. Gathered
here are all kinds of different headboards found on the front of these blue
trains and other locomotives, transcending their various eras. Fans of thesetrains at the time would actually memorize the departure times: “16:30
Sakura, 16:45 Hayabusa, 17:00 Mizuho.”

CThe first (?!) big reunion
since Japan National Railway’s breakup
and privatization

April 1987, right smack in the middle of Japan’s bubble economy. On theoccasion of the breakup and privatization of Japan National Railway, a matterof great national concern, we have put together a valuable collection of train
headboards that each rail company used to affix to the front of their trains.
It took almost two years to search for and hunt down these train headboards
for this exhibition. Who knows, this may very well be the last time that
headboards from these 7 rail companies are gathered all in one place.

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会場風景

On display here are station master uniforms from the 7 JRcompanies, as well as bullet train crew uniforms from 5 JRcompanies. The more you look at them, the more you can see
how each one has a unique, individual design. Which one isyour favorite?

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Green for trains bound for Tohoku, yellow for
Joetsu, pink for Shinetsu, and blue for Joban. Atthe time, Ueno Station was the point of entry forstudents coming to Tokyo from Tohoku and otherregions en masse in search of employment, theirtreasured
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hearts swelling with anticipation. Take a moment here to digest the giant
visuals and videos that speak of an entire era.

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Don’t missDon’t forget to look down at your feet!

Notice anything about how the names ofDon’t miss the 7 JR companies are written?

JR cargo workers wear safety shoes when working outdoors.

Something about the 鉄 (“tetsu”) character?

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Unveiled here for the first time is a life-sized replica of the Twilight Express created byresidents of the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture. Generously supported by JR West, thisundertaking seeks to support reconstruction efforts in the wake of the serious fires that
erupted in Itoigawa in December 2016. The result is an impressive recreation, thanks to theskills of local craftsmen and the use of Niigata wood. The interior furniture and decorations(except the tableware) are all items that were actually used in the train cars, and will be
exhibited inside Itoigawa GeoStation GeoPal after this exhibition closes.

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Notice anything about
the stained glass panels inside the cars?
They feature lilies, the symbol of the city of Itoigawa,and kingfishers.

DThe enigma behind two of the train headboards
The towing locomotives on Honshu, Hokkaido, and the region between Aomori and Hakodate at thetime were all different. For this reason, the lead car was changed at certain stops like Aomori andHakodate. Each of these cars had a different name plate.

Notice anything different between these two identical
Don’t miss headboards at the top and bottom…?

The dented, dirt-encrusted headboard at the top that has traversed the length and breadth of thebitterly cold northern country is enough to trigger a pang of sorrow.

Here are some pointers on how toenjoy this special exhibition, A Railway Story in the Sky!
Continue with
the inner circuit, overleaf!

NAt the Tenku Station Cafe, local specialities from across Japan are served in cases
inspired by train doors. In addition to these freshly prepared “door bentos,” you can also
sample original station soba dishes, regional variations of udon noodles, and desserts.

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Let’s drop by the special shop, too!
Here you can find original goods
that are only available here.

SpecialshopAt Tenku Station, visitors can get an AR (augmented reality) experience of aNo. 1 locomotive meticulously built out of cardboard, and various train cars
pulling into the station. After sunset, enjoy a series of phantasmal images
specially created for this exhibition that are projected onto the nightlandscape, as well as Tenku Station and the world of Galaxy Express unfolding
at an altitude of some 250m above sea level.

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Take a break in a space filled with nostalgic
subway-related items in this Tokyo Metro x
Gacha Gacha Cafe collaboration

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This is the only place where you can findgacha gacha puzzle toys that you canassemble to create a three-dimensionalmodel of all 13 subway lines in the Tokyo
metropolitan area. Don’ t miss the chance toget your hands on one!

Come and sit down! Photo opp!
A recreation of the world that appears
in that anime!

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▲UPTake a breather to rest and recharge in this coffee shop while watching videos of Tokyo Metro andToei subway trains.
POINT ❶ You’re definitely a Tokyo Metro guru if you can name all 13 subway lines on these subway
logo balloons! POINT ❷ The huge S-shaped object at the entrance was actually displayed in theoffice building of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (now Tokyo Metro).
POINT ❸ Nostalgic automated ticket machines and ticket gate machines from the old days!

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Welcome to Tenku (Sky) Stationappearing for a limited time only!
The world of Galaxy Express,
traced in the night sky

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JR東日本商品化許諾済
JR西日本商品化許諾済

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Outercircuit

To
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・To Tenku Station
・To Elevators

Tokyo City View
Souvenir Shop

A smorgasbord of original goods made specially forthis exhibition, as well as other items from railway
companies all across the country. The catalogue forthis exhibition will also go on sale in late January.

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Here you can hear announcementsfrom our ambassadors,
Reiji Nakagawa and Rena Matsui!

Sample special collaboratively
produced menu items atthe Tenku Station Cafe after taking in the exhibition!

Outer circuit

Let’s get up close and personal!
Kids will be thrilled! The fascinating doorsof railway trains

Featured here is a wall-projected installation of all 19 Japanese national rail
companies, and all 29 types of train doors. Something strange will happen
when you try touching the doors. Have a go, maybe you’ ll find the door of a
train that you normally take! As time passes, the space transforms into astation platform! And wait, are those trains actually pulling up as we speak…?

JDon’t missA collection of treasures related
to the story of the Sky Railway

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Notice anything
about the benches?

The benches in this space were actually used in the stations of Seibu
Railway. Have fun watching the trains that pass in front of you while
sitting on these station benches.

On display here is a model of the Seikan connecting ferry, a well-loved icon for most of the 1980s that madeits last journey in 1988 with the opening of the Seikan Tunnel, which connects Aomori Prefecture on themain Japanese island of Honshu with the northern island of Hokkaido. You can also listen to the music that
was actually played onboard the ferry. Also on display are various rare items related to the train routes ofold, newly opened train lines, and auspicious signboards for station names.
PHOTOSPOTPOINT ❶ Come take a photo while sitting in a real train seat from the Anpanman Trainthat wins the hearts of children as it plies JR routes in Shikoku.

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POINT ❷ A recreation of the imaginary Tokyo Station that appears in Mamoru Hosoda’s summer 2018 hit Mirai.
You can even sit on the real skeleton seat of the black bullet train that appears in the film!

Check out the Seikan connecting ferry,Don’t miss and the station signboards!
The Seikan connecting ferry used to be run by JR. It plied its route with the railway cars onboard. This
exhibition of various station signboards even contains some that might lead you to fall in love…
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