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Japan Railway Journal S7E4 — Japan's Top New Trains: Awarded for Excellence

Japan Railway Journal•Season 7•Episode 4

Japan's Top New Trains: Awarded for Excellence

Jul 15, 202128 min

The Japan Railfan Club, established in 1953 with more than 3,000 members, awards its Blue Ribbon Prize and Laurel Prize to remarkable vehicles that began service the previous year. Of the 16 new vehicles nominated in 2021, Kintetsu Railway's limited express HINOTORI received the Blue

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Ryo Takagi

Ryo Takagi

Self - Professor, Kogakuin University

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Episode Summary

"Japan's Top New Trains: Awarded for Excellence" is episode 4 of Japan Railway Journal season 7. It aired on July 15, 2021.

Next: E5 · Back in Time at the Romancecar Museum Best of Season 7