Fans across Japan have been waiting for this! "Seishun 18 Ticket Poster Journey" is now on sale!
On May 27, the book "Poster Journey of the 'Seishun 18 Ticket'" by art director Tomohide Komiyama (published by Kodansha) was released.
JR's "Seishun 18 Ticket" was first sold in 1982. Since then, it has become an essential item for train travel enthusiasts.
The posters displayed at stations nationwide during its three annual sales (spring, summer, winter) consistently draw attention. Particularly since 1990, they have steadily gained many fans through their combination of photographs and designs that quietly evoke the travel mood of destinations across Japan's railways, paired with copywriting that captures the essence of travel.
This book not only compiles 74 of these posters from 1990 onward into one volume but also marks the first time the author, who has designed these posters for 25 years, explains the background and anecdotes surrounding their creation, making it a long-awaited photo collection for fans.
It offers a unique guidebook for those yearning to travel somewhere, allowing readers to rediscover Japan's distinctive landscapes traversed by railways and the beauty of its railways. For those who once traveled using the Seishun 18 Ticket, it serves as an album of memories. It is a book aimed at a wide range of readers, regardless of age or gender.
(B5 size, 160 pages, ¥1,800 + tax, ISBN: 978-4062192798)
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