Excellent condition with no major scratches or stains! 160 pages total Original price: 7,000 yen Used item! Please purchase only if you understand this. "Showa 40s Railway Scenery: Excavated Color Photos - East Japan Edition" By J. Wally Higgins J.W. Higgins, a photographer for the U.S. Army in Japan, continued to photograph post-war Japanese railway scenery. This book is the East Japan edition, one of two volumes, carefully selected from a vast number of valuable color photographs, featuring railways across Japan in the Showa 40s (1965-1974). Includes commentary by experts. <Main Contents> ●Kanto Tokyo's National Railways: The era of foundation-building before major changes Tsurumi Line: A train with only one car Tokyo Toden: Every ride felt like the last Jomo Electric Railway: Touring small towns on transferred trains Choshi Electric Railway: Old national railway trains and four-wheeled single cars working together Tobu Railway: A railway with a wide variety of trains Keisei Electric Railway & Shinkeisei Electric Railway: Both railways beginning to develop Seibu Railway: Taking the limited express to Chichibu Keio Electric Railway: Continuing to evolve without a trace of streetcars Tokyu Electric Railway: Constructing new lines extending to new towns Odakyu Electric Railway: The North Shore Line was abolished, but Odakyu is thriving Keihin Electric Express Railway: The speedy Keikyu, heading to the city center without changing trains Yokohama City Tram: Guiding friends from overseas Sotetsu Railway: Still developing with long formations Shonan Monorail & Enoden: Finding peace in the retro Enoden Izu Hakone Railway: The atmosphere of a local railway ●Hokkaido Soya Main Line: Scenery unchanged from 10 years ago Horonobe Town-operated Railway: A small train carrying milk cans Asahikawa Electric Railway: The northernmost streetcar, painted green Uta-nobori Town-operated Railway: Town-operated railway nearing abolition Sapporo City Tram: Unique initiatives different from other cities Hakodate City Tram: The 3-door 500 series is still going strong ●Tohoku Touring Michinoku: The greatly changed national and private railways of Tohoku Gono Line: Mixed trains taking their time Konan Railway & Hirosaki Electric Railway: Running through apple blossoms Hanamaki Electric Railway: From trolley poles to pantographs Sendai City Tram: Single cars and articulated cars that were not seen Ugo Kotsu: A time slip to the past Shonai Kotsu: Enjoying a trip along the Sea of Japan at sunset #HigginsJWally #Higgins_J_Wally #Books #Industry/Transportation & Communication