Impress Group Released “60 Years of Shinkansen Encyclopedia”, a record of super express trains taken by ra ilway photographer Masatoki Minami.

Press release of Impress Holdings Co., Ltd. (2024.10.01) Impress Holdings Co., Ltd. Railway photographer Seitoki Minami releases the “60 Years of Shinkansen Encyclopedia”, a record of super express trains. Icarus Publishing Co., Ltd.
(Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Akihiro Yamate), which is part of the Impress Group and handles media businesses in the aviation and railway fields, will publish the book “60 Years of Shinkansen Encyclopedia” on October 1, 2024. Now on sale.
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■60 years with the Shinkansen October 1, 2024 will mark the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen. In June 1964, when railway photographer Masatoki Minami was 17 years old, he happened to see a Shinkansen test run near Maibara and took a photo of it. Sixty years later, in 2024, he will be filming a test run of the Hokuriku Shinkansen train in his hometown of Echizen Takefu. Indeed, Seito Minami’s journey as a railway photographer spans 60 years with the Shinkansen. In this book, Seitoki Minami, who has continued to photograph the Shinkansen, looks back on all Shinkansen vehicles and writes about them with valuable photos and essays from the past 60 years. This book is full of valuable photos, such as detailed inside records of the 0 series, the Shinkansen dining car, and records from riding on test trains. ■This book is recommended for the following people People who like trains Those who like Shinkansen For fans of Masatoki Minami ■Paper image
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/5875/6187/5875-6187-70d53512446d55ec4a667e81c2063a20-3900×2794.jpg In 1964, I encountered a dream super express undergoing a trial run near Maibara.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/5875/6187/5875-6187-fc966acff7694351bab731ba92f4ec69-3900×2767.jpg Long-awaited Fukui extension, Shinkansen trial run photographed for the first time in 60 years ■Structure of this book ・Encounter a dream super express ・World’s first speed of 200km/h!  The birth of a high-speed train ・Japan National Railways’ first double-decker train introduced ・Wish comes true, 300 series ・“Platypus” Shinkansen 700 series introduced ・N700A, the evolution of the Shinkansen, appears ・First fully remodeled car since N700 series ・Inspection vehicle – Shinkansen doctors ・Sanyo Shinkansen “Hikari goes west” ・Michinoku no Hope Tohoku Shinkansen ・Joetsu Shinkansen passes through a long tunnel at the border ・Hokkaido Shinkansen/Yamagata Shinkansen/Akita Shinkansen/Kyushu Shinkansen/West Kyushu Shinkansen ・Hokuriku Shinkansen’s long-awaited entry into Fukui ■Author profile Masatoki Minami Born in Fukui Prefecture in 1946. Railway
photographer. Influenced by animator Yasuo Otsuka, he became fascinated with photographing steam locomotives and has continued to photograph trains for over 50 years. Became independent as a railway photographer in 1971, and has since been active in photography and writing for newspapers, railway magazines, and travel magazines. He has written over 50 books, including Keibunsha’s Railway Encyclopedia series. In addition to railways, his life’s work includes spring water and the movie “Otoko wa Tsurai yo.” Held four special exhibitions at the Railway Museum, held a traveling exhibition at the Old Shinbashi Station, and recently published a photo book to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Minami Shoji’s photographic activities, “Minami Shoji’s Fukui Railway Photos” (published in August 2024 by Fukui Shimbun) ). ■Bibliographic information Book title: Shinkansen 60 Years Encyclopedia Author: Masatoki Minami Release date: October 1, 2024 (Tuesday) Specifications: A5 size / 176 pages List price: 2,530 yen (2,300 yen tax 10%) ISBN: 978-4-8022-1496-4 ◇Icarus Publishing’s book information page:
https://books.ikaros.jp/book/b10087146.html [Icarus Publishing Co., Ltd.] Develops publishing activities in the aviation, railway, military, and rescue fields, centering on “Monthly Airline”. We also publish many publications in fields such as travel, interpretation/translation, and lifestyle. [Impress Group]   https://www.impressholdings.com/ A media group whose holding company is Impress Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Daisuke Matsumoto, Stock Code: TSE Standard Market 9479). We are developing highly specialized media & services and solution businesses with the main themes of “IT,” “music,” “design,” “mountains/nature,” “aviation/railway,” “mobile services,” and “academic/science and engineering.” Furthermore, we also develop and operate content business platforms. [Contact information regarding this matter] Icarus Publishing Co., Ltd. Person in charge: Ageno contact@ikaros.jp