[Tankosha Co., Ltd.] A hot topic even before its release! Recommended by a famous person who loves trains! “Why do Kansai people call “〇〇 train” – A 100-year history of Kansai Railway” is finally on sale!
Tankosha Co., Ltd. Press release: October 4, 2024 It has been a hot topic even before its release! Recommended by a famous person who loves trains! “Why do Kansai people call “〇〇 train” – A 100-year history of Kansai Railway” is finally on sale! Even Kansai people don’t know about it!? A book that explores the development of Kansai from the passionate history of Kansai’s five major private railways, “Why do Kansai people refer to “〇〇 train? – A 100-year history of Kansai Railway” was released by Tankosha on October 4th.
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interesting!!” A former reporter uses a light-hearted narration to describe the history of Kansai’s five major private railways, which is so deep and interesting that even celebrities who love railways would recognize it.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/146659/5/146659-5-3f5de32973627d0efffd4161cf7c5041-970×600.jpg “It’s weird to call someone with the word ‘train’ in it.” Rude question from a friend If you walk around the streets of Kansai, “Hankyu train boarding point” toin “Hanshin train station” information board. The railway company’s homepage has “Keihan Train” . The brochure “Nankai Train Festival” toin “Kintetsu train journey” ……. Popular with Kansai people Hankyu, Hanshin, Keihan, Nankai, Kintetsu , collectively “Five major private railways” is “〇〇train” It is nicknamed. One day, a friend from the Kanto region asked me a rude question, saying, “It’s strange to call someone with the word “Densha.”” The author, who is a native Kansai person, replied, “Why would you care about such an obvious thing?” It seemed strange to me. Such Five major private railways If we look at the history of “Confrontation” is now visible. “Speed battle where every minute counts” “Nasty advertising battle” “The battle for service is too detailed”… Meanwhile, really 100 years!? However, it is no exaggeration to say that competition between companies has contributed to the economic development and cultural creation of Kansai. This book is “You can see Kansai from the railway” With this theme, the story explores the history and culture of the Kansai region from the 100-year-long fierce conflict between the five major private railways. A former national newspaper reporter presents stories that are sometimes amusing, sometimes based on hard-line cultural theory, and sometimes with a nostalgic feel for the Kansai region of the past. Related URL https://amzn.asia/d/e06qTQV [Recommended for these people! ] Fun for both railway fans and those who are not familiar with trains! There has never been a comparative history of the five major private railways. Railway fan Of course Love history Ya For those who love Kansai culture and entertainment You can also enjoy it. The 2025 Osaka/Kansai Expo will attract the world’s attention to Kansai as a city with advanced transportation infrastructure. Why not take this opportunity to look back on Kansai’s 100 years of development together with the five major private railways? Table of contents Preface: Why do Kansai people call it “〇〇Densha”? Chapter 1 Main characters running through Kansai Chapter 2: Quagmire Hundred Years Showdown (Hankyu VS. Hanshin) Chapter 3: Forced marriage and divorce by agreement Chapter 4: Will the enemy of the railroad be defeated with “professional baseball”? Chapter 5 Endless speed competition Chapter 6 The enemy is at Honnoji Temple (Osaka Municipal Transportation) Chapter 7 Takeover battle without humanity Chapter 8 If you can’t win with speed, win with ideas Chapter 9 After the battle and the sun sets, yesterday’s enemy is today’s friend Chapter 10: Charismatic people who color the Civil Railways Kingdom [Book information] Book title: Why do Kansai people refer to it as “XX train” – 100-year history of Kansai Railway – Author: Izumi Matsumoto Price: 1,760 yen (tax included) Code: 978-4-473-04645-1 Size: 46 format Number of pages: 288 pages (all monochrome) Release date: 2024/10/4 First edition published
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https://www.book.tankosha.co.jp/shopdetail/000000002047/ [Author Profile] Izumi Matsumoto (Izumi Matsumoto) Former national newspaper reporter. Born in Osaka in 1961. Graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University Faculty of Law in 1985, and worked as a reporter at newspaper companies, including the Matsue bureau, Kyoto bureau, and social affairs department at the Osaka headquarters. He retired in 2020 after serving as Matsue bureau chief, business manager, athletic director, and editorial writer. From 2013 to 2020, he served as a lecturer at Doshisha University. During his time as a reporter, he mainly covered topics such as government and local autonomy, but he also worked on peace and war reporting, human rights issues, social issues after the collapse of the bubble economy, and popular culture in the Kansai region, and worked on many long-term serialized projects. He has written books such as “The Great Air Raid on Japan: The Complete Story of U.S. Strategic Bombing” (2019, Sakurasha). *Images and photos in the release are limited to use for reporting purposes related to this book