FROM THE CAR
WINDOW
Kyoto - Shimonoseki Line
April 1936
Rare publication in English
of the Japan Tourist Bureau
This
descriptive brochure is for the Sanyo Line rail journey as seen from the train
car windows of 365-miles along the Island Sea between Kyoto and Shimonoseki,
Japan.
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Consists of six artistic city-to-city segment maps as
follows: Kyoto - Osaka – Kobe, Kobe - Akashi - Himeii – Okayama, Okayama -
Kurashiki – Fukuyama, Fukuyama - Mihara – Hiroshima, Hiroshima – Tokuyama,
Tokuyama - Shimonoseki
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Areas along the route are marked as military Fortified Zones
wherein photography or sketching was strictly forbidden.
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Informative as to tourist things to see and do.
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Detailed page of ticket fares, meals, and charges. Excellent
for historical references with photographs.
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Beautiful cover artwork in vibrant colors. The back cover
posts the Time Table for Expresses of Line No. 7 Down-line and No. 8 Up-line
uniquely providing the travel minutes between each identified locations along
the rail lines.
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Total of eighteen pages with covers. Size approximately
5" by 7 1/2".
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Beautiful collectible item in a new, unused condition.
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A valuable addition for a library or collector of Prewar
Japanese publications.
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