Sanyo Shinkansen is apparently getting a collaboration train with “ONE PIECE.”
(Info provided by Kagayaki 509-go @ Nishitsu SP)
Here it is↓
ONE PIECE Shinkansen
When will it start running?
Service will begin gradually from spring 2025
Where will it run?
Sanyo Shinkansen (between Shin-Osaka and Hakata)
What kind of train is it?
Shinkansen trains featuring exterior and interior designs inspired by the world of “ONE PIECE” will be running🏴☠️⚓️ There will be a total of 3 Shinkansen train designs.
First trainset: “Setouchi Blue”
The blue train body is inspired by the sea, with Luffy at the front and lots of popular characters gathered together😆 The second and third trainsets will apparently begin running later with different designs of their own〜
Quoted from ONE PIECE Shinkansen | JR West
And it won’t just be train wrapping: special collaboration plans are also in the works, including sales of original merchandise, special content inside station spaces, and digital content😄
For event details → click here
Where can you see it in Nishinomiya?
Even within Nishinomiya City, you can see the Shinkansen at Sanyo Shinkansen Memorial Park in Kotoen〜！
Here it is on the map↓
The address is 4-5-20 Kamikotoen, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
This is a video of “Doctor Yellow,” which retired this summer, but you can see trains from above like this😄
Finally
The nationally beloved anime “ONE PIECE” becoming a Shinkansen design feels like a dream collaboration for fans〜！It’s sure to make Shinkansen trips even more exciting😆 We’re also looking forward to the designs for the second and third trainsets, and it sounds like collaboration goods will be sold too, so spring next year can’t come soon enough〜
※Kagayaki 509-go @ Nishitsu SP, thank you for the tip！！
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