One Piece Shinkansen to hit railways in Japan in 2025
The Sanyo Shinkansen celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025 and to commemorate the occasion a collaboration with the world’s most popular anime/manga series, ONE PIECE, will be launched.
Based on the concept of transporting the world of ONE PIECE to the railways of Japan, JR West have created a backstory for the team up.
The Sanyo Shinkansen route from Shin-Osaka Station to Fukuoka’s Hakata Station will become the Grand Rail, a play on the Grand Line from ONE PIECE .
3 ONE PIECE Shinkansen will enter in operation in 2025, with the first set to launch in Spring 2025 to coincide with the Expo 2025 event taking place in Osaka.
Designs for the exterior of the first ONE PIECE Shinkansen have been released, with further design details for the 2nd and 3rd bullet trains to be announced via the collaboration’s official website in the coming months.
The interior of the trains will also be updated with ONE PIECE themed elements and there are also plans for limited edition JR WEST/ONE PIECE Shinkansen merchandise to be released alongside the trains.
We’ll be bringing you details on how to book the ONE PIECE Shinkansen as soon as they are announced by JR WEST, so make sure you check back regularly for the latest information!
Source: Official Website
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