Vintage Japanese Train Tickets









Oh, these old Japanese train tickets, sourced from this collector, are wonderful. So much design inspiration. You can find more at Present and Correct.
See also Vintage Weekly Bus Passes.
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Oh, these old Japanese train tickets, sourced from this collector, are wonderful. So much design inspiration. You can find more at Present and Correct.
See also Vintage Weekly Bus Passes.
Comments 1
Beautiful. This posts reminds me of a very Kottke-esque book I have called "Ekiben" which is about Japanese train station bento boxes which have really cool designs. Below is a blog article with some photos as well as a link to the book.
https://www.japan.travel/en/guide/experience-japans-local-ekiben-culture/
https://united-states.kinokuniya.com/bw/9784794603364
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