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Halfsheet vintage tourism poster for Hakone, Japan, specifically advertising the Odakyu Electric Railway.Poster DetailsArtist: Takehiko Miyanaga (1919–1987), a prominent Western-style painter and graphic designer of the Showa era. He was well-known for his oil paintings and commercial designs, including many travel posters for the Odakyu Group.Subject: A woman in a blue dress is depicted looking out over Lake Ashi (Ashinoko), a iconic landscape in the Hakone region of Kanagawa Prefecture.Historical Context: The poster likely dates from the 1950s or 1960s, a period when Miyanaga created numerous promotional materials for Odakyu to connect travelers from Tokyo's Shinjuku hub to famous sightseeing destinations like Hakone.Text Information:(Hakoneji): Translates to "Hakone Road" or "The Way to Hakone."Odakyu: Refers to the Odakyu Electric Railway, which operates the "Romancecar" express trains to Hakone.Shinjuku Information Office: The contact details at the bottom point to the railway's main hub in Shinjuku, Tokyo.Takehiko Miyanaga's work for Odakyu is so significant that a compilation mural of his tourism posters is displayed as public art at the Shinjuku Station concourse. |
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