{"id":168499,"date":"2025-01-24T10:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=168499&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-01-24T10:54:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:54:57","slug":"sanyo-shinkansen-celebrates-50-years-historical-map-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/sanyo-shinkansen-celebrates-50-years-historical-map-exhibit\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanyo Shinkansen Celebrates 50 Years with Historical Map Exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sanyo Shinkansen marks its 50th anniversary this year, and a special exhibit highlighting its history through maps is being held at the Zenrin Museum in Kitakyushu. The exhibit features 30 items, including maps and documents, tracing the development of the line from its beginnings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visitors can view maps from 1972, showing the line as a \u201cplanned route\u201d west of Okayama before its full opening, as well as documents related to the relocation of Kokura Station in 1958 to accommodate Shinkansen construction. The exhibition will run through May 25, allowing attendees to explore how the high-speed rail transformed travel in the region. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250123\/5010026873.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZENRIN_MUSEUM\/status\/1877875149199786129\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zenrin Museum<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-168496\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_zenrin-exhibition_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sanyo Shinkansen Celebrates 50 Years with Historical Map Exhibit\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_zenrin-exhibition_2025_cl.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_zenrin-exhibition_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_zenrin-exhibition_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_zenrin-exhibition_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sanyo Shinkansen marks its 50th anniversary this year, and a special exhibit highlighting its history through&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":168497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-168499","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-others","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/168499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}