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Tokyo Underground Railway — Opening, 1927
Sugiura Hisui · Tokyo Underground Railway Co. opening poster, 1927
What it is
Sugiura Hisui’s poster for the 1927 opening of the Tokyo subway — the first underground railway line in East Asia.
Why it matters
Sugiura was one of the era’s leading commercial designers, and this poster marks a genuine infrastructural first, not just another line extension.
What to notice
The train rendered nose-on, all speed and modern confidence, no ornament.
The city, about to go underground for the first time.
Provenance
- School
- Government Railways & Liner Posters (Japan)
- Designer
- Sugiura Hisui
- Format
- Transit poster
- Poster published
- Tokyo Underground Railway Co. opening poster, 1927
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-17.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
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