60th anniversary since its launch in 1959! The total distance of the rails is about two and a half times the circumference of the earth! The longtime seller that ran through the Showa and Heisei eras, the "Plarail" train toy is now on sale to commemorate its 60th anniversary!

Takara Tomy's Plarail, which will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year in 2019, has released a commemorative product to celebrate the 60th anniversary, "Action on the Rails! C62 Steam Locomotive Set" will be released in late March! C62 Steam Locomotive Set" will be released in late March. It was also announced that a "Plarail 60th Anniversary Campaign" will be held, in which 1,000 winners will be selected by drawing from among those who have purchased "Plarail" to receive a reprint of the original Plarail that was released in 1959.

The original "Plarail" was a "plastic train and rail set" that was released in 1959, when metal toys were the mainstream, as a toy made of plastic, the latest material at the time. The symbolic blue rails were designed to be of a size that could be played with on the "chabudai," a table on which families spent time together at that time (the diameter of a circle formed by connecting eight curved rails is 47 cm). This standard has not changed over the past 60 years, and the rails of that time can be connected to the latest rails to play.

The new railcars that have appeared in each era have been designed to be friendly and easy for children to play with, and new play features such as sound, cameras, smartphones, etc., and play that incorporates the evolution of station systems such as automatic ticket gates and platform doors are offered to please the children of each era. The new playgrounds are being developed by the company.

This year, Takara Tomy's Plarail, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year in 2019, has released a commemorative product to celebrate the 60th anniversary, "Action on Rails! It's going to be! C62 Steam Locomotive Set" will be released in late March. It was also announced that a "Plarail 60th Anniversary Campaign" will be held, in which 1,000 winners will be selected by drawing from among those who purchased the original Plarail released in 1959.

And from February 9 (Sat.), "Ryogoku Plarail Station" will appear in front of JR East's Ryogoku Station for a limited time.
In addition, a real C62 steam locomotive "Plarail 60th Anniversary SL Steam" will be unveiled at the Kyoto Railway Museum of West Japan Railway Company on Saturday, March 23, along with a full-size "blue rail.

Also, on March 9 (Sat.), the "60th Anniversary Exhibition of Plarail" will open, featuring a collection of Plarail items representing the Heisei era.

In addition, collaborations with various companies and brands, including a "classmate" collaboration with "Baby Star Ramen" (sold by Oyatsu Company), which will also celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2019, will be held in succession, so be sure to check the official Please check the official website for more information.

Product Information
Plarail: "Action on the Rails! It's going to be a hit! C62 Steam Locomotive Set
Release date: Late March 2019
Where to buy: Toy specialty stores nationwide, toy sections of department stores and mass merchandisers, Internetstores, Plarail specialty stores "Plarail Shop", etc.
Price: 5,000 yen (preliminary price without tax)
Product size: (W)approx. 740mm x (H)approx. 100mm x (D)approx. 710mm
Ages: 3 years old and up
Contents: C62 steam locomotive x 1, coal car x 1, station building x 1, 1/2 stop rail x 1,water tower x 1, station rail, rickety bridge rail x 1, steel bridge frame x 2, 4 types of action rail x 1 each, block tunnel x 1, curved rail x 6, slope curved rail A and B x 1 each, scenery panel x2, smartphone stand x 1, sticker x 1

Product types released in Japan to date: Cumulative total of approx. 1,480 types *As of January 2019
Number of products sold in Japan to date: over 169 million *as of January 2019
Total distance of rails sold to date: 98,700 km or more (about 2.5 times around the globe) *as of January 2019
The month in which the first electric-powered train went on sale, which also happens to be Railroad Day.

JR West Merchandising Authorization granted (C)TOMY

Event Information
＜Two major collaboration events with Kyoto Railway Museum from March.
A giant "blue rail" will also appear!　The "Plarail 60th Anniversary SL Steam Car" will make its debut!

The "Plarail 60th Anniversary SL Steam Car," a special SL commemorating the 60th anniversary of Plarail, will make its debut on Saturday, March 23, andwill runinside the Kyoto Railway Museum until Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
The train is part of Plarail's 60th Anniversary Commemorative Product "Action on the Rails! It's going to be... Hikaru yo!C62 Steam Locomotive Set" andwill be fitted with an originalPlarail 60th Anniversaryheadmark.
The departure station will be transformed into the "Kyoto Tetsuhaku Plarail Station" and the "Koen no Station"will appearas the terminal station, giving visitors an experience as if they have entered the world of Plarail.At the departure station, "Kyoto Tetsuhaku Plarail Station," visitors willbe greeted by the voice of thepopular Plarailcharacter "Tecchan," and inside the carriages,music from the official song "Minna no Plarail♪" will be played.The carriages will also be filled with fun features .
In addition, on March 23 (Saturday), local children and their parents will be invited to theopening ceremony, where a giant "blue rail" will be laid on part of the track to resemblea full-size Plarail rail, making it look as if a "full-size Plarail" is stopping .The visitors can enjoy the sight of a "life-size Plarail" as if it were at a standstill.

A large collection of Plarail representing the Heisei era will be on display!Plarail's 60th Anniversary Exhibition "Thanks to You, 60 Years,the Entire Plarail Exhibition
The60th anniversary exhibition "60 Years of Plarail"willbe held at the Kyoto Railway Museum from March 9 (Sat.) to May 7 (Mon.).
This exhibition looks back on the 60-year history of Plarail along with the history of railroads, with a particular focus on the "Heisei" period, which will end this year. The exhibit will featureabout 50 Plarail items, mainly vehicles that were thetalk of the town during the Heisei period.
A giant Plarail diorama is also scheduled to appear in the exhibition room.
Kyoto Railway Museum official website

<February- "Ryogoku Plarail Station" will appear in front of JR Ryogoku Station.

In collaboration with JR East and "Plarail," "Ryogoku Plarail Station," a station for children, will appear in front of JR Ryogoku Station from February 9 (Sat.) to April 7 (Sun.), 2012.
At the venue, visitors willbe greeted by ahuge train depot with more than 260 Plarail cars and a2-meter-high Plarail Tower.Visitors can takepictures in front of the giant Plarailillustrations on the walls and the giantPlarail diorama, andtry out theplay park and otherattractions wherelimited novelties are available.

<Ticket prices
Adults (junior high school students and older): 1,000 yen *includes drink voucher
Child A (3 years old to elementary school student): 1,800 yen *includes 2 attraction tickets
Child B (3 years old to elementary school student): 3,500 yen *includes 2 attraction tickets and a kid's T-shirt

Ryogoku Plarail Station official website

＜April - "Plarail Expo in TOKYO - Super Big! Plarail Tunnel is now available! >>

Plarail Expo, a major event that attracts more than 120,000 visitors each year*, will beheld at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo fromApril26 (Friday) to May 6 (Sunday) this year.
The biggest attraction of this year's "Plarail Expo," which marks the 60th anniversary of "Plarail," is the "Super Big Plarail Tunnel," an even larger version of the giant diorama that is one of themost popularfeatures of the eventevery year!Plarail Tunnel," which is one of the most popular sections at this year's Plarail Expo .This dioramawill bethe largest in the history of the "Plarail Expo," with approximately 400Plarail trains scheduled to run through it, and visitors will be able to enter the tunnel. Once inside,visitorswillenjoy the experience of being surrounded by Plarail, with Plarail running in all directions,up, down, left, and right.
In addition, children will be able to take a mysterious photo that makes them look as if they are inside the diorama.

(*) Approximately 120,000 people visited the "Plarail Expo in TOKYO" held at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo from April 27 to May 6, 2018.

Collaboration Information】
<Collaboration with a "classmate" born in 1959! Baby Star Ramen

In collaboration with"Baby Star Ramen" (sold by Oyatsu Company), which also celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2019,the 60th anniversary of both brands will be commemorated with the release of "Plarail Baby Star6-pack" and "Baby Star Dodekai Ramen" (3 types)with a large Plarail design.and other products will go on sale in late March.

In addition,entrants will be selected by lottery to win a Plarail 60th anniversary commemorative product, "Action on the Rails," by submitting asingle entry of three "Plarail Baby Star" with a campaign notice!It's going to be!C62 Steam Locomotive Set" will be awarded by lottery .
In addition, thepopular Plarail character "Tecchan" and the Baby Star Ramencharacter " Hosio-kun ,"who loves to sing and dance, will perform tothe official song "Minna no Plarail♪," which was created for Plarail's 60th anniversary.A special video of the two dancing together to the official song "Minna no Plarail♪"willalso be released.

Official URL of Oyashiro Company ] www.oyatsu.co.jp/