［Crowdfunding to repair the Kyoto City Tramway (commonly known as the "N-den" or "chin-chin train"), which has been protected by Heian Jingu Shrine and designated as an important cultural property, in order to pass it on to future generations [Crowdfunding]

Leaf KYOTO ［Kyoto City Tramways (commonly known as "chin-chin" or "N-den" trains), which have been protected by Heian Jingu Shrine and designated as important cultural properties, are being repaired to be handed down to future generations [Crowdfunding Now Underway].

2024.8.8

Heian Shrine Kyoto Electric Railway Train

［Kyoto City Tramways (commonly known as "chin-chin" or "N-den" trains), which have been protected by Heian Jingu Shrine and designated as important cultural properties, are being repaired to be handed down to future generations [Crowdfunding Now Underway].

［The Kyoto Electric Railway Train (Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau No. 2 Train), which is on display in the Minami-shinen Garden of Heian Jingu Shrine (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto), is Japan's first electric railroad train that has escaped remodeling for about 100 years and retains its original appearance.
In the same year, the Heian Shrine was built to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital to Kyoto, and the 4th National Industrial Exhibition was held in Kyoto.
［The train has been displayed in the shrine garden of Heian Jingu Shrine since its closure due to its close relationship with the shrine's construction. However, the aging of the train and its sheathing due to years of weathering has made it difficult to continue displaying the train.

The plan for the preservation and repair of the train was proposed and donations were collected through crowdfunding. In addition to repairing the train and refurbishing its covering, the train, which is currently displayed in the Minami-shinen (fee-based section), will be relocated to the west side of the Otenmon Gate (free section), and the surrounding pathway for visitors will also be improved.

Heian Jingu Kyoto Electric Railway Train Returns

Donors will receive a variety of gifts depending on the amount of money they donate, including a reprinted replica of an advertisement posted inside the train (two types of fare charts/route maps), a special red seal for the train, and a tour inside the train.
We hope that this valuable train, which laid the foundation for the development of train railroads and was designated as an important cultural property, will be protected and handed down to the future.
Donations start at 5,000 yen and will be accepted until 11 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23.

Protecting Kyoto Electric Railway Trains, the oldest trains that laid the foundation for the development of railways｜Heian Jingu Shrine

The "Kyoto Electric Railway Company", which is the first electric vehicle in Japan to be built on the railway line, will be protected by the Peace Memorial Foundation.
https://readyfor.jp/projects/heian-nden

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