Railway Enthusiast Celebrities to Appear Again This Year! Grand Prix to be Decided by On-site Voting! "The 15th Tetsutabi of the Year" Results Announcement and Awards Ceremony to be Held
The results announcement and awards ceremony for the 15th Tetsutabi of the Year, which recognizes outstanding railway travel in Japan, will be held at the Railway Museum on April 15, 2026. The Grand Prix will be decided by on-site voting from among the excellent works submitted by travel agencies and the general public. Railway enthusiast celebrities will also make an appearance.
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The ultimate showdown of railway travel! Which railway journey will win the Grand Prix from the 2025 railway travel products?! The "Best Amateur Award" for railway travel plans filled with the dreams of railway fans from general entries will also be announced!
The Tetsutabi of the Year Executive Committee will hold the results announcement and awards ceremony for "The 15th Tetsutabi of the Year," which judges and commends outstanding railway travel in Japan, from 13:30 on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the "Railway Museum."
After its first開催 in fiscal year 2011, "Tetsutabi of the Year" has received a great response from industry stakeholders, various media, and the general public, and this year marks its 15th edition. We are soliciting not only works full of the charm of railways from travel agencies nationwide, but also dream railway travel plans from general railway travel fans outside of travel agencies! Unique and attractive award-winning works selected through the first screening by the Tetsutabi of the Year Executive Committee and the second screening by external judges (Chairman of the Judging Committee: Mr. Masahiko Yamaguchi) will be announced.
*Click here for details on Tetsutabi of the Year: http://www.tetsutabi-award.net/
Grand Prix to be decided by final voting on the day of the awards ceremony! Which railway journey will win the Grand Prix from the carefully crafted plans?!
This year, "Tetsutabi of the Year" will be decided from 89 entries!! The Grand Prix will be determined by a final vote on the day from among the three excellent award-winning works! Which railway journey will win the Grand Prix?! In addition, the "Best Amateur Award" will also be announced from general entries, not just travel agencies! The results for each category are as follows!
15th Tetsutabi of the Year Award-Winning Product List
[Excellent Award]
Awarded Company: Hankyu Travel International Co., Ltd.
Work Title: A 5-day Japan-crossing railway journey connecting 5 limited express trains and 3 Shinkansen trains
Awarded Company: Nippon Travel Agency Co., Ltd.
Work Title: Osaka-Nagano direct chartered train "Nippon Travel Agency 120th Anniversary Special" to Nagano and Zenkoji Temple
Awarded Company: Club Tourism Co., Ltd.
Work Title: Ride the "world's first commercially operated DMV" that can run on both roads and rails! A 3-day Shikoku island tour with 7 local trains, enjoying the spectacular views of the Seto Inland Sea, Pacific Ocean, and Shimanto River
*The Grand Prix will be selected by voting after presentations on the day from the above three works.
[Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Railway Bureau Director's Award]
Awarded Company: Club Tourism Co., Ltd.
Work Title: Iizaka, Yamagata, Yuri Kogen, Akita Nairiku Line: Chartered operation of 4 local trains! Enjoy local sake related to the railway lines inside the train!! A marriage of "Tohoku Local Train Tour" and "Tohoku Local Sake Tour"
[Special Jury Award]
Awarded Company: JTB Corp.
Work Title: JTB Timetable 100th Anniversary Special Train with Former Editors-in-Chief: A journey on the metropolitan area freight line
[Best Amateur Award]
Awardee: Ms. Chihiro Hashimoto
Work Title: A 14-day Japan tour with 3 luxury cruise trains (Shiki-shima, Mizukaze, Nanatsuboshi) ~Also riding 9 sightseeing trains~
Railway enthusiast celebrities to appear again this year!
The Tetsutabi of the Year Executive Committee will hold the results announcement and awards ceremony for "The 15th Tetsutabi of the Year," which judges and commends outstanding railway travel in Japan, from 13:30 on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the "Railway Museum."
After its first開催 in fiscal year 2011, "Tetsutabi of the Year" has received a great response from industry stakeholders, various media, and the general public, and this year marks its 15th edition. We are soliciting not only works full of the charm of railways from travel agencies nationwide, but also dream railway travel plans from general railway travel fans outside of travel agencies! Unique and attractive award-winning works selected through the first screening by the Tetsutabi of the Year Executive Committee and the second screening by external judges (Chairman of the Judging Committee: Mr. Masahiko Yamaguchi) will be announced.
*Click here for details on Tetsutabi of the Year: http://www.tetsutabi-award.net/
Grand Prix to be decided by final voting on the day of the awards ceremony! Which railway journey will win the Grand Prix from the carefully crafted plans?!
This year, "Tetsutabi of the Year" will be decided from 89 entries!! The Grand Prix will be determined by a final vote on the day from among the three excellent award-winning works! Which railway journey will win the Grand Prix?! In addition, the "Best Amateur Award" will also be announced from general entries, not just travel agencies! The results for each category are as follows!
15th Tetsutabi of the Year Award-Winning Product List
[Excellent Award]
Awarded Company: Hankyu Travel International Co., Ltd.
Work Title: A 5-day Japan-crossing railway journey connecting 5 limited express trains and 3 Shinkansen trains
Awarded Company: Nippon Travel Agency Co., Ltd.
Work Title: Osaka-Nagano direct chartered train "Nippon Travel Agency 120th Anniversary Special" to Nagano and Zenkoji Temple
Awarded Company: Club Tourism Co., Ltd.
Work Title: Ride the "world's first commercially operated DMV" that can run on both roads and rails! A 3-day Shikoku island tour with 7 local trains, enjoying the spectacular views of the Seto Inland Sea, Pacific Ocean, and Shimanto River
*The Grand Prix will be selected by voting after presentations on the day from the above three works.
[Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Railway Bureau Director's Award]
Awarded Company: Club Tourism Co., Ltd.
Work Title: Iizaka, Yamagata, Yuri Kogen, Akita Nairiku Line: Chartered operation of 4 local trains! Enjoy local sake related to the railway lines inside the train!! A marriage of "Tohoku Local Train Tour" and "Tohoku Local Sake Tour"
[Special Jury Award]
Awarded Company: JTB Corp.
Work Title: JTB Timetable 100th Anniversary Special Train with Former Editors-in-Chief: A journey on the metropolitan area freight line
[Best Amateur Award]
Awardee: Ms. Chihiro Hashimoto
Work Title: A 14-day Japan tour with 3 luxury cruise trains (Shiki-shima, Mizukaze, Nanatsuboshi) ~Also riding 9 sightseeing trains~
Railway enthusiast celebrities to appear again this year!