The is an award presented annually in Japan since 1958 by the . It is awarded for railway vehicles that entered service in the previous year and were voted by members as being the most outstanding design of the year.
Award winners The list of award winners since 1958 is as follows. Award Year Train Operator Image 1 1958 3000 series SE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway 2 1959 151 series Kodama EMU JNR 3 1960 10100 series Vistacar II EMU Kintetsu 4 1961 KiHa 81 series Hatsukari DMU JNR 5 1962 7000 series Panorama Car EMU Nagoya Railroad 6 1963 20100 series Aozora EMU Kintetsu 7 1964 3100 series NSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway 8 1965 0 Series Shinkansen JNR 9 1966 KiHa 8000 series DMU Nagoya Railroad 10 1967 18200 series EMU Kintetsu 11 1968 581 series Gekkō EMU JNR 12 1969 Class EF66 electric locomotive JNR 13 1970 5000 series Red Arrow EMU Seibu Railway 14 1971 15 1972 14 series coach JNR 16 1973 183 series EMU JNR 17 1974 AE series Skyliner EMU Keisei Electric Railway 18 1975 19 1976 6300 series EMU Hankyu 20 1977 6000 series EMU Nagoya Railroad 21 1978 12400 series Sunny Car EMU Kintetsu 22 1979 30000 series Vistacar III (now Vista EX) EMU Kintetsu 23 1980 1000 series EMU Enoshima Electric Railway 24 1981 7000 series LSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway 25 1982 1000 series Bernina EMU Hakone Tozan Railway 26 1983 2000 series EMU Keikyu 27 1984 train JNR 28 1985 8800 series Panorama DX EMU Nagoya Railroad 29 1986 Resort 21 EMU Izukyū Corporation 30 1987 KiHa 83/84 Furano Express DMU JR Hokkaido 31 1988 10000 series HiSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway 32 1989 21000 series Urban Liner EMU Kintetsu 33 1990 651 series Super Hitachi EMU JR East 34 1991 100 series Spacia EMU Tobu Railway 35 1992 20000 series RSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway 36 1993 787 series Tsubame EMU JR Kyushu 37 1994 38 1995 50000 series Rapi:t EMU Nankai Electric Railway 39 1996 883 series Sonic EMU JR Kyushu 40 1997 41 1998 500 Series Shinkansen Nozomi JR West 42 1999 285 series Sunrise Express EMU JR Central & JR West 43 2000 Cassiopeia sleeping car JR East 44 2001 885 series Shiroi Kamome EMU JR Kyushu 45 2002 E257 series Azusa / Kaiji EMU JR East 46 2003 21020 series Urban Liner Next EMU Kintetsu 47 2004 5100 type bilevel cab car Marine Liner EMU JR Shikoku 48 2005 M250 series Super Rail Cargo EMU JR Freight 49 2006 50000 series VSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway 50 2007 Toyama Light Rail 51 2008 N700 Series Shinkansen JR Central & JR West 52 2009 60000 series MSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway 53 2010 E259 series Narita Express EMU JR East 54 2011 AE series Skyliner EMU Keisei Electric Railway 55 2012 E5 Series Shinkansen JR East 56 2013 1000 series EMU Tokyo Metro 57 2014 50000 series Shimakaze EMU Kintetsu 58 2015 E7 and W7 Series Shinkansen JR East/JR West 59 2016 5700 series Jet Silver 5700 EMU Hanshin Electric Railway 60 2017 BEC819 series DENCHA BEMU JR Kyushu 61 2018 JR West 62 2019 70000 series GSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway 63 2020 001 series Laview EMU Seibu Railway 64 2021 80000 series Hinotori EMU Kintetsu 65 2022 1000-1890 series Le Ciel EMU Keikyu 66 2023 HC85 series DEMU JR Central 67 2024 N100 series Spacia X EMU Tobu Railway 68 2025 273 series Yakumo EMU JR West 69 2026 Keifuku Electric Railroad
See also
List of motor vehicle awards Laurel Prize
References
External links
The Blue Ribbon & Laurel Prize: Japan's Best New Trains, Japan Railway Journal on NHK World-Japan