Japan Railways Group
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The Japan Railways Group, commonly known as the JR Group or simply JR, is a network of railway companies in Japan formed after the division and privatization of the government-owned Japanese National
JR Central Tōkaidō Shinkansen arriving at Kyoto Station
A JR West 223 series train arriving in Osaka station
Japanese National Railways
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The Japanese National Railways, abbreviated JNR or Kokutetsu, was the government-owned entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Japan Railways Group
…JR Group (Jei Āru Gurūpu) or simply JR, is a network of railway companies in Japan formed after the division and privatization of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The group comprises six regional passenger railway companies, one freight railway company, and two non-service entities. The JNR…
0 series set Tokaido Shinkansen in Tokyo, May 1967
JNR Bus
Ukō Ferry (c. 1986)
JNR plate seen at the entrance of its headquarters in Tokyo, photo taken c. 1985