The 4th Railroad Model Diorama Exhibition is currently being held at the Namioka Exchange Center "Abinesu" (Namioka, Aomori City, TEL 0172-88-6363).

Mr. Kazuhiko Okuse, who lives in Namioka, says, “I've been making it for 6 years.” I started when I was wondering what to exhibit at an exhibition organized by the neighborhood association. “I could only give my hobby N-gauge model railroad model,” he recalls. After that, I started to make a diorama to make the N-gauge railway model look better.

The size of the diorama is 7 tatami mats (12 square meters). It is made up of 62 units, including 350 rail cars, 1300 dolls, and 300 cars on a rail that extends 50 meters in length, and it is already too large to be spread at home. "It's one of the largest privately owned models in Japan," says Okuse. At the same exhibition, there are also exhibits showing the process of making N-gauge railway models and diorama.

Masao Narita, who came home from Sendai with two children to visit, said, “The impact of the first look was amazing. Two children are more delighted than I am. Someone doing this locally I was very moved. "

Holding time is from 10:00 to 18:00. free entrance. Until August 24th.