Award | Year | Train | Operator |
1 | 1961 | 2000/2300 series EMU | Hankyu Railway |
2 | 1962 | 401/421 series EMU | JNR |
3 | 1963 | 3000 series EMU | Keio Corporation |
4 | 1964 | 5000 series EMU | Keio Corporation |
5 | 1965 | 3000 series EMU | Sanyo Electric Railway |
6 | 1966 | A830 series tramcar | Sapporo Streetcar |
7 | 1967 | 0 series OS Car EMU | Nagano Electric Railway |
8 | 1968 | Not awarded | — |
9 | 1969 | 6000 series EMU | Toei |
10 | 1970 | 60 series EMU | Osaka Municipal Subway |
11 | 1971 | Mo 600 series tramcar | Nagoya Railroad |
12 | 1972 | 6000 series EMU | TRTA (now Tokyo Metro) |
13 | 1973 | 9000 series EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway |
14 | 1974 | 2000 series EMU | Nishi-Nippon Railroad |
15 | 1975 | 24/25 series coach | JNR |
EH Class electric locomotive | Kurobe Gorge Railway |
16 | 1976 | KiHa 66/67 DMU | JNR |
8500 series EMU | Tokyu Corporation |
5000 series EMU | Fujikyu |
17 | 1977 | 1000 series EMU | Joshin Electric Railway |
6000 series EMU | Sapporo Municipal Subway |
18 | 1978 | Toei 7000 series tramcar | Toei |
1000 series EMU | Kobe Municipal Subway |
19 | 1979 | 800 series EMU | Keikyu Corporation |
50 series coach | JNR |
20 | 1980 | 100 series EMU | Nagoya Railroad |
7000 series EMU | Hokusō Railway |
14760 series EMU | Toyama Chihō Railway |
21 | 1981 | 117 series EMU | JNR |
2000 series tramcar | Nagasaki Tramway |
22 | 1982 | 1000 series EMU | Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau |
23 | 1983 | 200 Series Shinkansen | JNR |
8200 series | Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau |
24 | 1984 | 6000 series EMU | Keihan Electric Railway |
25 | 1985 | 01 series | TRTA (now Tokyo Metro) |
HaIMo 180 DMU | Tarumi Railway |
26 | 1986 | 10000 series EMU | Nankai Electric Railway |
100 Series Shinkansen | JNR |
27 | 1987 | 8000 series EMU | Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway |
7000 series EMU | Kintetsu |
KiHa 185 series DMU | JNR |
28 | 1988 | 1000 series EMU | Sendai City Transportation Bureau |
29 | 1989 | 783 series Hyper Saloon EMU | JR Kyushu |
30 | 1990 | 221 series EMU | JR West |
2000 series "TSE" DMU | JR Shikoku |
31 | 1991 | 251 series | JR East |
70 series EMU | Osaka Municipal Subway |
32 | 1992 | 253 series Narita Express EMU | JR East |
KiHa 200 series DMU | JR Kyushu |
33 | 1993 | 300 Series Shinkansen | JR Central |
Class EF200 electric locomotive | JR Freight |
34 | 1994 | Class DF200 "Eco-Power Red Bear" diesel locomotive | JR Freight |
35 | 1995 | KiHa 281 series DMU | JR Hokkaido |
36 | 1996 | 383 series EMU | JR Central |
KoKi 71 "Car Rack System" freight wagon | JR Freight |
37 | 1997 | 731 series EMU | JR Hokkaido |
38 | 1998 | 9700 series tramcar | Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau |
900 series Kirara EMU | Eizan Electric Railway |
5800 series EMU | Kintetsu |
39 | 1999 | Skyrail 200 series | Skyrail Service |
40 | 2000 | 5000 series Green Mover tramcar | Hiroden |
700 Series Shinkansen | JR Central/JR West |
209-950 series (now E231-900 series) EMU | JR East |
41 | 2001 | Mo 800 tramcar | Nagoya Railroad |
3220/5820/9020 series "Series-21" EMU | Kintetsu |
42 | 2002 | KiHa 187 series DMU | JR West |
43 | 2003 | 9200 series "Momo" tramcar | Okayama Electric Tramway |
1000 series "U-tram" tramcar | Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau |
44 | 2004 | Not awarded | — |
45 | 2005 | 800 Series Shinkansen | JR Kyushu |
3000 series tramcar | Nagasaki Electric Tramway |
46 | 2006 | 2000 series μSky EMU | Nagoya Railroad |
100 series Linimo | Aichi Rapid Transit |
5100 series Green Mover Max tramcar | Hiroshima Electric Railway |
3000 series EMU | Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau |
47 | 2007 | E233 series EMU | JR East |
3000 series EMU | Nishi-Nippon Railroad |
48 | 2008 | E721 series/SAT721 EMU | JR East/Sendai Airport Transit |
KiHa E200 DMU | JR East |
49 | 2009 | T1000 series tramcar | Toyohashi Railroad |
3000 series Comfort Saloon EMU | Keihan Electric Railway |
50 | 2010 | 22600 series Ace EMU | Kintetsu |
51 | 2011 | 16000 series EMU | Tokyo Metro |
52 | 2012 | Class HD300-900 hybrid locomotive | JR Freight |
53 | 2013 | (No award) | - |
54 | 2014 | E6 Series Shinkansen | JR East |
F1000 series "Fukuram" tramcar | Fukui Railway |
55 | 2015 | EV-E301 series battery EMU | JR East |
3000 series EMU | Hakone Tozan Railway |
56 | 2016 | HB-E210 series hybrid DMU | JR East |
New 260 series EMU | Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway |
57 | 2017 | E235 series EMU | JR East |
ET122-1000 "Setsugekka" DMU | Echigo Tokimeki Railway |
A3000 series EMU | Shizuoka Railway |
58 | 2018 | E353 series EMU | JR East |
500 series "Revaty" EMU | Tobu Railway |
7500 series "U-Tram III" EMU | Kagoshima City Tram |
59 | 2019 | 20000 series EMU | Sagami Railway |
Eizan Deo-730 railcar | Eizan Electric Railway |
60 | 2020 | 2700 series DMU | JR Shikoku |
61 | 2021 | E261 series EMU | JR East |
N700S Series Shinkansen | JR Central |
62 | 2022[3] | 17000 series EMU | Tokyo Metro |
18000 series EMU |
3000 series "Premium Car" | Keihan Electric Railway |
63 | 2023 | 20 series EMU | Kyoto Municipal Subway[4] |
64 | 2024 | 400 series EMU | Osaka Metro[5] |
HU300 series tramcar | Utsunomiya Light Rail[6] |