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All aboard: Life-size Japanese model trains debut at Hong Kong cafe

Retro railcars by world-renowned modeler Hara transport guests to 1920s Japan

The Hara Cafe is located in Hong Kong's bustling Tsim Sha Tsui district. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)

TOKYO -- Want to see the Japan of a century ago? A new eatery in Hong Kong gives visitors a glimpse of a bygone era with two life-size mock-ups of vintage model railroad cars.

The Hara Cafe, located in the bustling Tsim Sha Tsui district, features two cars based on scale models built by the late and internationally acclaimed model railroad enthusiast Nobutaro Hara.

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