Model Railway

1. Model Railway Market

- Market Overview / Definition of the Market / Market Structure

- Market Trends

- Trends of Major Companies

Kabushiki Kaisha Tomytec / Sekisui Kinzoku Co., Ltd. / Kabushiki Kaisha Micro ace / GREENMAX Corporation

- Manufacturer Share

- Trends of Model Railway Fans (Otaku)

Gender, Age, Academic background, Occupation, Marriage status, Annual household income, Number of years of being Otaku, Annual consumption amount, Hours for Otaku activity per week, Information sources, Hours for using the Internet, Video sites often used, social media frequently used, Things that apply to you, Time of hours consumed after the COVID-19 pandemic started

2. Profiles of Model Railway Manufacturers

Each Company’s Information: Company Profile / Transition of Business Performance / Related Business Overview, etc.

- Kabushiki Kaisha Imon Corporation

- Endo Inc.

- Katsumi Co., Ltd.

- GREENMAX Corporation

- Sekisui Kinzoku Co., Ltd.

- Kabushiki Kaisha Tsugawa Youkou

- DDF, Co., Ltd.

- Kabushiki Kaisha Tenshodo

- Kabushiki Kaisha Toytec

- Kabushiki Kaisha Tomytec

- popondetta, inc

- Kabushiki Kaisha Micro ace

- Yugen Kaisha World Kougei

3. Trends in Railway Businesses Related to Model Railway

I. Trends of Business Performance in the Railway Industry

- Railway Track Revenues of Major Private Railway Companies in FY2021 Recover from the Previous Year but Remain Challenging

- The Number of Passengers on Major Private Railways Recovered Overall, but that of Regular Passengers Showed Very Few Recovery

- The JR Companies’ Transportation Business Performance in FY2021 Recovered from the Previous Year, but Profits Lost for the Second Consecutive Year

II. New Railway Cars and Retired Railway Cars

- Start of New Operations and Discontinuation of Shinkansen Services, as well as First Run and Last Run of Famous Trains Continue

III. Trends of Anniversary Related to Railways

- 2022 Will be a Year of Major Anniversary Events, Including the 150th Anniversary of the Start of Railway Operations and the Shinkansen Year

IV. Trends of Railway Cars Covered in Wrap Advertising

- Many Wrapped Trains from the Railway Collection (Tomytec), Micro ace, and GREENMAX

V. Situation in Use of Original Mascot Characters of Railway Companies