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Due to the obsolescence of the “SS Mark” symbol on the Sendai Subway Line in Sendai City, the Transport Bureau has put it up for sale for a limited period in 2022, but due to its popularity, we are offering a second round of bids for sale until January. The 31st is accepted. For those of you who bought the first edition, how do you use it now? This “SS sign” is located at the entrance/exit of the Namboku Subway Line. You’ve probably seen this at least once. It was installed when it opened in 1987 and is shaped like the initials “Sendai Subway”. The Sendai Metropolitan Transportation Bureau is gradually switching to the “Tozai Line type” due to obsolescence, but railway fans have expressed their desire to purchase the removed SS signs, so for the first time in 2022, they will be selling them for a limited time. . did. Nobuhiro Otomo, sales manager of the Sendai Metropolitan Transport Bureau: “We received many requests last year, and it was so popular that we decided to go on sale this year as well.” How do you use it? I visited a hairdresser in the city of Tomiya. The SS badge displayed in the store is 120 centimeters wide and weighs 50 kilograms. And this is a metro sign 70 centimeters wide. Akihiko Murabata runs a hair salon. I bought the SS badge for 50,000 yen. Akihiko Murahata: “(Why did you buy it?) I happened to see it for sale online and I was wondering what to do, but I applied thinking I wouldn’t win, and I just won.” A rare sign. Mr. Murahata says he enjoys collecting things. Although his family’s reaction was lukewarm, he says, “I’m glad I bought it.” Akihiko Murahata: “The satisfaction level is quite high. It’s nice to see customers taking photos, liking them and seeing their reactions.” This symbol has been familiar to metro users for many years. He was reborn as a symbol. hairdressing salons The Sendai City Transportation Bureau is accepting sales of SS signs until the 31st and says it would like to use the proceeds to support the operation of the Sendai City Subway, which is still in the red.