Japan set to debut world's first "invisible" train

onnaedo

April 15, 2016 3:33 PM

The train which was designed by one of Japan's leading architects, Kazuyo Sejima is scheduled to debut in Tokyo in 2018.

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Japan is no stranger to ground breaking inventions - they gave us the walkman back in the day, afterall.

But they're set to take things on a whole new level as they give the world it's first "invisible train".

The train which was designed by one of Japan's leading architects, Kazuyo Sejima is scheduled to debut in Tokyo in 2018.

The commuter train uses semi-reflective and semi-transparent materials to blend into the scenery whether it's traveling through the city or the countryside.

Sejima founded the SANAA architecture firm with Ryue Nishizawa in 1995 and was commissioned to design the train in honor of the Seibu Group's 100th anniversary.

Some of the duo's other notable works include New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, Serpentine Pavilion in London, Rolex Learning Center, Lausanne, Switzerland, Toledo Museum of Art's Glass Pavilion in Toledo, Ohio and the Christian Dior Building in Omotesando in Tokyo.

So, would you board an "invisible" train?

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