“JR WEST ‘SAWAYAKA MANNER’ × ULTRAMAN SERIES / MOTHER OF ULTRA × ELEKING”, Original Release Japanese Railway Courtesy Poster 1994, B1 Size (c.72.8 × 103 cm) FA23B

“Place luggage on the overhead rack or on your lap.”

“JR西日本 × さわやかマナー × ウルトラマンシリーズ（ウルトラの母 × エレキング）” (1994) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 PUBLIC ETIQUETTE POSTER – “荷物はアミ棚かヒザの上へ。” (RAILWAY-USE / 非売品)
Extremely Rare | JR West Railway / Station Display | Not for Sale | 1994 Issue | 72.8 × 103 cm (B1)

This is an original Japanese B1 public-service / railway-courtesy poster produced in 1994 for JR West’s さわやかマナー manners campaign, featuring Mother of Ultra and the classic Ultra Series kaiju Eleking inside a commuter train. Large-format railway etiquette posters of this type were produced for practical public display rather than commercial sale, making clean surviving examples especially difficult to find.

Campaign & context (what it is)
This poster was issued as part of JR West’s さわやかマナー campaign, a public manners initiative encouraging passengers to use stations and trains more considerately. The upper-left branding identifies さわやかマナー, （財）交通道徳協会 — the Traffic Ethics Association — and JR西日本.

The use of licensed Ultraman imagery gives the poster immediate visibility and charm, transforming a simple railway etiquette instruction into a memorable piece of Japanese public-design ephemera.

The message (translation)
The large headline at the bottom reads:

「荷物はアミ棚かヒザの上へ。」
— “Place luggage on the overhead rack or on your lap.”

The message is direct and practical: passengers should avoid placing baggage on seats or in shared passenger space.

Ultraman, Mother of Ultra & Eleking in Japan (why this visual is so effective)
Mother of Ultra is one of the most recognisable maternal figures in the Ultraman universe, associated with care, guidance, and protection. Her presence is therefore perfectly suited to a courtesy poster: she is shown politely demonstrating the correct behaviour by lifting luggage toward the overhead rack.

Eleking, one of the best-known kaiju from the Ultra Series, provides the comic counterpoint. Seated heavily in the train carriage beside luggage and furoshiki-wrapped parcels, Eleking becomes the exaggerated example of poor train manners. The humour is gentle but instantly readable — even a monster must follow railway etiquette.

Poster design 
A staged photographic scene set inside a Japanese train carriage. Mother of Ultra stands at the right, placing a red furoshiki-wrapped bundle onto the overhead rack, while Eleking sits beside other parcels, visually reinforcing the instruction printed below.

The composition is clear, theatrical, and highly effective for station display. The muted train interior contrasts with the strong red of Mother of Ultra’s suit and the furoshiki bundle, drawing the viewer’s eye directly to the action. The lower-left image area carries ©円谷プロ, confirming official Tsuburaya Productions licensing.

About the B1 format (size & rarity)
Japanese B1 posters measure approximately 72.8 × 103 cm. This is a large and visually impressive format, commonly used for railway, station, and public-information displays. Because these posters were intended for temporary use in public spaces, many were removed, discarded, or damaged after the campaign period ended.

Surviving examples in presentable condition are now scarce, particularly those featuring major licensed characters from the Ultraman universe.

Why this example is extraordinary (rarity & market)
This poster sits at an important collecting intersection: JR West railway ephemera, 1990s Japanese public-service graphic design, and licensed Ultraman / Tsuburaya Productions imagery. The combination of Mother of Ultra and Eleking gives it strong character appeal, while the 1994 railway-use context makes it far more unusual than standard commercial Ultraman posters.

For collectors of Japanese railway material, tokusatsu, or public-design history, this is a highly distinctive and displayable piece.

Condition
Excellent overall vintage condition, especially for a large-format railway-use poster from 1994. Please review the close-up photos for exact condition detail.

It is vintage and over 32 years old.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.

A very rare 1994 JR West “さわやかマナー” B1 railway courtesy poster featuring Mother of Ultra and Eleking — a superb piece of Japanese public-manners design, railway history, and Ultraman Series collecting, with a wonderfully simple message: “Place luggage on the overhead rack or on your lap.”