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Hakata Station Displays Christmas Tree Made From Unclaimed Lost Items Through Dec. 25

A staffer's first-time initiative repurposes unclaimed summer items to spotlight Hakata Station's heavy lost-property burden.

Overview

  • JR Kyushu installed and lit the display on December 10 at JR Hakata Station, where it will remain through December 25.
  • About 200 items found on trains and in the station this summer, delivered to police and left unclaimed, were used as decorations.
  • Roughly 20 children from local nurseries joined station employees to decorate a tree about four meters tall with message cards and recovered items.
  • The displayed belongings will later be offered to station users who request them under Japan’s lost-property procedures after the three-month claim period.
  • The station handles roughly 45,000 lost items each year, and a second tree made from vinyl umbrellas was set up alongside the main display.