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Petrol Transportation Trains in the Metropolitan Area
JR Freight's petrol transportation train travels on the JR East-Musashino line I sometimes come across petrol transportation trains in the metropolitan area. Being pulled by electric locomotives, they...
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The 140th Anniversary of Shinjuku Station
JR East E231-500 series displays the 140th anniversary plate of Shinjuku stationOn March 1st, JR East celebrated the 140th anniversary of Shinjuku station. In commemoration, several events are held by...
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Sayonara, "Hyotan View" Gondolas
Bizan Ropeway in Tokushima CityTokushima is the main city of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku Island. The population now stands at 0.26 million. This city is famous for Awa-odori, the traditional...
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The 55th Anniversary of Tora-san, Part 2
"The 55th anniversary of Tora-san" train, Keisei 3030, travels on the Keikyu lineYou may remember when I introduced you to the 55th anniversary train of Tora-san before. It was trainset 3668 of the EMU...
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Visit to Kumamoto: Tram and Unkai
Unit 1097 of the electric car Kumamoto City Tram 1090 seriesKumamoto is the main city of Kumamoto Prefecture, about 900 kilometers west of Tokyo. It has been developed as the capital of Higo Province...
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Revival "Shopping Train" on the Sotetsu Line
Trainset 11002 of the EMU Sotetsu 11000 series, "Okaimono Densha"I realized I haven’t posted any topics about Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) recently. I can't think of anything right now, so, I searched my...
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Advent of Spring on the Odakyu-Enoshima Line
EMU Odakyu 60000 series (4-car-trainset) approaches Katase-Enoshima terminalThe sun is getting stronger in the metropolitan area. The maximum daytime temperature is nearly 20 degrees Celsius. Winter...
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The 2nd Generation Kenty Skyliner
Trainset AE4 of the EMU Keisei AE series, the 2nd generation Kenty SkylinerDo you remember when I introduced you to Kenty Skyliner last year? It was a special poster train on the Keisei line. A year...
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Visit to Kumamoto: Friendly Tram and Bird
Trainset 0803 of the electric car Kumamoto City Tram 0800 seriesSorry for jumping from one topic to another, but I’m going to follow up and post about my recent visit to Kumamoto today.When I visited...
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2025 Sakura Season on the Yokosuka Line
Set F29 of the EMU E235-1000 series (11-cars) travels on the Yokosuka lineOn March 24th, 2025, the Meteorological Agency of Japan declared that this year's sakura (cherry) blossoms had started blooming...
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Shooting the Cruise Train, "Shiki-shima"
JR East's cruise train, the E001 series "Shiki-shima", stands at Kozu station yardDo you remember when I introduced you to JR West’s sleeper train, “Sunrise Express” last year? That was the only...
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Shooting the Cruise Train, "Shiki-shima": Part 2
JR East's cruise train, the E001 series "Shiki-shima", approaches Odawara stationContinuing with what I covered last time, I'm going to show you “Shiki-shima”, the JR East E001 series, today.After...
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2025 Sakura Season on the Tama Monorail Line
EMU Tama Intercity Monorail 1000 series approaches Shibasaki-taiikukan stationI have been introducing my favorite sakura (cherry) viewing spots in this blog for many years. Following the Sakurayama...
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2025 Sakura Season on the Keio-Inokashira Line
A rounded "Sakura" plate is displayed on the western side of trainset 1780Sakura (cherry) blossom season in the metropolitan area is almost over. Having endless sorrow at parting with the 2025 cherry...
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Serving a Double Purpose on the Odakyu Line
Romancecar "GSE" passes through Odakyu Tama River BridgeIt’s mid-spring in Tokyo. The maximum daytime temperature exceeds 20 degrees Celsius every day. The best season of the year has come! I recently...
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The 12th Generation Sounyan Train
The 12th generation Sounyan Train (westbound) arrives at Izumi-chuo stationOn March 31st, Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) launched the 12th generation Sounyan Train. I’m going to show you this new poster...
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Preserved Tramcar in the Open-air Architectural Museum
Unit 7514 of the electric car Toei 7500 series is preserved in Koganei CityThe Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is a museum of historic Japanese buildings. It’s located in Koganei City, about 30...
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2025 Sakura Season on the Gotemba Line
Limited express train "Fuji-san (Mt. Fuji)" travels on the Odakyu lineThe sakura (cherry) blooming season has already passed in Tokyo, but the front line of sakura blossoms is still traveling up the...
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Preserved Electric Locomotive in Hitachi City
Electric locomotive Hitachi Mining Railway Unit 13 is preserved in Hitachi CityHitachi is known as the city where Hitachi Ltd. was founded. It’s located in the northern part of Ibaraki Prefecture,...
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The 4th Generation L-train
The 4th generation L-train arrives at Higashi-Kurume stationSeibu Railway launched the 4th generation “L-train”. I’m going to show you this new wrapped train today.Let me review “L-train” to start....
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Two Topics on the Seibu Railway
Test run of the EMU Seibu 8000 series (ex-Odakyu 8000 series)I would prefer to keep going with the topic of Seibu Railway today.I recently visited Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park in Tokorozawa City,...
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The 100th Anniversary of Atami Station
Izukyu "Kurofune train" displays "the 100th anniversary of Atami station" plateOn March 25th, Atami City celebrated the 100th anniversary of Atami station. In commemoration, Atami City and the railway...
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EMU Tokyu 9000 Series: 2025 Update
Trainset 9015 of the EMU Tokyu 9000 series: Revival ColorDo you remember when the EMU Odakyu 8000 and Tokyu 9000 series were sold to Seibu Railway last year? Eight months have passed since then. I made...
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Visit to Kumamoto: A Must-See Spot
Electric car Unit 9202 of the Kumamoto City Tram 9200 seriesFollowing my post on March 29th, 2025, I am going to show you the rest of our trip to Kumamoto.Looking back now, I visited mostly not...
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EMU 315-3000 Series: New Model in the Shizuoka Area
Trainset U12 of the EMU JR Central 315-3000 series stands at Atami stationAs I posted before, Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture is well-known as a marine resort city. Visitors can enjoy hot springs, fish...
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