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Two Rebirth Stories in Ome City
Electric locomotive ED16 1 is preserved in the Ome Railway Park (April, 2013)Ome is a small city located in the western part of Tokyo Metropolis. I visited this suburban city with my family last month,...
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Nostalgic Diesel Rail-car on the Tenryu-Hamanako Line
Diesel rail-car, TH3501, travels on the Tenryu-Hamanako LineAs I posted before, Tenryu-Hamanako Railway is a local company in Shizuoka Prefecture, about 270 km west of Tokyo. It is the former Futamata...
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Public Transportation in the Waterfront Area
EMU Tokyo Monorail 1000 series travels in the waterfront area of Tokyo MetropolisTokyo is a super-high density city. More than 30 million people live in this small metropolitan area. It has been...
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Visit to Fujimigaoka Railyard
Fujimigaoka Railyard near Fujimigaoka Station on the Keio Inokashira LineDo you have good luck of the draw? No, I don't. I have normally no luck with lotteries at all, but I was recently a lucky...
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Sayonara to the Old Express Train
Set 2011 (original color) of the EMU Keikyu 2000 series (March, 2018)On March 5th, Keikyu Corporation made a press release announcing that their old express train, the EMU 2000 series, will be retired...
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2018 Sakura Season in Tokyo: The Inokashira Line
EMU Keio 1000 series travels on the Inokashira Line backed by full blossomed Sakura treesOn March 17th, the Meteorological Agency of Japan declared that sakura (cherry) blossoms had started blooming in...
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2018 Sakura Season in Tokyo: The Odakyu Line
EMU Odakyu 3000 series arrives at new Shimokitazawa Station (double-double track)As I posted last time, the Meteorological Agency of Japan declared that the sakura (cherry) started blooming in Tokyo on...
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Odakyu Romance Car Cake
Romance Car Cake is sold by a cake shop, Fugetsudo, near Seijo-gakuenmae StationAs I posted last time, construction of the double-double track (DDT) was eventually completed between Yoyogi-Uehara and...
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"Keio Liner" Begins Service
EMU 5000 series, Keio Liner, stands at Shinjuku terminalOn February 22nd, Keio Electric Railway Company began commercial operation of Keio Liner, which is Keio's first reserved seat train, on their...
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2018 Sakura Season in Tokyo: The Toei-Shinjuku Line
EMU Toei 10-300 series arrives at Funabori Station on the Shinjuku LineSakura (cherry) blossom season in the Tokyo metropolitan area is almost over. Having endless sorrow at parting with the 2018...
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Good-bye to Crayon Shinchan Train
51059F of the EMU Tobu 50050 series, Crayon Shinchan TrainThe operation of Crayon Shinchan Train had been terminated during my absence taking the Tobu line. It disappeared from the track before I knew...
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2018 Sakura Season in Yokohama: The Keikyu Line
EMU Keikyu 2100 series passes through Nokendai stationYokohama is located southwest of Tokyo and is the main city of Kanagawa prefecture. It is the second largest city in Japan in terms of population...
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Classic Streetcar in Kochi City
Electric car Tosaden Kotsu 202 of the 200 series travels on the Sambashi LineKochi is the main city of Kochi Prefecture on Shikoku Island. It has grown as the castle city of the lords of Tosa Province...
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Fresh Green and Special Poster Train in Chichibu City
7505F of the EMU 7500 series travels on the Chichibu Railway lineThe sakura (cherry) blooming season passed very quickly in the Tokyo metropolitan area. It is a fresh green season now. I recently...
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Rare Train on the Musashino Line
Set MU2 of the EMU JR East E231 series stands at Tokyo Station on the Musashino lineIt is fun for me to perceive a fine difference between urban commuter trains like any other. Once I come across a...
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Higashiyama Culture on the Keihan Line
EMU Keihan 8000 series stands at Demachiyanagi station on the Ohtoh lineHigashiyama is located in the eastern part of Kyoto. This area consists of a flat land along the river Kamo and its adjacent...
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Full Blown Wisteria on the Tobu Line
EMU Tokyo Metro 03 series arrives at Nishiarai station on the Tobu Isesaki lineWisteria is a pea family plant seen in the low mountains in Japan. It has pale purple flowers in the middle of spring. The...
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EMU Toei 5300 Series: Update
EMU Toei 5300 series travels on the Hokuso lineFour years have already passed since I reported on the train on the subway Asakusa line for the first time. What is the news with this urban subway route...
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Beppu: The City of Volcanoes and Hot Springs
Gondola "Tsurumi" of the Beppu RopewayJapanese take about one straight week of holidays during the so-called "Golden Week" starting from the end of April. This year, Golden Week refered to the period...
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EMU Keisei 3600 Series: Standard Commuter Train
3658F of the EMU Keisei 3600 series arrives at Yachiyodai stationI assumed that I had already introduced all of the train models in the Tokyo metropolitan area in this blog, since I started it in 2011;...
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