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EMU 6000 Series: New Climber in Kobe City
EMU Shintetsu 6000 series arrives at Maruyama StationKobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu) has a 70 km-long network in the Rokko mountain area. Its route has many steep sections. Their rolling stock must...
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Visit to the Northern Kanto City
EMU JR East E233-3000 series stands at Utsunomiya station yardUtsunomiya is the main city in Tochigi Prefecture, some 110 km north of Tokyo. It is located in the northern part of Kanto Plain, and known...
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Projection Mapping Event in the Traditional Garden
EMU Keihan 2400 series arrives at Shichijo Station on the Keihan Main LineProjection mapping is an advanced technology using a computer and a variety of objects in place of a screen. These objects may...
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Patoden in Kagoshima City
Electric car 9507 of the 9500 series (Patoden color) in Kagoshima CityA patoden is a special poster train for a road safety campaign. What does a patoden look like? It looks like a police patrol car...
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Classic Train on the Ooigawa Railway
EMU Ooigawa Railway 21000 series stands at Kanaya StationOoigawa is a large river in Shizuoka Prefecture, some 200 km west of Tokyo. The valley of Ooigawa is well known for tea cultivation and hot...
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Supermoon on the Inokashira Line
EMU Keio 1000 series arrives at Eifukucho Station on the Inokashira LineMoon viewing is one of the traditional autumn events in Japan. Its exact origin is unknown, but moon viewing is a celebration of...
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Sightseeing Train to Mt. Kurama
EMU Eiden 900 series stands at Kurama Station on the Kurama Line Kuramadera is an old Buddhist temple founded in 770. Although the original main hall had been destroyed by fire in its long history,...
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Nostalgic Warehouses Quarter in Tochigi City
EMU Tobu 100 series, "Spacia", stands at Tochigi Station on the Nikko Line.Tochigi is a city with the third largest population in Tochigi Prefecture, about 90 km north of Tokyo. It has a population of...
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The Eizan Main Line: Access to the Holy Mountain
Electric car Eiden 700 series arrives at Demachiyanagi Terminal on the Eizan Main LineHiei-zan (848.3 m) is a mountain that straddles the eastern part of Kyoto and the western part of Shiga Prefecture....
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Access to the Holy Mountain: Part 2
Funicular Ke 1 of the Eizan Cable Line (funicular), Keifuku Electric RailwayFollowing my previous post, I am going to continue to show you the access route to Mt. Hiei from the Kyoto Prefecture...
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Access to the Holy Mountain: Part 3
The gondola number 2 of the Eizan Ropeway (aerial tramway), Keifuku Electric RailwayFollowing my previous post, I am going to continue to show you the access route to Mt. Hiei from the Kyoto Prefecture...
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Japan's Largest Retarding Basin on the Tobu Line
EMU Tobu 10030 series arrives at Yagyu Station on the Nikko LineA retarding basin holds the water temporary during heavy rain. It then slowly releases the water through natural or man-made drainage...
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Classic Train on the Gakunan Railway
Electric car 7003 of the 7000 series travels on the Gakunan Railway It was my first visit to Gakunan Railway in three years. The last time, my encounter with the ex-Keio train, EMU 8000 series, was...
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Classic ELs on the Gakunan Railway
Electric locomotive ED40 2 of the Class ED 40 is preserved in Gakunan-Fujioka station yardFollowing my previous post, I am going to continue to show you the rolling stock on the Gakunan Railway. After...
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Silver Grass Field on the Izukyu Line
EMU Izukyu 2100 series, Alpha Resort 21, arrives at Ajiro Station (March, 2013) Along with Sengokubara on Hakone Mountain, Hosono Highland is famous for the silver grass field on the Izu Peninsula....
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Hankai Mo 247: Old Japanese Streetcar in Edmonton City
Electric car, Edmonton Radial Railway Society 247 (ex-Hankai 247) in Edmonton City(Photo: Kevin Volkmann)One of my blog readers kindly sent me his photographs of an old Japanese streetcar, ex-Hankai Mo...
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Train Festival on the Chuo Line
The whole formation of the commuter trains on the Chuo Line Autumn is a train festival season in Japan. Thousands of rail fans and families flock to rail yards, which are open to the public. For...
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KuHa 201-1: Preserved Top Number Car
JR East KuHa 201-1 is exhibited in Toyoda Rail Yard for the 2015 Toyoda Train Festival Following my previous post, I am going to continue to show you the other train, which was exhibited in the 2015...
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Holy River on the Sangu Line
Diesel Railcar KiHa11-300 leaves Iseshi Station on the Sangu LineIsuzu River is a clear stream in Mie Prefecture, some 470 km southwest of Tokyo. It is beautiful and limpid, but not only that. Isuzu...
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New Model to the New World Heritage Site
EMU Joshin 7000 series approaches Negoya StationAs I introduced before, Tomioka City is famous for the ex-state-owned Tomioka Silk Mill. It was opened in 1872, importing technology and machines from...
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