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Rengeshouma Community on the Mitake Tozan Railway
Mitake Tozan Railway The hot summer continues in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The maximum daytime temperature easily hits 30 degrees Celsius every day. The only thing we can do is escape the city...
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Shuttle Bus Sevices Connecting with Tohoku Shinkansen
EMU JR East E5 series stands at shin-Aomori station on the Tohoku Shinkansen When I visited Mt. Hakkoda in Aomori Prefecture last month, I took a shuttle bus from Shin-Aomori station on the Tohoku...
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The Oldest Model on the Chiba Newtown Railway
EMU Chiba Newtown Railway 9100 series arrives at Higashi-Matsudo station Chiba Newtown Railway is a small railway company in Chiba Prefecture. The company owns a double-track between Komuro and...
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Memories of Shirane-kazan Ropeway
Shirane-kazan Ropeway (July, 2013) Shirane Mountain is a beautiful volcano located in Kusatsu Town of Gunma Prefecture, about 150 kilometers north of Tokyo. The green-colored mysterious crater lake...
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The Keikyu 600: Improvement of Passenger Services
Set 603 of the EMU Keikyu 600 series travels on the Hokuso lineThere are many railway companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area. These companies are in competition to attract passengers. It might be...
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EMU E231 Series: Suburban Type Train
EMU JR East E231 series arrives at Yokohama stationThe EMU E231 series is one of the major group trains on the JR East lines, and widely operated in the Tokyo metropolitan area. It was launched in 2000...
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Short Stay in Kyoto City: New Shinkansen Train
EMU JR Central N700S series stands at Tokyo stationI recently visited Kyoto City for the first time in three years. Although it was a short stay with my family, I could take several railway lines in...
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Short Stay in Kyoto City: The Subway Karasuma Line
EMU 10 series stands at Kyoto station on the subway Karasuma lineAfter arriving at Kyoto, we transferred to the subway Karasuma line to visit several historical spots. The first one was Daikaku-ji...
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Kintetsu Trains on the Subway Karasuma Line
EMU Kintetsu 3220 series stands at Karasuma-Oike station on the subway Karasuma lineLet's continue where we left off last post.There are three kinds of trains operated on the subway Karasuma line. The...
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Ancient Place for Funeral in Kyoto City
Electric car Keifuku MoBo 26 of the MoBo 21 series stands at Arashiyama stationAdashino is known as an ancient place for funeral in Kyoyo City. It used to be an aerial sepulture where the dead body was...
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Scenic Train in Kyoto City
DE10-1104 DL stands at Torokko-Saga station on the Sagano scenic railwaySagano Scenic Railway is a sightseeing railway company in Kyoto City. It's a subsidiary of JR West, and operates torokko...
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Scenic Train in Kyoto City: Part 2
A scenic train bound for Torokko-Kameoka travels on the Sagano scenic line After arriving at Torokko-Kameoka station on the Sagano scenic line, we had three options to go back to downtown Kyoto City......
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Evergreen Train and Rickshaw in Kyoto City
EMU Hankyu 6300 series arrived at Katsura station on the Hankyu Arashiyama line I'm going to continue to show you my short stay in Kyoto City last month.A rickshaw is a human-powered vehicle for...
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Coleus Garden on the Tobu-Tojo Line
EMU Tobu 50090 series stands at Ikebukuro terminal on the Tojo lineColeus is a plant that belongs to the Lamiaceae family. It has multicolored decorative leaves. I recently found a beautiful coleus...
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Memories of Odakyu Romance Car "RSE"
EMU Odakyu 20000 series, Romance Car RSE, passes through Chitose-Funabashi station (June, 2011) I recently rediscovered photographs of the retired Odakyu Romance Car, RSE on my Hard disk.RSE is an...
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EMU 20400 Series: Renovated Train on the Tobu Lines
EMU Tobu 20400 series arrives at Shin-Ohirashita stationOn March 27th this year, the last set of the EMU Tobu 20000 series quietly retired from the subway Hibiya line. It was the end of an era.The Tobu...
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EMU 70090 Series: Tobu's High-end Commuter Train
EMU Tobu 70090 series travels on the Tobu lineOn March 20th this year, Tobu Railway launched a brand new train, the EMU 70090 series, on their Isesaki line. Same as the pre-existing 70000 series, the...
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Final Chapter of the Old Subway Train
EMU Tokyo Metro 8000 series travels on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi lineOn March 26th, 2019, Tokyo Metro made a press release announcing that the new subway train named EMU 18000 series will be launched on...
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The Kanazawa Seaside Line: Update
Set 46 (special color) of the EMU 2000 series travels on the Seaside lineI recently visited the Kanazawa seaside line for the first time in a year. It was the sunny autumn weekend. I enjoyed every...
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The Kanazawa Seaside Line Update: Part 2
Set 33 of the EMU 2000 series travels on the Seaside line backed by the blue oceanThe Kanazawa Seaside line is a rubber-tired automated guideway transit (AGT). There is no driver and conductor on the...
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