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NRA Classic: Afterimage of the Red Arrow Train
Set 10105 of the EMU Seibu 10000 series, "New Red Arrow Classic"As I posted before, Seibu Railway launched a new limited express train, the EMU 001 series "Laview", last year. Laview is Seibu's coined...
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Origin of Koetsu-gaki Fence in Kyoto City
Unit 625 of the Electric Car Randen MoBo 621 series stands at Arashiyama terminalKoetsu-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Takagamine, Kita Ward, Kyoto City. It was originally the residence of Hon-ami...
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Reunion with "Hana", the Flower of Trains
Set G6+G7 of the EMU JR East 485 series, "Hana", stands at Haijima StationI recently came across one of the "Joyful Trains" at Haijima station on the Ome line. It was "Hana (flower)" currently...
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Final Chapter of the EMU 103 Series on the Nara Line
Set 407 of the EMU JR West 103 series arrives at Nara stationI recently visited Kyoto City on a business trip. I was very busy there, but I could secure just a short while to see several local trains...
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The Hachiko Line Update: EMU 209-3500 Series
A new model, EMU JR East 209-3500 series, travels on the Hachiko lineI recently visited the JR East Hachiko line for the first time in three years. What was new with this local line in the western part...
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The Hachiko Line Update: EMU E231-3000 Series
EMU JR East E231-3000 series arrives at Kaneko station on the Hachiko lineContinuing with what I covered last time, I'm going to continue introducing a new train model on the JR East Hachiko line...
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Matcha Train on the Kosei Line
EMU JR West 113 series stands at Kyoto station yardJR West's Kosei line is a railway route along the west coast of Japan's largest lake, "Biwa-ko". Connecting Yamashina on the Tokaido main line and...
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Powerful Climber to the Holy Mountain
EMU Nankai 30000 series stands at Gokurakubashi station on the Koya lineKoya-san is the common name of Buddhist temple settlement in Wakayama Prefecture, about 620 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. It was...
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Powerful Climber to the Holy Mountain: Part 2
Funicular, Nankai N11 and N21, travel on the Koya-san Cable lineFollowing my last post, I'm going to continue to show you the access route to Koya-san in Wakayama Prefecture.After getting off the...
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Goodbye to the Sotetsu New 7000 Series
Set 7753 of the EMU Sotetsu New 7000 series arrives at Izumi-chuo station (August, 2018)On November 8th, 2020, Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) held a special event to say goodbye to the EMU New 7000 series in...
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Preserved Electric Car in Kyoto City
N28 of the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau N1 series is preserved in Kyoto CityWhen I visited Kyoto City last September, I found an old preserved tramcar in a building of the city center. What...
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Reunion with Super-Hakuto
DMU Chizu Express Railway 7000 series arrives at Kyoto stationI came across a limited express train, Super-Hakuto, at Kyoto station in November. Super-Hakuto is Chizu Express Railway's flagship model...
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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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Hakone Tozan Railway: Update
Electric cars Hakone-Tozan MoHa 104-MoHa 106-MoHa 109Happy New Year! The year 2021 has begun. I recently visited Hakone Mountain for the first time in two years. What was new with this unique mountain...
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The 3rd Generation Seibu Lions Train
Set 20104 of the EMU Seibu 20000 series, the L-train, travels on the Shinjuku lineAs I posted before, Seibu Railway is well known for their aggressive diversified businesses. They are, for example,...
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The Sunset over Tanzawa Mountains
Set R7 of the EMU JR East 205-500 series arrives at Shimomizo stationIt's mid-winter in Japan. The maximum daytime temperature is around 10 degrees Celsius in Tokyo. Although it's a bit cold, I went to...
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Preserved Electric Car in Kyoto City
N28 of the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau N1 series is preserved in Kyoto CityWhen I visited Kyoto City last September, I found an old preserved tramcar in a building of the city center. What...
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Tenku: Nankai's Leisure Train on the Koya Line
Set 2058 of the EMU Nankai 2200 series, "Tenku", stands at Gokurakubashi stationWhen I visited Koya-san with my family last year, we came across Nankai Electric Railway's leisure train named "Tenku...
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EMU 9200 Series: Rare Train on the Hokuso Line
EMU Hokuso 9200 series travels on the Hokuso lineI have already uploaded more than 1,300 posts in this blog over a nine-year period. I thought that all the existing train models in the Tokyo...
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Modification of the JR West 207 Series
EMU JR West 207 series stands at Kyoto station yardWhen I visited Kyoto City last year, I found JR West's commuter train, the EMU 207 series, on the storage-track facility in Kyoto station yard.The 207...
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