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SDGs Train on the Tokyu-Setagaya Line
Set 307 (SDGs train) of the tramcar Tokyu 300 seriesThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal...
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Preserved Train on the Setagaya Line
Unit 601 of the tramcar EER 600 series is preserved behind Miyanosaka station After enjoying Tokyu SDGs Train, I dropped by Miyanosaka station on the Tokyu-Setagaya line to see a preserved tramcar.The...
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Indonesian Commuter Train: New Color
Set 32 (new color) of the EMU ex-Tokyo Metro 6000 series in Indonesia (Photo: Faris Fadhli) I have received news from an Indonesian rail-fan. My thanks go to Faris Fadhli, who kindly sent me recent...
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Hanepyon Poster Train on the Keikyu Line
Set 2133 of the EMU Keikyu 2100 series, Hanepyon Poster TrainSpeaking of Keikyu, people can imagine red colored trains. It's correct, but there are exceptions. For instance, Keikyu operates a yellow...
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Ultra-hero on the Shintetsu Line
EMU Kobe Electric Railway 3000 series arrives at Maruyama station Japan's Prime Minister Suga declared a state of emergency again in ten prefectures including Tokyo because of new coronavirus...
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Advent of Spring on the Odakyu Line
1092F of the EMU Odakyu 1000 series passes through Umegaoka stationIt's mid-February already. Time really flies. I recently visited a plum grove in the neighborhood with my family to find an advent of...
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Nostalgic Commuter Train on the Nara Line
EMU JR West 500 series stands at Kyoto station on the Nara lineWhen I visited Kyoto City last year, I came across an old commuter train in Kyoto station. It's a nostalgic model, the EMU JR West 205...
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EMU Tobu 30000 Series: Update
EMU Tobu 30000 series leaves Morinji-mae station on the Isesaki LineOne and a half months have passed since Japan's Prime Minister Suga declared a state of emergency again in ten prefectures including...
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New Koya on the Nankai Line
EMU Nankai 31000 series, "New Koya"When I visited Koya-san with my family last year, we used the limited express train, "Koya" on the Nankai Koya line. Two kinds of Koya limited express trains are...
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The Ocean View Plum Grove on the Keikyu Line
EMU Keikyu 600 series travels on the Keikyu main lineAfter my visit to a plum grove in the neighborhood, it made me want to go to the other plum grove. In this season, there are many fully blooming...
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EMU 221 Series on the Nara Line
EMU JR West 221 series stands at Kyoto station on the Nara lineI have already introduced many kinds of trains, which I found in Kyoto station last year, but there's still some left. I'm going to show...
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Unique Vending Machine on the Keikyu Line
A unique soft drink vending machine, Keikyu Yokohama stationAs I posted before, Japan is a country of vending machines. There are over five million vending machines in this country. You can find a...
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EMU 5000 Series: The Largest Fleet on the Shintetsu Line
EMU Kobe Electric Railway 5000 series leaves Maruyama stationBecause of the state of emergency caused by the new corona virus, I refrain from any nonessential and non-urgent outings. I have no choice...
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Good-bye to the EMU 185 Series
EMU JR East 185 series travels on the Izu-Hakone Railway (January, 2017)On March 13th, 2021, a new timetable started on the JR East line. Synchronizing the new timetable, an old EMU 185 series was...
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Good-bye to the EMU 215 Series
EMU JR East 215 series stands at Takao station (April, 2012)Along with the 185 series, one more excellent train was retired from the track synchronizing the new timetable effective from March 13th....
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Slope Car in the Plum Grove
Slope Car in the Taura Ume-no-sato (Taura Plum Village)When I visited Tauta Ume-no-sato (Taura Plum Village) in Yokosuka City last month, I came across a curious transportation means in the plum grove....
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2021 Sakura Season in Tokyo
EMU Tokyo Metro 15000 seriesOn March 14th, the Meteorological Agency of Japan declared that sakura (cherry) blossoms had started blooming in Tokyo. It was the earliest record in history. The agency...
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2021 Sakura Season in Tokyo, Part 2
Set 1729 of the EMU Keio 1000 series travels on the Inokashira lineI'm going to show you the other sakura (cherry) viewing spot in Tokyo. It's Inokashira Park near Inokashira-koen station on the...
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2021 Sakura Season in Yamanashi
EMU JR East E353 Series arrives at Nirasaki station on the Chuo lineThe weather forecast everyday informs us where the "front line" of the sakura (cherry blossoms) is. Although the sakura blooming...
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Omiya Park on the Saikyo Line
EMU JR East E233-7000 series stands at Akabane station on the Saikyo lineIt's mid-spring in Japan. The countryside of the Tokyo Metropolitan area is in full bloom with spring flowers.The urban public...
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