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Hydrangea Corridor on the Yokosuka Line
Set Y-138 of the EMU JR East E217 series travels on the Yokosuka lineOn June 14th, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that this year's rainy season had begun in Tokyo. From mid-June to mid-July,...
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Early Summer Trip to Hokkaido Island
Interior of GranClass car, EMU JR East E5 seriesI recently retired from day-to-day management of my company. My busy and stressful days were finally over. I'm going to continue to work for the time...
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Volcanic Scenery around Hakodate City
EMU JR Hokkaido 733-1000 series stands at Hakodate terminalAfter arriving at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station by the super-express train, Hayabusa (Falcon), we changed to JR Hokkaido's Hakodate main line....
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Superb View Spot in Hakodate City
Sancho station and a gondola (center left) of Mt. Hakodate RopewayAfter returning from Mt. Esan, we planned to visit Mt. Hakodate near the downtown Hakodate area. A night view from Mt. Hakodate has...
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Access to the Recently Erupted Volcano
Usuzan Ropeway and Showa-shinzanAfter visiting Mt. Hakodate, we headed north. Our next destination was a recently erupted volcano near Muroran City.Showa-shinzan (new mountain of Showa-era) is a...
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Preserved Station Building and SL in Muroran City
SL D51 560 is exhibited in front of ex-Muroran stationAfter enjoying the new volcano, "Showa-shinzan", we visited ex-Muroran railway station in Muroran City.Ex-Muroran station can be seen in the...
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Hokuto: Northern Limited Express Train
DMU JR Hokkaido KiHa 261-1000 series stands at Shinhakodate-Hokuto stationOur special holidays ended all too soon. After four days of our traveling on Hokkaido Island, we had to start homeward. On our...
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Blue and Red Colors in Kodaira City
Set 9103 of the EMU Seibu 9000 series travels on the Tamako line in Kodaira CityThe Japan Meteorological Agency made an announcement that this year's rainy season ended on July 16th in Tokyo. The...
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The 35th Anniversary of the Oarai-Kashima Line
Diesel Railcar, Unit 6010 of the 6000 series, Kashima Rinkai RailwayI recently visited Kashima Rinkai Railway for the first time in five years. What's new with this local railway in Ibaraki...
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New Model on the Oarai-Kashima Line
Diesel Railcar Kashima Rinkai Railway 8000 series stands at Oarai station yardFollowing my previous post, I'm carrying on a recent topic of the Oarai-Kashima line, Kashima Rinkai Railway.On March 26th...
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Cafe 107 in Odawara City
Electric car, unit 107 of the MoHa 1 series is preserved in Odawara CityI found a stylish café in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It's "107 Cafe" on the National Highway 1. 107 refers to a retired...
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Cow Train on the Kodomonokuni Line
Set Y011 of the EMU Yokohama Minato Mirai Railway Y000 series, "Cow Train"One year has passed since I introduced the Sheep Train on the Kodomonokuni line in this blog. Today, I'm going to show you...
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A Small Topic on the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
A host town sticker is displayed on the EMU JR East E233-8000 seriesThe 2020 Tokyo Olympics are over. It was held after one year's delay without spectators because of the COVID-19 calamity. My family...
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EMU JR East E131 Series: New Model in the Chiba Area
Set R04 of the EMU JR East E131 series arrives at Kashima-jingu stationOn March 13th this year, JR East launched a new local train named the EMU E131 series in the Chiba area. The introduction of the...
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Tama Zoo Train on the Keio Line
Set 7801 of the Keio 7000 series, the 3rd generation Tama Zoo TrainAfter the Cow Train, then the next post is the Tama Zoo Train.The Dobutsuen (Zoo) line is a feeder route of the Keio main line....
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Art Aquarium Museum on the Tozai Line
EMU JR East E231-800 series stands at Nakano station on the Tozai lineIt's still hot in Tokyo. The maximum daytime temperature is over 30 degrees Celsius every day. Because of the COVID-19 calamity, I...
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The Second Shortest Subway Line in Tokyo
EMU Tokyo Metro 02-80 series stands at Honancho stationI just thought that I had already introduced all of the labyrinthine subway routes in Tokyo in this blog; but there are some left. Today, I'm...
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EMU Toei 6300 Series: Update
Set 6330 of the EMU Toei 6300 series arrives at Hasune station on the Mita lineSubway trains are annoying for rail-photo lovers. The major problem is its dark environment on the railway track. I shoot...
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EMU 18000 Series: New Model on the Hanzomon Line
EMU Tokyo Metro 18000 series travels on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi lineFollowing the 17000 series, I'm going to show you the other Tokyo Metro's new train.On August 7th, Tokyo Metro, an operator of the...
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Homecoming of Set 3540 Train
3540F of the EMU Shibayama 3500 series travels on the Keisei-Kanamachi lineShibayama Railway is the shortest railway line in Japan. Connecting Higashi-Narita and Shibayama-Chiyoda, its operating length...
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