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2023 Cherry Blossom Season: The JR West Kibi Line
DMU JR West KiHa 47 series arrives at Kibitsu station on the Kibi lineAfter visiting Kurashiki City, I continued travelling to enjoy trains and cherry blossoms. My next destination was Kibitsu on the...
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The Urban Monorail and the Castle in Kitakyushu City
EMU Kitakyushu Urban Monorail 1000 series arrives at Kokura stationMy spring train journey continued. After visiting Kibitsu, the next destination was Kitakyushu City on Kyushu Island. Kitakyushu is...
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Revisit to the City of the Strait
EMU JR Kyushu 415-1500 series stands at Moji station on the Sanyo main lineAfter visiting Kitakyushu, I continued traveling by train. My next destination was Shimonoseki, which is the major city of...
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2023 Cherry Blossom Season in Fukuyama City
Set S09 of the EMU JR West N700-7000 series stands at Fukuyama stationAfter visiting Shimonoseki, I headed to Fukuyama City in Hiroshima Prefecture, about 790 kilometers west of Tokyo. My destination...
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2023 Cherry Blossom Season: The Odakyu Line
Odakyu Romancecar EXE-alpha (cab with a gangway in the front)There is a large variety of cherry blossoms in Japan. Somei-yoshino is a well-known one, but that's not all. Please look at the bottom...
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Shimbashi SL Square: Revisit
Steam locomotive C11 292 is preserved at Shimbashi SL SquareDo you remember Shimbashi SL (steam locomotive) Square, which I introduced 11 years ago in this blog? I revisited there after a long time.To...
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The Best Season for Photography: Asakawa Bridge
EMU JR East E231-3000 series crosses Asakawa Railway BridgeI still enjoy Tama riverside walking. After observing many kinds of trains from Sengen-jinja shrine near Tokyu-Tamagawa station, I went...
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Mini Tokyo Station on the Takasaki Line
The entrance of Fukaya station, JR East Takasaki line It takes about 90 minutes to get there from Tokyo station. You can see a distinctive station building there. It looks as if it's made of bricks,...
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The 5th Anniversary of GSE
EMU Odakyu 70000 series, "GSE", travels on the Odakyu lineOn March 17th, 2023, Odakyu Electric Railway celebrated the 5th anniversary of the GSE operation. Time really flies.Let me review the Odakyu...
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Peony Garden on the Odakyu Line
EMU JR East E233-2000 series travels on the Odakyu lineAfter cherry blossoms falling from the trees, peony flowers have started to bloom in Tokyo. I went to Machida Peony Garden in Machida City, about...
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The Preserved Seibu SL in Shinagawa Ward
Steam locomotive Unit 7 of Seibu Railway is preserved in Higashi-Shinagawa ParkI recently found a precious steam locomotive (SL) in Shinagawa Ward of Tokyo Metropolis. It was being displayed in a...
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2023 Cherry Blossom Season in Oyama Town
EMU Odakyu 60000 series, limited express "Fuji-san"It's late May already. The cherry blossom season this year ended a long time ago, but I would like to introduce you to some more cherry blossom scenes...
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Final Chapter of the Tokyu 9000 Series
Trainset 9007 of the EMU Tokyu 9000 series (July, 2022)On May 11th, 2023, Tokyu Railways announced their investment plans for fiscal 2023, in which new-model cars for the Oimachi line will be built to...
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French Garden on the Izukyu Line
Uncoupling scene of the EMU JR East E257-2000 series "Odoriko" at Atami stationIt's the end of May already. This year's rainy season is approaching day by day in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Before the...
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The 40th Anniversary of Tokyo Disney Resort
Set 1 of the EMU 100 series, "Dream Go Round Liner"On April 15th, 2023, Tokyo Disney Resort celebrated their 40th anniversary. In commemoration, a special poster train, "Dream Go Round Liner", has been...
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Why do they like Mt. Takao so much?
EMU Keio 9000 series stands at Takao-sanguchi terminalI recently visited Mt. Takao for the first time in a year, and fully enjoyed myself there. At the same time, I was surprised that many visitors...
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Preserved Steam Locomotive Owned by Private School
Preserved steam locomotive, Unit 4 of Seibu Railway (Unit 403 of the JGR)After observing the Seibu steam locomotive (SL) preserved in a public park, I visited another preserved Seibu SL owned by a...
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The 60th Anniversary of Katsuta Railyard: Part 2
Set K423 (Akaden) of the JR East E531 series travels on the Joban line"Akaden (red-colored train)" has started to come to Tokyo Metropolis. I found it at Tokyo station the other day.What's Akaden? Is...
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Early Summer Trip to Sendai City
EMU JR East E721-1000 series leaves Sakunami station on the Senzan lineOn June 8th, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that this year's rainy season had begun in Tokyo. Until mid-July, the...
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Relocation of Trains: EMU JR Central 313-8000 Series
EMU JR Central 313-8000 series stands at Atami station on the Tokaido main lineOn the way to Kawazu Bagatelle Park in Shizuoka Prefecture last month, I came across a strange train at Atami station on...
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