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In the end of May, a trainspotter divulged a photo capturing Keikyu's new train which is currently being built at Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing factory in Kobe. The photo revealed that the number ...

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Many rural railways in Japan are on the verge of permanent closure as this blog explained last year. Many people insist that it is because of population decline, and blame that the government has b...

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On Wednesday 10 May, Keikyu published a detailed document about fare rises that take effect on 1 October. The company announced last month that fares would be raised by 10.8% on average, though lon...

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There are several railway stations in Japan with a weird building. One of them is Kamenoko station in Misaki Town, Okayama Prefecture. 亀甲 simply means turtle shell in Japanese, and there is a roc...

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*This article is a part of "50 years on: a comparison" series, comparing two train timetables of JR (and Japanese National Railways) and how things have changed in the last 50 years.General Topics ...

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On Monday 3 April, my parents and I enjoyed a 34-minute journey on Kintetsu Aoniyoshi, a sightseeing train in ancient capitals in Japan. Unlike other articles on this blog, I wrote my thoughts abou...

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The Red List of Trains in Japan has been updated with 8 new articles. More importantly, many existing articles have the latest information reflecting the annual timetable revision that took place o...

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On Saturday 18 March 2023, two new lines were added to Tokyo's railway network: Sotetsu and Tokyu Shin-Yokohama lines. Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama line was extended from Hazawa yokohama-kokudai (hereinaf...

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In June 2010, Keikyu 1000 series retired after being in service for more than 50 years. The 1000 series was known as the most numerous "type" (but not "series") among all privat...

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Tokyo Metro 17000 seriesTokyu Toyoko line connects Shibuya in Tokyo and Yokohama, and it is one of the busiest railways in the Greater Tokyo Area. There have been through-services to Tokyo Metro Fu...

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Turning 60 has a special meaning in East Asian culture. It is called jiazi in Chinese, hwangap in Korean and kanreki in Japanese (please leave a comment what is it called in other Asian countries, ...

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The Red List of Trains in Japan has been updated with 21 new articles as listed below, all of which are Kintetsu trains in Nagoya and Osaka areas.I am not a Kintetsu expert, and Kintetsu has been n...

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The original styleAnother iconic commuter train in Tokyo, Tokyu 8500 series, retired on Wednesday after being in service for nearly 48 years.The 8500 series was introduced to Den-en-toshi Line in 1...

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Since 26 December, two four-carriage units of Keikyu 600 series have got stickers under a windscreen. On the one hand, it commemorates the 50th anniversary of Kawasaki Ward of Kawasaki City. In 197...

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The Red List of Trains in Japan has been updated with eight new articles as listed below, many of which are in western Japan. In addition, "Current Status" of many articles have been modi...

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The year 2023 has began.The last year was not full of happy memories due to fundamental changes of circumstances that affected almost everyone in this world. There might be some difficulties this y...

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Today is the New Year's Eve, the last day of this year. It might be the best day to look back this year with several train photos I took.Unlike my Japanese blog, I do not post new photos to this bl...

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E233 series on Keiyo LineKeiyo Line is a commuter rail in Tokyo, owned and operated by JR East. It is 32 miles long and connects Tokyo and Soga in Chiba Prefecture. There are several important plac...

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Details about annual timetable changes have been announced by JR Group. The revision will take place on Saturday 18 March 2023. There will be some further service reduction on several lines as the ...

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Right: the new 500 yen coin.Last year, the Japan Mint issued a new 500 yen coin. This is the third 500 yen coin in the Japanese history. The size and weight are almost equivalent to those of the se...

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