The Pacific coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture, known as "Hamadori," suffered devastating damage from the tsunami, but 15 years later, considerable progress has been made in its recovery. National Route 6, which runs north-south through Hamadori, now has new...
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The hit song "Ore-ra Tokyo sa Ikuda" (We're Going to Tokyo), sung by Ikuzo Yoshi, includes the line, "The bus comes once a day." This raises the question: do buses that only come once a day actually exist...?.
There was a railway company and railway line called Bandai Kyuko Dentetsu. The name is reminiscent of a certain company that deals in toys, but it refers to a fictional train that appears in toys...
The new HB-E220 series hybrid diesel railcar has begun operation on the JR Kamaishi Line in Iwate Prefecture. What kind of train is it, and how will it affect the JR timetable revision in March 2026...?.
In this first part of our introduction to the food options inside JR Morioka Station, we featured restaurants arranged by JR East within the station premises. (Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT JR Morioka Station Food...).
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From April to June 2025, a TV anime called "Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey-" was broadcast. The main character is a female college student named Suzuga...
A new train has begun operating on the JR Senseki Line, which runs through Miyagi Prefecture. We'll introduce you to the trains and how they will change the Senseki Line.
The picture book "I Rode the Blue Train" is the 14th volume in the "Kumata-kun Picture Book" series, written by the late Shigeo Watanabe and illustrated by the late Yasuo Otomo. It depicts the former "...
From around 1994 to the early 2000s, JR operated a special train called the "Harbor Rainbow." It mainly ran between Akita Station in Akita Prefecture and Hakodate Station in southern Hokkaido.
The most well-known Shinkansen line running through the Tohoku region is the Tohoku Shinkansen, which connects Tokyo Station and Shin-Aomori Station. The Tohoku Shinkansen connects directly with conventional train lines (known as a mini-Shinkansen system) to...
