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[Iwate Prefecture] Participating in a demonstration experiment that allows you to use a JR ticket on the Yamada Line and 106 Express and Express Buses...

An experiment aimed at coexistence between the JR Yamada Line, which connects Morioka and Miyako, and the "106 (Hyakuroku) Limited Express/Express" bus route on National Route 106 will be conducted from April 1, 2024, to March 2025.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.06.11

After 40 years of competition, the local railroad and bus routes between Morioka and Miyako will now coexist! [Iwate Prefecture]

Public transportation services connecting Morioka City, the capital of Iwate Prefecture, and Miyako City, a core city in the Sanriku region, include JR East's Yamada Line and Iwate Kenpoku Bus's 106 Express Bus, which runs on National Route 106...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.06.06

Why are there so many unusual names? Station names on the Ou Main Line [Fukushima, Yamagata, Akita]

The Ou Main Line is a JR East line that runs from Fukushima Station to Aomori Station, passing through Yamagata Station, Akita Station, and other stations. It is one of the main lines that runs north-south through the Tohoku region, and in the past, there were express trains that ran the entire length...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.05.22

Rocky landscape on the west coast of the Oga Peninsula ©Oganavi

[Oga Peninsula, Akita Prefecture] Strange rock formations on the west coast where ancient legends are passed down

Oga Peninsula's famous tourist attractions, including Godzilla Rock and the Osanbashi Pier, are popular for their intriguing shapes, but they are also valuable places where you can witness the history of the Earth...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.05.15

"Grandpa and Grandma Rejuvenate" explores the appeal of the manga set in Aomori [Anime broadcast in April...

The anime "Grandpa and Grandma Rejuvenate" has been airing since April 7th. It's a manga with a unique plot in which an old man and an old woman suddenly become younger one day, but it's actually set in Aomori Prefecture! This article...

Hana OdagiriHana Odagiri2024.05.13

SL Galaxy

It's been a year since the SL Ginga's last run: "Thank you SL Ginga!" [Iwate Prefecture]

A steam locomotive called "SL Ginga" ran on the Kamaishi Line, connecting Hanamaki Station and Kamaishi Station in Iwate Prefecture. The SL Ginga had its final run about a year ago in June 2023, much to the regret of many.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.05.10

Despite being at the mercy of the times, the Joban Line Limited Express "...

The Hitachi Limited Express is a limited express train that runs between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and either Iwaki Station in Fukushima Prefecture or Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture via JR East's Joban Line*. The service will begin in March 2024.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.05.09

Hamayuri

The legend of the once-existent express train "Rikuchu" and its extremely complicated operation...

There are hardly any trains in Japan today that run on strange routes. For example, the rapid "Rias" train that runs on the Yamada Line in Iwate Prefecture...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.04.18

Follow the journey of the picture book "Shuppatsu Shinkou!", which is based on the railways of the Tohoku region

Many people have probably read the picture book "Shuppatsu Shinkou!" by the late Yamamoto Tadayoshi, published by Fukuinkan Shoten. For me, too, it was a childhood...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.04.15

Tadami Line

Tadami Line: Japan's most scenic local train line (Fukushima Prefecture)

There are local train lines that are praised with expressions such as "breathtakingly scenic local train lines," "railroad lines with beautiful autumn foliage," and "local train lines with beautiful snow scenery." The Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture and the Uonuma region of Niigata Prefecture are...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.03.15

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