Continuing from the previous article, we will discuss the third volume of the "Railway Songs," "Oshu/Iwaki Edition," released in 1900. Last time, we covered the departure of train number 1 from Ueno Station in Tokyo Prefecture (at the time)...
JR Sendai Station's "station concourse" boasts numerous restaurants, including Sendai's famous beef tongue restaurants and sushi bars. But did you know that there are also establishments where you can stand and drink? This time...
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During the era when the Japanese National Railways (JNR), the predecessor of JR, still existed, there were two express trains nicknamed "Aoba." The name "Aoba" comes from Aoba Castle, another name for Sendai Castle, and the train had ties to Sendai...
You might think that the "Railway Song," which begins with "A single whistle blows at Shinbashi," is a song about the Tokaido Main Line heading west from Tokyo, right? Actually, there are five volumes of the Railway Song (although some say there are six or even seven...).
The JR Joban Line is a railway line that runs along the Pacific coast of Fukushima Prefecture's Hamadori region and southern Miyagi Prefecture. Its name is derived from Hitachi, the former name of Ibaraki Prefecture, and the area encompassing eastern Fukushima Prefecture and southern Miyagi Prefecture...
The Tohoku Shinkansen, often called the "main artery of Eastern Japan" connecting the Kanto and Tohoku regions, opened its first section on June 23, 1982. At the time of its opening, the Tohoku Shinkansen had different starting and ending points, among other things...
Hachinohe Station, the second busiest station in Aomori Prefecture after Aomori Station, once had a private railway line that ran through it. Its name was the "Nanbu Railway.".
There was once an overnight express train called "Hamanasu" that connected Aomori Station and Sapporo Station in Hokkaido. The Seikan Tunnel, an underwater tunnel crossing the Tsugaru Strait between Aomori Prefecture and Hokkaido, opened...
In early May 2026, my family and I visited Iwaki City in Fukushima Prefecture. This article details our visits to the "Iwaki Coal and Fossil Museum Horuru" and "Iwaki Yumoto Onsen" during our stay...
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...
