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The 10th trip of the anime "That's Journey" goes to Iwate Prefecture, which is associated with Miyazawa Kenji...

A TV anime called "That's Journey" was broadcast from April to June 2025. The main character, Suzugamori, is a female college student who wants to become a manga artist.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.10.27

Uetsu Main Line (Shonai region)

An express train that ran under overhead wires despite being a diesel train (Japan Sea Longitudinal Line)

This time, we will be looking at express trains that ran on the section of the Japan Sea Longitudinal Line that passes through the Tohoku region. Although the entire section from the starting station to the terminal station is electrified, they used diesel railcars instead of electric trains.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.10.22

Enjoy the abandoned railway tracks of Tohoku! Ride a rail bike or trolley along the tracks...

The abandoned Kosaka Railway in northeastern Akita Prefecture remains largely intact along the Jukai Line (Akita Prefectural Route 2, Odate-Towada Lake Line), allowing visitors to experience the atmosphere of the past. From the former Odate Station to Kosaka...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2025.10.17

Kiha 82 series

The Kiha 80 series diesel railcar made a major contribution to the construction of local express train networks

Currently, JR lines in the Tohoku region operate Shinkansen and conventional express trains connecting cities. However, prior to the 1960s, there were no express trains like the ones we have today, not just in the Tohoku region, but on Japanese railways in general.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.10.09

Enmei Jizo

A trip to Aomori Prefecture depicted in the 9th journey of the anime "That's Journey" [Aomori Prefecture]

A TV anime called "That's Journey" was broadcast from April to June 2025. The main character, Chika Suzugamori, a female college student who wants to become a manga artist, goes on a...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.09.29

Mashumaru

I read the picture book "I Got on the Train" [Aomori Prefecture]

The picture book "I Got on a Train" is the 13th volume in the "Kumata-kun Picture Book" series, written by the late Shigeo Watanabe and illustrated by the late Yasuo Otomo. It tells the story of Kumata-kun and his son, who once rode a train...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.09.24

Looking forward to the new overnight express train connecting the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Tohoku region!

Night trains were commonplace on JR lines until the early Heisei era. However, as the times changed, they gradually disappeared. Now, the Reiwa era is in its seventh year...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.08.19

Yamagata Station

An express train that ran under overhead wires despite being a diesel train (Ou Main Line and Senzan Line)

This time, we will introduce express trains that ran on the Ou Main Line and Senzan Line, including one that was operated by diesel railcars, even though the entire section from its starting station to its terminal station was electrified.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.08.08

Matsushima

Appearing in episode 2 of the anime "That's Journey"! How to get to Matsushima, one of Japan's Three Most Viewed Places...

A TV anime called "That's Journey" was broadcast from April to June 2025. The main character, Chika Suzugamori, an aspiring manga artist, is...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.08.05

Yumoto Station

Limited Express/Express trains that run only under the overhead line despite a diesel car (Joban Line edition)

This time, we will introduce trains that operated by diesel vehicles (diesel vehicles) from the express trains and express trains that ran on the Joban Line, even though the entire section from the first to the final stop is electrified. In addition, special trains...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.07.22

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