The disappearing super local line "Nicchu Line" [Fukushima Prefecture]
Kitakata City in the west of Fukushima Prefecture, famous for its Kitakata ramen, is connected to JR East's Ban'etsu West Line. Banetsu...
The history of the Tohoku Main Line, which runs north and south through the Tohoku region
Until the Tohoku Shinkansen opened in 1982, many limited express trains and express trains ran on the Tohoku Main Line, which traverses the Tohoku region from north to south. Tohoku...
The lyrics were written in the song in the past... Night trains departing from Ueno and heading to Aomori [Aomori Prefecture]
I think many of you are familiar with the opening line of Sayuri Ishikawa's single ``Tsugaru Kaikyo Winter View'' released in 1977. The feeling of travel in short lyrics...
Humans are not allowed! ? Iwate Development Railway is a freight-only railway company [Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture]
In Ofunato City, located on the Pacific coast of Iwate Prefecture, there is a railway company that is little known except to those who are somewhat familiar with Japanese railways. The name is "Iwate...
A great ride through Fukushima and Yamagata prefectures! New tourist train "SATONO"
There is a sightseeing train called ``SATONO'' that just debuted in the Tohoku region in April 2024. In this article, we will introduce the operation of this new sightseeing train...
Why was the Yamagata Shinkansen "Tsubasa" born on the mini Shinkansen? [Yamagata Prefecture]
The Yamagata Shinkansen, also known as Tsubasa, is a train that runs directly between Tokyo Station and Yamagata Station and Shinjo Station in Yamagata Prefecture. In this article, we will explain why this train was created...
It takes 16 hours to Aomori from Osaka! Shiratori is the longest daytime express train in Japan
There used to be a limited express train called ``Shiratori'' operated by Japan National Railways and JR that ran over 1000km along the Sea of Japan coast from Osaka Station to Aomori Station. Introduced in 1961...
[Iwate Prefecture] Participated in a demonstration experiment that allows you to ride the Yamada Line and 106 limited express/express buses with a JR ticket...
An experiment aimed at coexistence between the JR Yamada Line connecting Morioka and Miyako and the ``106 (Hyakuroku) Limited Express/Express'' bus that runs on National Route 106 was carried out in the 20th...
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Local railways and buses between Morioka and Miyako have coexisted since 40 years of competition! [Iwate Prefecture]
The Iwate Kenkoku Bus 10...
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For some reason, do they have a lot of 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 via Yamagata Station and Akita Station. One of the trunk lines that runs through the Tohoku region in a north-south direction,...