The Akita Shinkansen "Komachi" currently runs between Tokyo Station and Akita Station. The Akita Shinkansen opened in March 1997, so before it opened another express train was able to access Akita...
Construction is underway at Fukushima Station in Fukushima Prefecture to add an approach line for Yamagata Shinkansen trains. We will explain the contents and significance of the construction, including photos from the site. Fukushima Station approach...
The Iizaka Line, a railway line by Fukushima Kotsu Co., Ltd., runs through Fukushima city, Fukushima Prefecture, connects Fukushima Station and Iizaka Onsen Station. How was Fukushima Kotsu and the Iizaka Line born?
A railway line called the Tsugaru Line runs through the eastern part of the Tsugaru Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture. Originally, the route could only be called a local line, but with the opening of the Seikan Tunnel in 1988, the Tsugaru Line...
Itaya Toge, which crosses the prefectural border between Fukushima and Yamagata prefectures, runs through JR East's Yamagata Shinkansen/Yamagata Line, the official name of the Ou Main Line. The Ou Main Line is currently in Yamagata Shinkansen...
Dining cars where you can eat on trains were once connected to many long-distance express trains and bullet trains, but have disappeared over time. However, even today, food is served in the car...
Kitakata City, west of Fukushima Prefecture, is famous for its Kitakata ramen and other ingredients, and is a railway line called the Banetsu West Line of JR East. The Banetsu Nishi Line is located from Koriyama Station in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture...
Until the Tohoku Shinkansen opened in 1982, many express trains and express trains ran along the Tohoku Main Line, which runs north and south. Inside the Tohoku region, between the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Tohoku region...
Many people may know the beginning of the song for Ishikawa Sayuri's single "Tsugaru Strait/Winter Scenery," which was released in 1977. It is a masterpiece with short lyrics incorporating the scenes of a journey...
In Ofunato City, located on the Pacific coast of Iwate Prefecture, there is a railway company that is not well known to anyone other than those who are somewhat knowledgeable about Japanese railways. Its name is "Iwate Development Railway Co., Ltd.". what the hell...
