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A moving restaurant! ? Travelling on the Hachinohe Line with TOHOKU EMOTION [Aomori Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture]

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...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.07.26

The disappearing super local line "Nicchu Line" [Fukushima Prefecture]

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...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.07.16

The history of the Tohoku Main Line, which runs north and south through the Tohoku region

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...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.07.08

The lyrics were written in the song in the past... Night trains departing from Ueno and heading to Aomori [Aomori Prefecture]

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...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.07.05

No humans allowed!? Iwate Kaihatsu 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 with some knowledge of Japanese railways. It is called Iwate Kaihatsu Railway Co., Ltd. What is it about?.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.06.28

A great ride through Fukushima and Yamagata prefectures! New tourist train "SATONO"

A tourist train called "SATONO" just debuted in the southern Tohoku region in April 2024. In this article, we'll introduce the operating routes and dates of this new tourist train, how to ride it, and sightseeing spots along the line.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.06.25

Why was the Yamagata Shinkansen "Tsubasa" born on the mini Shinkansen? [Yamagata Prefecture]

The Yamagata Shinkansen, also known as "Tsubasa," is a direct train that runs between Tokyo Station and Yamagata Station and Shinjo Station in Yamagata Prefecture. In this article, we'll explain why this train was created. The Yamagata Shinkansen's "Tsubasa"...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.06.20

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, a JNR, that runs over 1,000km along the Sea of ​​Japan coast from Osaka Station to Aomori Station. From Osaka Station to Aomori Station when it was first introduced in 1961...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.06.18

[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.

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.06.11

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...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.06.06

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