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Tag Archives: Japan Railways

Rail-Bus Report: Travelling to and around the Kiso Valley from Nagoya, Japan

26th Jun 2019by Diego 1 Comment

In this report, I’ll describe how I travelled to – and between – the wonderfully scenic Edo-period post towns of the Kiso Valley using public transportation, with Nagoya (the nearest […]

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Japan, Japan 2018 (3rd), Trains, Travel

Rail Report: Travelling by Train between Nagoya and Ise-Shima, Japan

15th Jun 2019by Diego 2 Comments

In this report, we’ll explore two options for travelling by train between Nagoya and the Ise-Shima area: one operated by Kintetsu Railway, the other by Japan Railways.

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Japan, Japan 2018 (3rd), Trains, Travel

Rail-Bus Report: From Tōkyō to Kusatsu Onsen and back with a Japan Rail Pass

1st May 2019by Diego 1 Comment

There’s more than one way to travel between Tōkyō and the famous hot spring town of Kusatsu Onsen. Moreover, it’s possible to do the entire journey for free with a […]

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Japan, Japan 2018 (3rd), Trains, Travel

Rail Report: Beppu to Fukuoka on the Yufuin no Mori, Japan (25 September 2018)

26th Jan 2019by Diego Leave a comment

Think of Japanese trains, and the high-speed shinkansen will probably come to mind before anything else. But some of my favourite journeys were on much slower rolling stock, like the […]

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Japan, Japan 2018 (2nd), Trains, Travel

Rail Report: From the Shinkansen to the City on the Hakodate Liner, Japan (02 October 2017)

16th Sep 2018by Diego 1 Comment

The long journey from Tōkyō to Hakodate isn’t as time-consuming as it used to be, thanks to the newly opened first segment of the Hokkaidō Shinkansen. That said, the shinkansen […]

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Japan, Japan 2017 (2nd), Trains, Travel

Rail Report: Tōkyō to Hakodate on the Tōhoku and Hokkaidō Shinkansen, Japan (02 October 2017)

10th Sep 2018by Diego 1 Comment

Travelling between Tōkyō and Hokkaidō has never been easier, with new high-speed rail services whisking passengers from the Japanese capital to Hakodate in under four and a half hours. Today, […]

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Japan, Japan 2017 (2nd), Trains, Travel

Rail Report: Trainspotting my way around Shikoku, Japan (19-23 November 2016)

13th Jan 2018by Diego 2 Comments

I’ve logged thousands of miles of travel through the years in pursuit of the two Japanese things that interest me the most: trains and castles. Needless to say, I find […]

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Japan, Japan 2016 (4th), Trains, Travel

Rail Report: Niigata to Echigo-Yuzawa on the Genbi Shinkansen, Japan (30 September 2017)

7th Jan 2018by Diego Leave a comment

I’m not a fan of contemporary art. In fact, if I were to speak plainly on the matter, I’d risk saying something unprintable. That said, I’m an incurable railway enthusiast […]

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Japan, Japan 2017 (2nd), Trains, Travel

Rail Report: Trainspotting my way from Ōsaka to Takamatsu, Japan (10 July 2015)

7th Jan 2017by Diego 1 Comment

Getting there is half the fun, or so the adage goes – and this very often rings true for a railway enthusiast who undertakes a long-distance journey in the train […]

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Japan, Japan 2015 (2nd), Trains, Travel

Rail Report: From Tottori to Ōsaka, Japan on JR-West Limited Express Trains (09 July 2015)

4th Dec 2016by Diego Leave a comment

It takes an enormous fleet of trains to serve JR-West‘s sprawling territory, and one stands a good chance of encountering several different examples on even a single day’s worth of […]

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Japan, Japan 2015 (2nd), Trains, Travel

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