Tag Archives: Trains

Field Report: Kyōto Railway Museum, Japan (12 November 2016)

When it comes to Japan, my main areas of interest are castles and trains – and no visit is ever complete without me adding to my knowledge of one or the other (usually both). In this post, we turn the spotlight upon the country’s newest major railway museum: a veritable playground for train-obsessed chaps likeContinue reading “Field Report: Kyōto Railway Museum, Japan (12 November 2016)”

Field Report: Myth and history at Izumo, Japan (06 July 2015)

Although the long ride from Tōkyō to Shimane Prefecture on one of Japan’s last sleeper trains was almost an attraction in itself, that epic journey was but a means to an end. The end, of course, being the small but incredibly historic city of Izumo, which hosts one of the country’s oldest and most importantContinue reading “Field Report: Myth and history at Izumo, Japan (06 July 2015)”

Field Report: A day at the JR East Railway Museum, Saitama, Japan (04 July 2015)

Diego travels to a major transportation museum just north of Tōkyō, where the exhibits are bound to leave train enthusiasts feeling as giddy as kids in a toy store.

Field Report: A real teahouse and a surreal swimming pool in Kanazawa, Japan (02 July 2015)

Walk into one of Kanazawa’s beautifully preserved Edo-period teahouses in the present day, and you’re likely to emerge gently invigorated after sipping a soothing bowl of freshly whisked matcha and gazing serenely at an immaculately maintained courtyard garden. But walk into the very same place two centuries ago, and you’ll probably stumble out tipsy fromContinue reading “Field Report: A real teahouse and a surreal swimming pool in Kanazawa, Japan (02 July 2015)”

Field Report: A pleasant stroll in Yoshinogari, Japan (25 March 2015)

Some of my fondest memories of Japan have less to do with major tourist attractions and more to do with the journeys I had to take in order to reach them. When I close my eyes and cast my thoughts back to some random episode during one of my several trips to that country, IContinue reading “Field Report: A pleasant stroll in Yoshinogari, Japan (25 March 2015)”

Rail Report: Seoul to Suwon on the S-train, South Korea (28 September 2015)

Regular visitors are probably well aware that Diego is something of a railfan. That said, in spite of all the train journeys I’ve taken through the years (particularly in Japan), I’ve tended to fold those accounts into Field Reports rather than write separate posts about them. Even though that pattern will continue for most ordinaryContinue reading “Rail Report: Seoul to Suwon on the S-train, South Korea (28 September 2015)”