NIPPONIA No. 43 December 15, 2007
Special Feature
Travel Japan by Train
Japan’s Rail Network
Every day of the year in Japan, trains run along beautiful coastlines, through steep mountain valleys, across cold, snowswept plains... If you are in a hurry, take a Shinkansen “bullet train,” but if you have the time, why not travel at a slower pace on a local train to fully enjoy the changing landscape? Japan’s rail network is vast and offers so many travel possibilities. To help you choose your route to a railway adventure, the lines mentioned in this issue of Nipponia are shown on this map, with corresponding page links.
Photo credits: Mashima Mitsuhide Photo Office, Railman Photo Office
DMV (Dual Mode Vehicle)- Is that a bus or a train? The DMV
Senmo Main Line- Landscapes and seasons
Route taken by Cassiopeia- Riding the Rails Through the Night: The Luxury Sleeper Express Cassiopeia
Tsugaru Railway- In winter, warm yourself beside a pot-belly stove: Tsugaru Railway
Tohoku Shinkansen- Japan’s Bullet Trains Keep Evolving
Riku’uto Line- Landscapes and seasons
Joetsu Shinkansen- Japan’s Bullet Trains Keep Evolving
Tadami Line- Contents page
Aizu Railway- Each railcar unique: Aizu Railway
Tohoku Main Line- Lunch box peddler still going strong
Choshi Denki Tetsudo- The little railway saved by rice crackers
Chuo Main Line- Landscapes and seasons
- Riding the rails for everyday convenience
Enoshima Electric Railways- Riding the rails for everyday convenience
Hakone Tozan Railway- Landscapes and seasons
- Switchback train zigzags up steep slopes
Koumi Line- Landscapes and seasons
- Quiet, eco-friendly hybrid
Oito Line- Landscapes and seasons
Hokuriku Main Line- Landscapes and seasons
Oigawa Railway- The Abt rack and pinion system: Cogs and teeth for steep slopes
- Let the steam locomotive do the huffing and puffing: Oigawa Railway
Tokaido Shinkansen- Traveling back into the past
- Riding the rails for everyday convenience
- Japan’s Bullet Trains Keep Evolving
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Arashiyama Main Line, Keifuku Electric Railroad - Riding the rails for everyday convenience
Osaka Kanjo (Loop) Line- Traveling back into the past
Kibi Line- Traveling back into the past
Seto-ohashi Line- Landscapes and seasons
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The Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad - Traveling back into the past
Botchan Ressha Train- Traveling back into the past
San’yo Shinkansen- Japan’s Bullet Trains Keep Evolving
Nagasaki Main Line- Landscapes and seasons
Hohi Main Line- Landscapes and seasons
Nichinan Line- Landscapes and seasons
Kyushu Shinkansen- Japan’s Bullet Trains Keep Evolving
