Train journey
Hiroshi Sugimoto's masterpiece: The Enoura Observatory in Odawara
Posted on October 22, 2018 by Toothpicker
The cute Nebukawa Station first opened in 1922 but was swept away (along with a train full of passengers) by a landslide a year later. Hundred of people were killed during this disaster, and there is a memorial at the station that commemorates this tragic incident
After I left Atami, I took the [...]
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Echizen Washi Village
Posted on August 3, 2018 by Toothpicker
The JR Johana Line in Toyama and the poster for the Belles montagnes et mer sightseeing train
When foreign visitors think of Japanese railway, the first thing they think of is likely to be the sleek Bullet train/ Shinkansen. As much as I appreciate them, I have a particular soft spot for [...]
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Scotland by rail
Posted on July 28, 2015 by Toothpicker
Scenery from somewhere north of England
I am one of those people who would get excited sitting in the front row on the top deck of a double decker bus. And often I would end up sitting next to kids under 10 years of age who are equally excited, though I don't express [...]
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