#japanese railway

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[hidahitsuki]

本日の夕暮れ電車。

[3585world]

[redsamuraiii]

Waiting For You by yukiii_fleur

Photo reminds me of a story in Hokkaido where a high school girl is the only passenger boarding the train everyday to school and back home. 

Ridership at the Kyu-Shirataki station and a few neighbouring ones had fallen because of the remote location. But students still depend on the train and parents asked the company keep the station open for their children.

Japan’s efficient high-speed rails have continued to expand to the outskirts of the country, rendering many of Japan’s older, low-tech railways obsolete. 

But if this story of a young girl and her special connection to the Kyu-Shirataki station is any indicator, Japan’s disappearing rural railroads will be remembered for their service to even the most remote parts of the country.

Source : bloomberg.com

[lethatechnique]

[thesudrianchronicles]

Japanese built steam locomotives have a really nice charm to them. Don't you think?

[thekalpar]

[shihlun]

Yasujiro Ozu

- Tokyo Twilight

1957

[lostinmac]

Train Rides in Japanese Cinema

1. Haru (1996)

2. Ritual (2000)

3. All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)

4. A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007)

5. Hana & Alice (2004)

6. Mio on the Shore (2019)

7. After the Storm (2016)

8. Happy Hour (2015)

9. Nobody Knows (2004)

10. Cafe Lumiere (2003)

[verysium]

Weekly Inspiration Dose 129 - Indieground Design

[marysmirages]

Chihiro (2020)

[rvp115]

snow❄️

[hidahitsuki]

本日の夕暮れ電車。

[vintagepromotions]

Travel poster for Sapporo, Japan (c. 1950).

[bonguri]

20230911 Meisho line 7 by Bong Grit Via Flickr: 名松線終着の伊勢奥津駅まで来ました。駅前通りです。 @Ise-Okitsu station, Tsu city, Mie pref. （三重県津市美杉地区 伊勢奥津駅）

[classic-asian-art]

View of Takanawa Ushimachi under a Shrouded Moon, 1879 (colour woodblock print) by Kobayashi Kiyochika