For JR Kyushu 9 of this 6-car 800 series shinkansen were built by Hitachi from 2004. This particular set U 009 was delivered on 24 November 2010. The train "Sakura 408" from Kagoshima-Chuo to Haka... (more)

16 of this 8-car 700-7000 series "Rail Star" were built from 1999 for JR West, with a maximum speed of 285 km p.h., for service between Shin-Osaka and Hakata (San-Yo Shinkansen). Trainset E6 is en... (more)

The 16-car N700-7000 sets are operated by JR West on Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen services. 16 trains of this "N" series were built from 2007 to 2010 for JR West for duty mainly for Nozomi und Hik... (more)

The small diesel locomotive, masqueraded as a old steam locomotive, is leaving Dogo Onsen station with the "Botchan Ressha" ("Botchan train" after the novel "Botchan" of Natsume Soseki). The origi... (more)

Electric multiple unit 3000 series of the Iyo Railway (Iyotetsu) is crossing the main road with the double track streetcar line of the same company. The stainless steel 3000 series for 1500 V DC w... (more)

Two car diesel tilting trainset KiHa 187 of JR West with Limited Express "Super Matsukaze 7" from Tottori to Masuda near Yonago.

19 of the 8-car N700-7000 series shinkansen were built for JR West from 2010 to 2012, for the "Sakura" and "Mizuho" services between Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chuo. In contrast to the N700 series o... (more)

For me the best looking highspeed train ever, 500 series of JR West for 300 km p.h (design speed 320). Designed by the german industrial designer Alexander Neumeister, 9 of this 16-car trains were... (more)

Nagasaki Electric Tramway, Japan, operates 5 lines (11.5km) and holds 77 tram units (also another 2 historic units) . Trams are popular for residents and visitors. Three units of different generat... (more)

Rare paint-less scheme stainless body electric locomotive unit in Japan built specially for the Kanmon undersea Railway Tunnel line that connects Honshu main island and Kyushu island. Now EF81 303... (more)

Electric multiple unit tilting train KuHa 381 in "Yuttari Yakumo" livery, running as Limited Express "Yakumo 15" from Okayama to Izumoshi (220 km). This 120 km p.h. tilt train for 1500 V DC were b... (more)

Electric multiple unit tilt train series 8000 of JR Shikoku in Matsuyama station. This trainsets for Limited Express services "Ishizuchi" and "Shiokaze" were built by Hitachi and Nippon Sharyo fro... (more)

Streetcar MoHa 2000 series # 2002 from 1964 has to wait on the double track level crossing over the main road, while a 610 series train of the Iyo Railway (Iyotetsu) to Takahama is running in dire... (more)

What the hell is the man doing with his locomotive? What looks like a steam engine, produces the same noises with the help of loudspeakers and let escape some steam from the cylinders, is in reali... (more)

49 of this most powerful japanese steamlocomotives were built from 1948 to 1949. This famous "Hudson" 4-6-4 locomotives have a 1750 mm driving wheel diameter and this particular C62 17 broke the s... (more)