Station agent at Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan, checking the equipment of Suzuran train no. 1, the first express of the day for Sapporo, just before its 6:49 a.m. departure. JR Hokkaido operates... (more)

First snowfall of the season at Kosugo pass. The freight train 3089 runs between Osaka and Sendai, which is delayed today by 5h50m due to several accidents in Tokaido main line (Osaka - Tokyo). Ra... (more)

When the U. S. Navy arranged for me to make a brief visit to Sasebo, Japan, not only was I able to buy my first Nikon camera at the Navy Exchange, but I was surprised to find the JNR to be 100 per... (more)

Saturday special of ED75 double unit light move from Sendai area (Rikuzen-San-noh ) to Koriyama workshop for overhaul.

Local freight 857 consists of only eleven container cars today. It is an easy job for the 4000kW power EH500. Mt. Zao is seen as a backdrop.

Yoshida-gawa bridge is a known hot spot for rail fans. Southbound ED75 freight can be seen only three times a day during daytime after March 2009. Today ED75 1004 works for a local light freight 1... (more)

Two Meitsu Trains stopping at Nijikken sta.

"Panorama car" The first observation car of the world passing Onomachi sta. of Tokoname line and slowly goes to Tokoname Station.

Westward limited express Super Oozora passenger train ascending Karikachi Pass near Shintoku, Hokkaido, Japan. The pass links eastern Hokkaido with Sapporo, the island's largest city. The l... (more)

Southward container freight train led by a DF200 diesel-electric locomotive passing a torii gate at the entrance to a Shinto shrine in Abuta, Hokkaido, Japan. The train is traveling on the busy ro... (more)

a Yamanote line train approaches Hamamatsucho. This is the circular line around the city center of Tokyo

EF200 is the most powerful Japanese locomotive featured as 6000kW (DC 1500V) and 120km/h. Total 21 units were built during 1990-1993. The power of 6000kW is huge among the Japanese locos as all th... (more)

Express RAICHO runs with nice view of the lake Biwa -the biggest lake in japan.

Cab and passenger cabin are separated by only glass partition.

Pan shot of the Sunday special of vanishing ED75 double unit freight on the Tohoku Main Line south of Sendai. I like the water-filled rice field with foggy mountains in the background. A misty rai... (more)