The two newest and most futuristic Shinkansen trains of Japan, the "Hiun"-red E6 and the "Tokiwa"-green E5 of JR East, coupled together for train 19 "Super Komachi" to Akita (the seven-car E6) and... (more)

The E233 series of JR East is a commuter and suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) for 1500 V DC and 120 km/h, built from 1996. More then 2500 cars are built till now and they are running in sever... (more)

Tokyo station from 1914 and Marunouchi business district. The Tokyo Station complex was undergoing extensive development, which include major improvements to the Marunouchi (west) and Yaesu (east)... (more)

Great hall of the Tokyo station, built in 1914. The Tokyo Station complex was undergoing extensive development, which include major improvements to the Marunouchi (west) and Yaesu (east) sides of ... (more)

The Yurikamome (black-headed seagull) is Tokyo's first fully automated transit system, controlled entirely by computers with no drivers on board, opened in 1995. The Yurikamome is sometimes mistak... (more)

The control supervisor just gave "highball" to "Hayabusa 1" from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori (713 km in 3 h 15 min). Running is one of the newest shinkansen types of JR East, the 320 km p.h. E 5 series. ... (more)

Multi-voltage AC/DC (20 kV 50/60 Hz AC and 1500 V DC) locomotive EF 510-512 of JR East in "Hokutosei"-livery, pulling the "Cassiopeia" overnight train from Tokyo Ueno to Sapporo, passing Uguisudan... (more)

The Tokyo Monorail between Tokyo and the airport Haneda near the station Hamamatsucho (end of the line in Tokyo). The left train has left the station, the right one will arrive. The switch in the ... (more)

Near the station Yurakucho: The Shinkansen 300 above (standard-gauge 1435 mm) is arriving, the Shinkansen 700 below is leaving Tokyo. Right the station Yurakucho for the localtrains (narrow-gauge ... (more)

The Tokyo Monorail to the airport Haneda near the station Hamamatsucho, there is only one track. The train has left the station, the switch is working for the next train for arriving at the statio... (more)

Shinkansen to Osaka is leaving the main station in Tokyo

A train from the Yurikamome-Line from the 'Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Corporation' (Shimbashi - Toyosu), these trains are leaded by the rail in the middle. The wheels are equipped with rubber ti... (more)

A 10 hour layover while flying back to the states following a deployment in Southeast Asia provided me with a chance to check off a major item on any railfan's bucket list; ride Japan's Shinkansen... (more)

A 10 hour layover while flying back to the states following a deployment in Southeast Asia provided me with a chance to check off a major item on any railfan's bucket list; ride Japan's Shinkansen... (more)

Near the station Yurakucho: The Shinkansen left is leaving, the right one is arriving at Tokyo. Good visible are the roofs from the cars from a localtrain. Under the tracks is the pedestrain-zone.... (more)