train Archives - Ja(a)pan

You were more than just a green Tokyu 5000 museum train opposite Hachikō. A piece of Tokyo’s past left Shibuya after 14 years.

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9. April 2012 Mia Jaap

Turning NEX train seats

One of the great features of many Japanese trains is that the seats always face the driving direction. Personally I’m fine sitting in the opposite direction because I’m usually sleeping anyway. Some trains turn the seats automatically after they’ve reached their final stop, in others it’s done manually. I recorded this video of the NEX, JR East’s airport train.

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23. January 2012 Mia Jaap

From Hakodate to Sendai by train – going underground

The Shinkansen bullet-train is one of the trademarks of Japan, yet, there’s no Shinkansen on Hokkaido. Routes have been proposed

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28. February 2011 Mia Jaap

PET flower pots at Yeongdeungpo-gu Office station

Something I saw at Yeongdeungpo-gu Office station (line 2+5) when I was waiting for the train. I always like it when people create different things out of PET bottles.