Trains & Transport

止まれ, Stop Signs

Walking around Seijogakuenmae 成城学園前 on the weekend, I took some pictures of the area and also caught these common road signs. Sometimes the things you see…

Japan Railway Tracks

Anpanman Train

Snapped this shot from the train window the other day, showing an Anpanman train.

Gachapin campaign for TWR

The TWR, Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit Line , is celebrating its 500,000,000th passenger, which rates it right up there with Facebook ! Not sure…

Route 246

A reader, exclusivejdm , sent me this picture via Twitter, they took driving down the Route 246 on their way to Numazu, Shizuoka. The Route stretches a…

Yamanote Line automatic doors

The Yamanote Line auto doors are due to start operation soon. I wrote a few weeks ago about the electronic doors being installed at Ebisu and Meguro .…

Yamanote Line Automatic gates

The Yamanote Line is going to have automatic gates installed on all its platforms over the next few years in an attempt to prevent passengers falling on…

Yamate Tunnel Walk

The Yamate Tunnel is due to open at the end of March 2010, helping to provide a second circular road for highway traffic in Tokyo. This section of the road includes a very interesting tunnel and ramp known as Ohashi Junction. Today was the tunnel walk for the public which I took part in.

Akita Shinkansen

From my recent trip to Yokote in Akita ken, I took some photos of the Akita Shinkansen leaving from Tokyo Station and arriving in at Yokote. The change over time at Oomagari was only 5 minutes and I boarded the train just as the door shut behind me. I did however manage to capture some photos along the way.

Japan Sunset

On the way back from IKEA to buy a bookcase for my room, I took these photos from the window of the JR Keiyo Line as it sped its way towards Tokyo back…

JR Suica Ticket Machine

JR are changing over some of their ticket machines to this new version. At Shinagawa Station, the staff were putting up posters and showing people how to…

Tokyo Night Driving Live

My friend starting using Ustream from his iPhone recently and recorded this drive on the highway in Tokyo tonight. He was driving back from the golf range…

Narita Sky Access

Keisei Railway have announced the new name for their train running between Tokyo and Narita Airport. They are calling it "Narita Sky Access", similar to…

Night View Cars

I took a test photo with my camera to see what could be achieved before heading down to the highway and catching some better scenery. Now that it the air…

Yamanote Line Zero Post

Down on the platform at Shinagawa Station you can find some interesting items to commemorate the zero kilomoter marker which shows the start of the…

Narita Express E259

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Galaxy Express 999

A steam train replicating the Ginga Tetsudo 999 (Galaxy Express 999) made a special run today in Shizuoka. With today being 2009/09/09, a once in a…

Yamanote 100 Years

The Yamanote Line is currently celebrating 100 years since its naming. The original portion of the Yamanote Line was built in 1885 between Shinagawa and…