KHKQ Beside Trains

Many rural railways in Japan are on the verge of permanent closure as this blog explained last year. Many people insist that it is because ...

On Wednesday 10 May, Keikyu published a detailed document about fare rises that take effect on 1 October . The company announced last month...

There are several railway stations in Japan with a weird building. One of them is Kamenoko station in Misaki Town, Okayama Prefecture. 亀甲 s...

*This article is a part of "50 years on: a comparison" series, comparing two train timetables of JR (and Japanese National Railway...

On Monday 3 April, my parents and I enjoyed a 34-minute journey on Kintetsu Aoniyoshi , a sightseeing train in ancient capitals in Japan. U...