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Scenic Railroad Attractions In Japan

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Scenic Railroad Attractions In Japan

  • 2. Moka Railway Tochigi Prefecture
    Mooka is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of January 2017, the city had an estimated population of 79,660, and a population density of 476 persons per km². Its total area is 167.34 km². Moka is known for the Mooka Railway, which operates steam locomotives. The train line stretches from Shimodate, Ibaraki Prefecture to Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture. The town produces 7,000 tons of strawberries annually. The name of the city is given as Moka City per the city's official website; however, the local train station is Mōka Station, and the direct transliteration of the city name into Hepburn romanization is Mooka.
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  • 6. Akita Nairiku Jukan Tetsudo Rail Kitaakita
    The Akita Nairiku Line is a Japanese railway line located in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan. It operates between Takanosu in the city of Kitaakita and Kakunodate in the city of Senboku. The Akita Nariku Line is the only railway line operated by the Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway .
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  • 7. IBUSUKI NO TAMATEBAKO Ibusuki
    The Ibusuki no Tamatebako is a limited express service operated by Kyushu Railway Company in Japan since March 2011. It operates between Kagoshima-Chūō Station and Ibusuki Station via the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line.
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  • 9. Kurobe Gorge Kurobe
    The Kurobe Dam or Kuroyon Dam , is a variable-radius arch dam on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It supports the 335 MW Kurobe No. 4 Hydropower Plant and is owned by Kansai Electric Power Company. At 186 metres in height, it is the tallest dam in Japan. It was constructed between 1956 and 1963 at a cost of ¥51.3 billion yen. The project was a difficult engineering feat for the rapidly growing post–World War II Japan, and claimed the lives of 171 people.
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  • 11. HAYATO NO KAZE Kagoshima
    The Hayato no Kaze is a limited express service in Japan which runs between Kagoshima-Chūō Station and Yoshimatsu Station via the Kagoshima Main Line, Nippō Main Line, and Hisatsu Line. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company .
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  • 13. A-TRAIN Kumamoto
    The Mizuho is a limited-stop shinkansen service operated between Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chuo in Japan since 12 March 2011, following the completion of the Kyushu Shinkansen. The name was formerly used for a limited express sleeping car service operated by JNR from 1961, which ran from Tokyo to Kumamoto, and was discontinued in December 1994. The name mizuho literally means abundant rice in Japanese and harvest in the figurative sense. It was also an ancient name of Japan.
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  • 15. Nagasaki Ropeway Nagasaki
    The Nagasaki Ropeway is the name of Japanese aerial lift line, operated by Nagasaki Ropeway and Aquarium. Opened in 1958, the line climbs Mount Inasa, to the west of the city of Nagasaki, Nagasaki. Closed from 7 May 2015 until 5 Feb 2016. There are replacement buses from Nagasaki station.
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