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Spring is here? Welcome to the March 2025 Japan Rail Enthusiast updates. Here in Tokyo we have alternated between days that are as warm as April or even early May to other days that are cold as February or even January. Amongst locals th...

【Welcome】 We start off this month's Japan Rail Enthusiast Updates with a special offer for our clients & followers. Mobal Japan is giving a 50% discount on its Voice+Data SIMs (card and eSIM). For those of you who avail yourself of...

【Welcome to our December Japan Rail Enthusiast Updates】 Firstly, we would like to wish all our clients, followers and friends our seasonal greetings and a healthy and prosperous 2025. We hope to see some of you in Japan next year! As y...

【Mie Prefecture is a great place for rail enthusiasts to explore some of the different aspects of Japan's Railways.】 Mie Prefecture not being on the shinkansen network and only allows limited use of the JR Rail Pass, the prefecture doe...

Most Rail Enthusiasts have one thing in common, the desire to find good locations for rail photography. TS Japan Rail can help you find the right locations and also give you ideas for your Japan Railway Pictures! We can help rail enthusi...

Shikoku is Japan's 4th largest island, and it has a lot for rail enthusiasts to see. Trams, Rail & DMV As is often the case, Shikoku being an island has done things a little differently from the main island of Honshu. Until 1988 the ...

Asa Kaigan Tetsudo (Asa Coastal Railway or "Asatetsu") in Shikoku's Tokushima Prefecture is the first railway in Japan to use Dual Mode Vehicles (DMV) to operate all its services on a regular basis. TSJR visited the railway in January (2...

To round off the year we had a look back at some of our 2022 archives... Whether it is local trains in Tokyo or on a rural line, a limited express train or a steam locomotive, tram to an ABT locomotive there is a lot for the rail enthusi...

and, for rail fans, how to get the most out of your trip... In this article we will tell you why we think Japan is a Rail Enthusiasts Paradise and if you are a rail fan why you should visit Japan. We will also explain how TS Japan Rail, ...

Tobu Railway's SL Taiju steam train runs in the Nikko Area of Tochigi Pref and is well worth a visit whether you are a rail enthusiast or a tourist.