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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...

Niitsu is a "railway junction town" in Niigata Prefecture and has also long been home to train manufacturing. TSJR visited the J-Trec factory on its annual open day as part of the town's Railway Festa in October 2022. 【Niitsu, a town th...

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.

Tokyo in days past had an extensive tram network. Today there are only two lines that are classified astray (or light rail) lines. A number of cities in Japan have tram systems. We will be publishing more articles on Trams in the future.

Less than 2 hours from Tokyo, Chichibu Railway in Saitama prefecture operates the steam train the "SL Paleo Express". It is a great way to see the Chichibu area.

JR Kyushu is the main passenger train operator on the island of Kyushu. Here is a collection of pictures from a recent tour of Northern Kyushu.