Picture of the Month
Every month we feature an interesting picture from our own archives. We will also add / change pictures in our gallery.
Steam
Steam Locomotives
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- Oigawa Tetsudo (C10-8) at Ieyama
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- SL Taiju (C11-207) At Tobu Nikko
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- SL Moka (C12-66) at Motegi
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- SL Banetsu Monogatari (C57-180) at Aizu Wakamatsu
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- SL Gunma (D51-498) at Minakami
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- SL Hitoyoshi (58654) at Tamana (no longer in regular service)
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- SL Banetsu Monogatari (C57-180) on the Uetsu Main Line (Atsumi Onsen)
Learn more about Japan's Steam Locomotives on our SL info Page
Trams
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- Nagasaki Shiden
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- Utsunomiya Light Rail
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- Takeoka Manyosen Low Floor Tram
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- Toyahashi Shiden – Party Tram
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- Hiroden (Hiroshima) low floor 5100 series tram at Hiroshima Eki Mae
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- Hiroden (Hiroshima) Modern low floor 1000 series at Hiroshima Minato
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- Old, but still in service, trams at Hiroden’s depot (Hiroshima)
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- Okayama Shiden 7600 series tram
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- Okayama Shiden Chugginton train
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- Iyo Tetsudo Matsuyama trams (70 and 50 series) 2017
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- Iyo Tetsudo Matsuyama Low floor 500 series tram
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- Fukui Tram
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- Kochi Tosaben 600 series tram
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- Tōkyū Setagaya Line 300 series at Kamimachi Depot
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- Toyama “Centram” Low floor 9000 series (Toyama Chiho)
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- Kumamoto Shiden, low floor 0800 series tram
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- Kumamoto Shiden retro tram 100 series
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- Tokyo TOEI Arakawa Line tram 7700 series tram
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- Tokyo Toden Arakawa Line retro 9000 series tram
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- Hankai Tram (Osaka) 500 series
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- Hakodate shiden depot
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- Sapporo Shiden 1100形
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- Keifuku Randen (Kyoto) 2001 series tram at Kitanohakubaicho
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- Toyama Shiden (Toyama Chiho) Toyama Eki area
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- Manyosen Tram Takaoka Koshinokata
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- Fukui Tetsudo Tram 880_Shinmei
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- Echizen Tetsudo Tram L series (Fukui) Washizukaharibara
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- Keifuku Randen (Kyoto) 600 series (Enoden colours) & 100 series (old car)Katabiranotsuji (junction)
Learn more about Japan's trams on our Tram info Page
Freight by Rail
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- Dual Voltage EF510-510 ay Sakata on the Tetsu Main Line
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- JR Freight EH200 Chuo Line
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- EF 65 1500V DC Electric Locomotive on the Chuo Line_EF65 with new Tokyu 6000 series
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- EH200 1500V DC Locomotive
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- DE11 Diesel Locomotive at Shin Tsurumi
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- EF65 1500V DC Locomotive with tanker train
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- EH500-43 20KV AC /1500 V DC Locomotive at Morioka (Tohoku Main Line)
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- EF81 1500V /20KV AC Locomotive
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- EF210 Electric Locomotive on the Tokaido Main Line
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- EF64 1500V DC Locomotive with Tanker Train
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- EF81 20KV AC / 1500V DC Locomotive with Toho Zinc (open wagon train)Train
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- EF66 1500V DC Locomotive with container train
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- JR Freight (DL) DF200 “Red Bear” Kansai Main Line Yokkaichi
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- Sangi Railway Sangi Line freight train passing Nyugawa
Find out more about Rail Freight in Japan on our Japan Freight info page
Intensive Urban Networks
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- Tokyo Wan Kosoku 70-000 & JR East E235 Ebisu
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- JR East E235-1000 Yokosuka Line & Sobu Line Rapid Service (J-Trec Niitsu)
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- JR East E233 Kamata Depot
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- okyu Toyoko Line Jiyugaoka Tokyu 5000- 4000 series
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- Seibu 40000 Series (Tokyu Toyoko Line Jiyugaoka)
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- Tokyu Toyoko Line Jiyugaoka Yokohama Kousoku Railway Y500 Series
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- Tokyu Toyoko Line Jiyugaoka Tokyo Metro 17000 Series
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- Sotetsu 20000 Series (Tokyu Meguro Line Okusawa )
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- Tokyu Meguro Line Okusawa TOEI 6500 Series
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- Tobu 9000 series (Tokyu Toyoko Line Jiyugaoka)
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- TOEI Asakusa Line-Oedo Line Nishi Magome Depot
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- Chuo Line Rapid Service E233 Kanda (with green car)
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- Hankyu_Hankyu Osaka Umeda station
Rural Lines
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- JR Tokai KiHa11 Meisho Line
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- Rural Lines – JR West KiHa120 DMU
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- JR Kyushu KiHa220 Hohi Main Line Miyaji 20220401
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- JR Kyushu KiHa200 Hohi Main line & Kyudai Main Line Oita 20220401
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- JR Kyushu KiHa220 (Seaside Liner) Hohi Main Line Miyaji 20220401
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- R Kyushu KiHa125 Hohi Main Line Miemachi
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- Oigawa Tetsudo ex Nankai 21000系 at Kanaya
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- Kominato Tetsudo Goi Depot
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- Isumi Tetsudo KiHa28 & KiHa52 Kazusanakano
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- JR East KiHa 112 Hanawa Line Towadaminami
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- Matsumoto Dentetsu 3000系 Shinshimashima
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- Abukuma Kyuko 8100系 Yanagawa Station
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- Hakone Tozan MoHa1 & 2 Gora
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- Watarase Keiko Railway WKT522 DMU at Godo
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- JR East HB200 & KiHa111 Koumi Line at Nakagomi
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- Akechi Tetsudo あけち10形 12 at Akechi
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- two JR Hokkaido KiHa40 DMUs waiting between services at Mori on the Hakodate main Line
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- JR East EV-E801 Akita Station. This train uses overhead power on electrified sections and battery power on non electrified sections.
Limited Express
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- JR Shikoku 8000系 Anpanman Train Takamatsu
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- JR Shikoku KiHa2700 (2803 Anpanman) Kochi
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- JR Shikoku KiHa185 (Limited Express Tsurugisan) Tokushima
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- JR Kyushu 883 Sonic Nippo Main Line Oita
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- Kintetsu 21000系 Urban Liner
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- Tobu 100系 (106-Gold) Spacia
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- Tobu 500系 Revaty
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- JR East 253系 Limited Express Kinugawa
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- JR Kyushu 883 Limited Express Sonic Nippo Main Line Oita 20220401
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- JR Kyushu 787 Oita 20220331
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- JR Kyushu 783 Huis Ten Bosch Tosu 20220402
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- JR East E353 (Chuo Main Line Limited Express Azusa and Kaiji, Fuji Excursion) Shinjuku
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- JR Kyushu KiHa185 九州横断特急 (Trans Kyushu Limited Express) Hohi Main Line 20220331
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- JR East E653 (Uetsu Main Line) and JR East E751 (Ou Main Line) Sakata
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- Kintetsu 30000系 (Vista car) at Kashikojima
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- Kintetsu 20000系 (Urban Liner) Kintetsu Nagoya
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- Kintetsu 23000系 (Iseshima Liner) Kintetsu Nagoya
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- JR Tokai HB85 “Limited Express Hida” at Nagoya This is a Hybrid Diesel train
Tourist Trains
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- Iyo Tetsudo Botchan
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- JR Shikoku Shiman Torokko
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- JR Shikoku KiHa32 Hobby Train Kaiyodo
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- JR Shikoku KiHa 185Shikoku Tosa Toki no Yoake no Monogatari Kubokawa
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- JR Shikoku KiHa32 Kaiyodo Hobby Train & KiHa185Shikoku Tosa Toki no Yoake no Monogatari Kubokawa
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- Odakyu Romance Car VSE (retired)
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- JR West “etSETOra” KiHa47 Hiroshima
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- Odakyu Romance Car GSE 70000
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- JR Kyushu KiHa183 Aso Boy Hohi Main Line Akamizu 20220401
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- JR East Koshino Shu＊Kura (KiHa40)
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- JR East “Kairi” Sakata (Uetsu Main Line)
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- Tokyu “Royal Express” (JR) Yokohama
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- JR East E261 Saphir Odoriko at Yokohama
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- JR East “High Rail 1375″on the Koumi Line at Nobeyama
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- Kintetsu 50000系 “Shimakaze” premium train at Kashikojima
Shinkansen (Bullet Train)
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- JR West N700-7000 Shinkansen Sanyo Shinkansen Tokuyama
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- 500系 Sanyo Shinkansen Hello Kitty train Okayama Station
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- JR East E3 series Yamagata Shinkansen Koriyama
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- JR East E8 series Yamagata Shinkansen Koriyama
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- JR East E6 series Akita Shinkansen Koriyama
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- JR Tokai N700S shinkansen Tokaido Shinkansen Shin Yokohama
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- JR West 500 series Shinkansen Sanyo Shinkansen Tokuyama
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- JR East E5 series
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- JR West N700-7000 Shinkansen next to the Rail Star
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- Iconic Series 0 Shinkansen (JR West)
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- Tokaido Shinkansen series 100 at Tokyo
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- E4 Max (double deck) shinkansen at Tokyo (original livery)
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- JR East E4 (double decker) shinkansen at Niigata
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- JR East E3 series shinkansen at Shinjo
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- JR West Hakata Minami Shinkansen Depot
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