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  • To Kagoshima 

    One last train for tonight: The Sakura Shinkansen to Kagoshima-Chuo leaving from Shin-Tosu station. 

  • Hizen-Yamaguchi 

    It might be a short trip to Shin-Tosu but at least my favourite Kyushu train is taking me. 

  • To Sasebo – west part 2

    Another mission accomplished and wow! The Nishi-Kyushu Line between Imari and Sasebo is amazing. Coastal and mountain scenery, terraced rice paddies, green tunnels and soaring sea eagles.  I stood the whole time at the front of the train. While Tabirahiradoguchi is the westernmost regular train station in Japan, Sasebo is the westernmost Japan Rail system…

  • Tabirahiradoguchi – Westernmost station part 1

    That’s it, as far west as you can go on a Japanese home islands rail system. 

  • All aboard the Matsuura Railway

    Changed at Arita to the third sector Matsuura Railway bound for Imari and then the westernmost station of Tabirahiradoguchi. 

  • It’s greener on the outside 

    Kyushu has experienced deadly flooding in the past week, leading to the closure of some railway lines. Thankfully not any I planned to take, but many lives have been impacted.  It’s grey and wet here, a seasonal rain band crossing the southernmost of the big four islands.  The interior of this train is dark too,…

  • Going green: Midori Express

    Next train after a rush to get a new SD card at Yodobashi Camera near Hakata Station. On the Midori 13 which splits in two sending some to the Huis Ten Bosch Dutch theme park and others to Sasebo. I’m changing at Arita for the private line to Tabirahiradoguchi.

  • Series 500 Shinkansen 

    The 500 Series Shinkansen is, in my opinion, the best looking of these super fast trains. Unfortunately they are stuck on “slow” Kodama services now, so I’m unlikely to catch one on this trip. However, I did spot the Neon Genesis Evangelion liveried train as we raced through Himeji station, then got a chance to…

  • Today’s train plan

    And it doesn’t even include the first bit from Shinjuku to Shinagawa on the Yamanote Line at 6 something and the Hikari Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka at 6.34 AM.

  • Catching the cherry south

    It was hot at Shin-Osaka station but I had to queue early to get my spot in the unreserved first car of the Sakura Shinkansen to Hakata.  The outside of the train is a rather boring pale blue, but I like the wooden highlights inside.  Despite the clouds I did catch a glimpse of Mount…