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  • Self heating bento

    This train ride goes through lunch and all the shops were closed last night so I bought a bento from the on board trolley service. I was first offered one with sea urchin. No thanks.  The next option was this self heating beef and rice bento. Pull a string and a chemical reaction boils water…

  • Hayabusa 16 to Tokyo

    Next stop Tokyo aboard the Hayabusa Shinkansen. We will go past the former location of Japan’s deepest station, under the Seikan Tunnel. It’s closed now and the tunnel has lost its record status, but they still let you know (in Japanese) when you are about to cross beneath the sea. 

  • Grey

    The skies have turned grey over Hokkaido, matching the urban landscape.  Last night as we left Kushiro I thought the factories belching smoke matched the sky.  Now, as we run down to the south the flat grey sea is barely distinguishable from the featureless overcast sky. In between silhouettes of grey and brown houses, factories,…

  • The long route south – Super Hokuto 2 

    Another day, another early morning after a late night. Tired. This is the start of another day of trains leading back to Kansai International Airport to meet B and Alex.  Then we are going to have a holiday for a while before going after the final two compass points. 

  • Back at Sapporo

    That felt like a long ride and we arrived 15 minutes late. What’s happened to you Japan?  At least the Toyoko Inn vending machine sells grapefruit Gokuri drink. 

  • Super Ozora to Sapporo

    At Kushiro on the Super Ozora 12 back to Sapporo. Some great video on the way back from Nemuro to Kushiro, including deer running away from the train.  I’ll post later. 

  • Higashi-Nemuro – East Accomplished

    And here it is: Higashi-Nemuro, the easternmost station on the Japanese railway network. 

  • Nemuro

    There’s a shop in Nemuro called Fashion DoDo. Like that bird it is now just an extinct memory.  These towns at the end of the line have suffered from the ravages of lost industries and lost children. So many of the shops and eateries, warehouses, houses here are abandoned and collapsing with entropy.  The constant…

  • End of the Eastern Line

    Arrived at Nemuro. We didn’t actually stop at Higashi Nemuro, the easternmost station, passing through so quickly there wasn’t even a chance to snap a shot. Maybe on the way back… 

  • Crossing wetlands 

    Some of the marshland scenery between Akkeshi and Itoizawa is amazing. Watch the birds fly away from the train.