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This unstaffed Japanese train station is like a Ghibli anime come to life

• Oona McGee
  Jun 5, 2022
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Little-known gem has one of the most beautiful views in Japan.

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• Japan
• (Arimagawa Station • beauty • COK • countryside • Ghibli • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • nature • Niigata • off the beaten path • off the beaten track • seaside • SNJO • train stations • trains • travel)

U.S. Ambassador wins fans in Japan with his love of local trains…and puns

• Oona McGee
  May 17, 2022

Japanese train otaku recognise Ambassador Emanuel as a fellow railway geek during his “weekend of firsts”.

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• (ambassador • diplomacy • embassies • embassy • funny • Hankyu • Hankyu Railway • Japanese trains • Kansai • LOL • news • politics • puns • trains • travel • twitter)

Japan Rail apologises for discrimination “misunderstanding” with Russian sign

• Oona McGee
  Apr 20, 2022

Railway company’s dedication to customer service backfires, landing it in hot water instead. 

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• Europe, Japan, Russia
• (customer service • discrimination • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • JR East • news • Russia • Russian invasion of Ukraine • train stations • trains • twitter • Ukraine)

Cat becomes head priest at Japanese shrine

• Oona McGee
  Feb 25, 2022

Feline stationmaster takes on a new role at a special ceremony.

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• Japan
• (animals • Cat Day • cats • cute • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Kishi Station • Nitama • pets • priest • shrines • stations • Tama • train stations • Wakayama)

The Japanese train station where staff bow to departing passengers

• Oona McGee
  Feb 10, 2022

The heartwarming beauty of country life captured in a charming new video.

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• (country • countryside • heartwarming • Japan Rail • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Kagoshima • Kyushu • train stations • trains • transportation • videos)

Japanese freight container bento satisfies our hunger for unusual lunches

• Oona McGee
  Jan 26, 2022

A lunchbox so popular its makers can’t keep up with demand.

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• Japan
• (Awajiya • bento • boxed lunch • boxed lunches • COK • cute • food • freight containers • Japan Rail • Japanese food • Japanese trains • JR • Kobe • lunch • lunchboxes • SNJO • sukiyaki • taste test • trains)

What’s the true reason for Japanese train delays classed as “customer support”?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 21, 2022

When you hear this term being used on trains, it’s often a euphemism for something more serious.

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• (COK • interview • Japanese trains • public transport • railways • SNJO • stations • train delay • trains)

Attempted murder at a Japanese train station

• Oona McGee
  Dec 28, 2021

Suspect says stranger “was in my way”.

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• (arrests • crime • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • news • police • railway tracks • Saitama • train stations • trains)

Japan’s most annoying train behaviours: Passengers reveal the things that irk them most

• Oona McGee
  Dec 23, 2021

Stay on everyone’s good side with these pointers on Japanese train etiquette.

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• (commuting • etiquette • Japan Private Railway Association • Japanese trains • manners • railways • Surveys • train manners • trains • transport • travel)

That time a stranger gave us money on a Japanese train

• Oona McGee
  Dec 2, 2021

We’re still not quite sure why it happened. 

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• (babies • baby • crying baby • heartwarming • Japanese trains • kindness • money • mothers • pay it forward • trains • transport • travel • wow • wtf)

Magical train ride through Japan’s autumn leaves is like travelling to a different world【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Nov 28, 2021

Rail company makes passengers dreams come true at this special “Maple Tunnel” in Kyoto. 

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• (autumn • autumn festival • autumn foliage • autumn leaves • beautiful • beauty • fall • fall foliage • fall leaves • Japanese trains • Kyoto • tourism • tourist sites • trains • travel • videos • wow)

Tokyo Station Waterscape Toilet looks more like an aquarium than a bathroom

• Oona McGee
  Oct 6, 2021

Latest technology to “provide healing and surprise”.

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• (COK • cool • Japanese toilets • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • public toilets • SNJO • stations • Toilets • Tokyo Station • train stations • trains • unusual • water)

Retro Japanese train is our new favourite office space

• Oona McGee
  Sep 28, 2021

Like teleworking with Sen and No Face from Spirited Away. 

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• (COK • cool • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Office Space • SNJO • teleworking • train stations • trains • unusual)

Tokyo farewells Japan’s only double-decker Shinkansen with a special escalator at the station

• Oona McGee
  Sep 13, 2021

An escalator ride like no other. 

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• (bullet trains • COK • cool • escalators • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Joetsu Shinkansen • shinkansen • SNJO • Tokyo • Tokyo Station • train stations • trains • unusual)

Breaking: Passengers stabbed on Japanese train in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Aug 6, 2021

Perpetrator on the loose, emergency services currently on the scene.

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• (accident • Japanese trains • news • Odakyu Line • police • stabbing • train stations • trains)

Tokyo train stations get new Olympic melodies and signage for the Games

• Oona McGee
  Jul 30, 2021

We check out the Tokyo 2020 official beat music being played at four special locations.

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• (2020 Tokyo Olympics • characters • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Mascots • music • Olympics • Tokyo Olympics • train jingles • train stations • trains • videos)

Can you spot the hidden cats at this Tokyo train station?

• Oona McGee
  Jul 29, 2021

Only commuters with a sharp eye will be able to spot them all.

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• (animals • cats • characters • cute • cute cat • design • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Mascots • Nippori • train stations • trains • Yanaka Ginza)

What to do if your phone battery dies when using a mobile transit pass on a Japanese train

• Oona McGee
  Jul 14, 2021

Avoid getting stuck inside the train station forever with these handy solutions.

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• (COK • iPhone • Japanese trains • Mobile Suica • Pasmo • phones • SNJO • stations • Subway • Suica • tickets • Tokyo • train stations • train tickets • trains • travel)

Searching for Totoro at Totoro Station in Totoro, Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 11, 2021

Join us for a journey to the countryside to find the forest giant from Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro. 

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• Japan
• (anime • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Japan Rail • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • JR Kyushu • Kyushu • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • train stations • trains • travel)

The Japanese train station famous for mysterious dancing cats

• Oona McGee
  Jun 3, 2021

Magical legend lives on at Odoriba Station.

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• Japan
• (animals • bakeneko • cats • culture • history • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • legend • train stations • trains • yokai)

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