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7 episodes in this season

Exciting Rail Attractions on a 400km Journey

48 min

A Fall Trip from Kyoto to the Japan Sea

50 min

A Heart-Warming Journey Through the Tohoku Winter

50 min

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Shikoku Railroad Wonderland - Part 1

46 min

Shikoku Railroad Wonderland - Part 2

42 min

Family Fun at the Aso Caldera

50 min

Traveling Like a Local Around Lake Biwa

49 min

Train Cruise

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Shikoku Railroad Wonderland - Part 1

Season 2 · Episode 4 · Jun 14, 2014

"Train Cruise" is a program taking you around Japan on train trips. The stage of this episode is Shikoku. In Shikoku, made up of 4 prefectures, there are many trains running that have distinctive characteristics. They are fun both to ride on and to look at. An American, Michael Rivas will take a 4-day trip on such trains. In Takamatsu City in Kagawa Prefecture, Michael rides on the oldest streetcar in Japan which is hugely popular among railroad fans. And he rediscovers the charms of a retrospective train. On the Dosan Line running through a valley known as a difficult place for traffic in Shikoku, Michael enjoys the dynamic scenery to its fullest. In the warm southern prefecture of Kochi where he visits in the middle of his trip, Michael gets to eat the local specialty bonito, and is captivated by its delightful taste! Michael then uses the Yodo Line to head to the trip's final destination, Ehime Prefecture. There, he encounters a train modeled after Shinkansen bullet train which can be said the symbol of super-fast trains. There, Michael learns that the Yodo Line has other trains running that are fun to ride on, such as an original tram on which you can enjoy the surrounding scenery filled with great nature. On the trip this time, our American traveler, Michael Rivas introduces not only how to use trains for going from one place to another, but also to enjoy the train themselves as you ride on them.

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Train Cruise

TV Series

201346m

Documentary

Now playing

Shikoku Railroad Wonderland - Part 1

Season 2 · Episode 4 · Jun 14, 2014

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