Claude's Japanese Adventure - September 2019

[Claude_Dreyfus]

I was fortunate enough to spend just short of a week out in Japan earlier in the month. Armed with a JR pass, we stayed in Tokyo (mainly to see the Sumo), Hiroshima and Osaka.

 

A few pictures from my travels are below...

 

Tokyo Area

 

E651 - Saitama by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr (actually Omiya station)

 

E233 - Torro Station by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

Sobu Line E233 crossing the Sumida Rover by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr. Obviously an E231, not 233!

 

E353 approaching Tokyo by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

N700 set at Yokohama by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

E259 - Narita Express set - passes Shibuya by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

E233 - Harujuku station by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

Yamenote Line E231-500 Ueno by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

N700 and 700 series Shinkansen - Tokyo by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

Edited September 26, 2019 by Claude_Dreyfus
Caption corrections

[Claude_Dreyfus]

A couple more from the Tokyo area, including a couple taken from the rear carriage of a Sobu line train.

 

There were a couple of unfortunate near misses with the camera. I could not get a decent picture of the Cassiopeia set stabled just outside of Ueno, nor the attending EF81s. More annoyingly, a series of signal checks meant I just missed the Shikishima set departing Ueno.

 

E217 - Narita by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

E233 - Ueno by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

E235 - Shinagawa by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

Tobu line train by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

Shibuya by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

E353 on Chuo-Sobu line by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

Chuo-Sobu Line by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

Our Steed to Osaka - N700 by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

EF64-1000 by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr Not a great picture, but this is the first Japanese freight train (or even locomotive) I have been able to photograph. I saw a number of EH500s, EF64-1000s, EF65s and EF81s around Tokyo, but wasn't able to get the camera out in time. Still, I'm glad I found an EF64-1000, I am rather fond of them!

[chadbag]

What was the 700 (not N70) being used for?  

 

The only 700 I saw when in Japan recently was a JR West Hikari Rail Star

[Claude_Dreyfus]

Not sure, it left ECS. I must admit I was a little surprised to see there were still 700s running to Tokyo, but it wasn't the only one I saw in the area (it was, however the only one I photographed). I suspect it is used on the Kodama services (could those reflect the train numbers on that platform's destination board - 719, 629 and 727?).

Edited September 26, 2019 by Claude_Dreyfus

[chadbag]

OK, thanks.  Probably a Kodama.  I probably saw one and did not realize it.  All the Kodama I saw were N700 (that I noticed or realized).

 

On a related note:  I recently was looking through old photos and saw the first N700 photo I took.  It was a test run that came into Shin-Osaka.  This was before any N700 were in service on normal routes by a few months.

 

 

[Claude_Dreyfus]

Next installment covers the trip to Hiroshima via Osaka.

 

DD51 and EF81 (Twilight Express livery) - Osaka by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr. I rather like this picture as I finally managed to capture a DD51, as well as a Twilight liveried EF81...my first Japanese N gauge loco! Not a bad picture given it was taken from the window of a Shinkansen.

 

Next to the Hiroshima area. This EF210 somewhat sneaked up on me - hence the rather rushed composition.

 

EF210-8 at Myajimaguchi by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

E227 Myanjimaguchi by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

E227 - Hiroshima by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

KiHa47 - Hiroshima by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

500 Series Shinkansen - Mihara by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

N700 passing a 500 - Mihara by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

EF210-314 approaching MIhara by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr. Interesting that this train is being hauled by one of the banking EF210s.

 

IMG_2190 by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

[serotta1972]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing.  I need to get better at taking pictures on my next trip.  

[cteno4]

That’s ok jr, neurochrome is really the best film! 

 

Jeff

[Claude_Dreyfus]

The final set of photos start at Mihara, and take up back via Hiroshima to Osaka - where we flew to Kuala Lumpur for a couple of days before returning home. I was pleased to get a couple of decent shots of some yellow liveried units, plus we got to swallow our pride and use the Hello Kitty 500 series back from Hiroshima to Osaka. Final photo of my trip was a shot of the Nankai Rapit, which pleased me.

 

115 - Mihara by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

E227 and 115 - Mihara by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

EF210-136 at Mihara by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

E227 - Mihara by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

117 - Mihara by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

E227 - Tadano Station by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

Hikari Railstar 700 series - Mihara by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

DMUs by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

Series 500 by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

201 EMU by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

E281 - Haruka by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

Nankai Rapit by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

 

Rapit Profile by Claude_Dreyfus, on Flickr

Edited September 27, 2019 by Claude_Dreyfus

[Jimbo]

nice pics!!   Gives one insight on what's really there 

[tridentalx]

Nice pics. You certainly got some mileage out of the JR pass.

[Claude_Dreyfus]

Thanks. We certainly did get good value out of the pass. I would recommend it to anyone who travels out to Japan.