Japan’s trains are in a league of their own. Japan’s subculture of train fanatics is no different

[bill937ca]

An article from 2017 from  the Washington Post

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/if-you-thought-japans-trains-were-something-else-wait-until-you-see-its-trainspotters/2017/01/05/1049fe38-c5c6-11e6-a22f-f4d703887285_story.html?fbclid=IwAR04Au_HHSwcL1h6H-AXyjZcEcQVg50-rLYRENvEmLpw4myF0KNwh84fz7I

[ben_issacs]

An interesting and very true article.

 

One will see an ordinary local train arrive at say Aizu Wakamatsu, and as the passengers get off and walk to the exit, two or three of them will stop and take a shot of the train. These are just ordinary passengers, but ones who obviously have an interest in the railways.

 

 

Bill

Melbourne

[Sacto1985]

Aizu=Wakamatsu is an interesting station because not only do you have regular trains there, but also excursion trains (FruiTea and SL Banetsu Monogatari) and trains coming up from the Aizu Railway Line. No wonder why you see a lot of railfans there every now and then.