Cat Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 A short promotional video of kihas by the sea: 8 Link to comment
Cat Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Featurel article on the Minato Line:https://ibaraki-stayle.net/stayle/minatosen/ With video: 1 Link to comment
Cat Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Nice article on Yahoo:https://article.yahoo.co.jp/detail/f0b23111185309b43d74c38081107f5567c3d53c 1 Link to comment
Cat Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 Kiha 222 is on the path to becoming a Tetsudo Shrine!https://readyfor.jp/projects/jinjya?fbclid=IwAR0q9_maLYB0ljyibMf9PdfCuEe_BeT3vPASyxiUaPl8jMP_-ttAb5QFB9A 2 1 Link to comment
Cat Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 Roxanne & I have pledged support for the Kiha 222 restoration and shrine conversion. Pledges are going through the Japanese crowdfunding site Readyfor. Registering at Readyfor was a little tricky, they are only set up for Japanese addresses. They do have a workaround for non-residents, and this appears to have worked — details here: https://readyfor.zendesk.com/hc/ja/articles/360031016472-海外からの支援?fbclid=IwAR2XD7Y6abFcFJO3lFVrp_eJE4-69gFSghtgfseZ4AtcSViV_CufEvDzkhw I hope they raise the funds and we can visit the tetsudo shrine! Link to comment
Cat Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 A few days ago, the ReadyFor campaign reached its goal to restore Kiha 222 and establish it as a shrine. They're doing a push for more shrine details in the last 3 days of the campaign. Now, Roxanne & I definitely have to visit the shrine we helped to fund. : 3 https://readyfor.jp/projects/jinjya/announcements/153365?utm_campaign=announcement&utm_medium 3 Link to comment
Cat Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 Story and short vid on "Hitachinaka Kaihin Tetsudo Shrine" on the NHK news page:https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/mito/20210105/1070011794.html 1 Link to comment
Cat Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 Music video on Twitter shot near Nakane station and Donoyama station, with some Kiha cameos: https://twitter.com/hiraganakmyd/status/1344963910286209024?s=21 2 Link to comment
Cat Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 A higher res version of the music video is now up on YouTube: 1 Link to comment
Cat Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 Just came across this video of Kiha 11-5 debuting in December 2015: 2 Link to comment
Cat Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 News flash: permission has been granted to extend the Minato Line from Ajigauru Station out to Hitachinaka Seaside Park. Kiha sighting at Aji in the NHK news clip:https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/mito/20210115/1070011902.html 2 Link to comment
Cat Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Nice article on the state of the Minato Line:https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b77b130c62767f2237a3cc99638621ad4a5c774e 2 Link to comment
Cat Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 "Kiha 222", the god of "Hitachinaka Kaihin Railway Shrine", and a torii made of railroad tracks, now blessed and fully operational:https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ea46649895ee96188a07f8b10aaf1a002515a2d5/images/000 NHK video here:https://www3.nhk.or.jp/shutoken-news/20210619/1000065971.html 4 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Ohh nice little modeling scene! jeff Link to comment
Cat Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 2 hours ago, cteno4 said: Ohh nice little modeling scene! Yesss! The iron torii is a very sweet touch. 1 Link to comment
Cat Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 There is a series of promotional videos to encourage movie and TV productions to film in Ibaraki. This four part in the series focuses on transportation locations, the opening shot and the final portion is a great slide show of Kihas of the Minato Line: 3 Link to comment
Cat Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) The Minato Line cheering squad won an award in the Ibaraki PR contest in the Group category, great photo montage:https://www.city.hitachinaka.lg.jp/shisei/koho/1003283/1003284/1011423.html (Not clear why the winners of the 2020 competition have just been announced...) Edited February 7, 2023 by railsquid Remove FB tracking ID Link to comment
Cat Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 A couple of quick Kiha sightings in an ad set in Katsuta: Link to comment
Cat Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 Ooh, lots of Kihas in action at Nakaminato station: 1 Link to comment
Cat Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 News release, the Minato Line is bringing 3 more Kihas into service: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:AP:90c1375e-6acc-4727-bc60-6d9047d509f7 ************* Translation via Facebook: Regarding the purchase of Agricultural Vehicles (Notice) This time, we signed a contract with Tokyo Japan Passenger Railway Co., Ltd. for the renewal of old-fashioned trains and the introduction of new tourist trains. We would like to inform you that this vehicle will be back in business once the maintenance is completed inside and outside the company. 記 1. Vehicle purchase 鉄Owned by Japan Traveler Railway Co., Ltd. Kiha 100-39 (Miki 300-103) Kiha 100-41 (kiha 205s) Kiha 100-40 (tourist train introduction) That's all 3 vehicles 2. The operation has begun We will perform prescribed maintenance after the inspection and resume operations in accordance with our operations. 3. Other Shipping date based on shipping contract is yet to be determined. About the design of tourist trains, etc., will be announced in the coming autumn. 1 Link to comment
KateM Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Went here to post this too 🙂 JR East is going to sell three Kiha 100 cars from Ichinoseki Transportation District, running at Ōfunato Line (Ichinoseki – Sakari until 2011, Ichinoseki – Kesennuma since 2011). Kiha 100-39 has been so far the only regular Kiha 100 car that I managed to ride in Japan, sad to see it go, but at least it's not a total end 🙂 Interestingly enough, the Kiha 205 that is going to be replaced with one of the new cars is former JNR Kiha 20-522 which was also assigned to Ichinoseki between 1967 and 1984 and was running at Ōfunato Line at the time. 1 Link to comment
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