Books: JR Train Organization Table 2012

[Guest Closed Account 1]

Would a book on how Japanese trains are organized interest you or do you find enough information online? i.e wiki subject.

 

See the page sample:

 

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10166094a/20/1

 

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10166094

 

Publisher:Kotsushimbunsha 2,381 yen

[The_Ghan]

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I don't know how you find this stuff.  Not only am I amazed that you found it but I'm surprised that such a book even exists!!!

 

I'm satisfied to rely on the brochure that comes with each train for organisation details.  As I can only read Hiragana and Katakana (and a handful of Kanji) there is little value in Japanese texts to me.  Picture books are a different story.

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[bikkuri bahn]

These books are available at the larger bookstores, and come out annually, there is a book for emu's, and another for diesel multiple units. My city library also has these books in the reference section.

[The_Ghan]

bikkuri,

 

I'm planning to pick up a few books when I'm in Japan in October.  I'm not really sure what I'm after as yet.  Is there any particular bookshop I should visit in Tokyo that has a paricularly good selection?

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan