Sadly, I've never managed to actually ride it...pic.twitter.com/drgS8LyDyq
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Sadly, I've never managed to actually ride it...pic.twitter.com/drgS8LyDyq
When you get to the highest station, Gora, you can transfer to a cable car which climbs higher still.pic.twitter.com/9SBWu1Plsq
The Hakone-Tozan Cable Car runs from Gora up to Sounzan. Guess what you can do at Sounzan?pic.twitter.com/DwJItokBXw
You can transfer to a gondola! The Hakone Ropeway carries you over the volcano. I've taken it from Togendai to Owakudani.pic.twitter.com/lsVHa4yoA1
It's not trains at this point, so I'll move on soon--but at Togendai you can transfer one last time to a boat to Hakone town.pic.twitter.com/K6EUkJmjKu
Meanwhile on the other side of the Kanto plain...the Choshi Electric Railway, famous for its antique equipment.pic.twitter.com/PwIJmSAJxz
This is a very short line running through the city and farmland of Choshi. Ridership has been steadily declining...pic.twitter.com/ElyrUdzCoo
...so to stay profitable, the company diversified into producing rice crackers. Profits from its snacks are now double from its passengers.pic.twitter.com/2n58jNANkW
The Yamaman Yukarigaoka Line is a short loop route serving the Tokyo suburb of Yukarigaokapic.twitter.com/uDcD0F3rTF
(never heard of it! I wonder how many others I missed?)
there are sooo many obscure little companies
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