Today #TrainTwitter will explore a private railway in Izumo, the most ancient city in Japan--inhabited for at least 120,000 years.
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Izumo is home of the Izumo-taisha, possibly the oldest Shinto shrine in the country. No record exists of its founding.pic.twitter.com/9wvkphZbt5
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The railway we are looking at today is the Ichibata Railway, connecting Matsue w Izumo and Izumo Taisha via the north shore of Lake Shinji!pic.twitter.com/3lMUMkp6ap
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This railway was the theme of a Japanese movie about a man who quits his Tokyo job to go drive trains in Izumo.pic.twitter.com/OEsh72SQhw
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The shorthand for Ichibata Electric Railway is "Bataden" Bataden uses entirely secondhand rolling stock, repainted.pic.twitter.com/EPFnVUXhHH
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Simple stations and bright trains in a charming landscapepic.twitter.com/il93ZAEfdC
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This part of Japan, the San'in Coast, gets more severe weather than the more populous Sanyo Coast...pic.twitter.com/gcBsW888SF
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The Taisha Line is much shorter, a branch from the main linepic.twitter.com/1Wpxj36kIr
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It terminates at Izumo Taisha-mae, meaning "in front of Izumo Taisha"pic.twitter.com/5wQp5SHgdl
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What a gorgeous antique interior...they should really make that standard, fits the Bataden's mood very wellpic.twitter.com/Bk3l68Lyu5
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Traditions, reflections, take me away
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We hope you enjoyed your travels today with
#TrainTwitter on the Ichibata Railway...pic.twitter.com/jH9A3fbxuH
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...please remember to collect your belongings. Until we ride again!
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