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    1. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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      I rode this line back in 2006, using it to visit Mt Moiwa in the south of the city.pic.twitter.com/btzV7GgoKj

      1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
    2. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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      At the gateway to Hokkaido, you can find the Hakodate Streetcar. An antique tram from 1908 is occasionally run for tourists!pic.twitter.com/L88KsON8fk

      1 reply 3 retweets 5 likes
    3. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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      There are two lines, although for most of their distance, they follow the same route.pic.twitter.com/Vad6pB0RHx

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    4. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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      No streetcars are operated in the Tohoku region--to find the next one, we have to go all the way south to Tokyo's Arakawa Line!pic.twitter.com/tNCt8sdc1z

      1 reply 5 retweets 4 likes
    5. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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      This charming and old-fashioned route operates in north-central Tokyo, operated by the metropolitan governmentpic.twitter.com/dHTWgKc2yD

      1 reply 5 retweets 11 likes
    6. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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      In western Tokyo, you will find the colorful Setagaya Line, operated by the Tokyu Corporationpic.twitter.com/O6nFkBzWlm

      1 reply 3 retweets 8 likes
    7. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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      The neighborhoods along this route are lovely, but I must admit, I prefer the Arakawa Line's design...pic.twitter.com/lTmqwCEln0

      1 reply 7 retweets 12 likes
    8. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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      Further south, in Fujisawa and Kamakura, you will find my favorite streetcar in the country, the Enodenpic.twitter.com/ztUB4nrEsn

      1 reply 5 retweets 5 likes
    9. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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      The route is stunningly beautiful, and is the only line which serves Kotoku-in, home of the famous bronze Buddha statuepic.twitter.com/L0r8n7pNcK

      1 reply 5 retweets 7 likes
    10. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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      On the opposite coast of Japan, in Toyama, you'll find two streetcar companies--first, the Toyama Chiho Railway, which operates three linespic.twitter.com/QMlwWXeOak

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      Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017

      Toyama Chiho Railway, aka Chitetsu, also operates conventional rail lines--their full network is shown here (streetcars in the inset)pic.twitter.com/2IVUVBmqWE

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        2. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          The other streetcar is operated by Toyama Light Rail Co., the "Portram Line." This used to be a conventional line, but was converted in 2006pic.twitter.com/Wlj1E3ggb2

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        3. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          In nearby Takaoka, the Manyosen company operates two streetcar lines--since they connect end to end, it's more like one...pic.twitter.com/heDQEQn2Wa

          1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
        4. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          A little further south, in Fukui, the Fukui Railway operates a streetcar line with through service onto the Echizen Railwaypic.twitter.com/IHR7cjxW5t

          1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
        5. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          Back to Japan's Pacific coast, in the city of Toyohashi, the Toyohashi Railroad operates a streetcar line as wellpic.twitter.com/zKGTkRbTI5

          2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        6. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          As we continue into western Japan, our first stop is Kyoto, home of the Keifuku Electric Railroad aka "Randen" #TrainTwitterpic.twitter.com/hh2epSpZaJ

          1 reply 5 retweets 9 likes
        7. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          Randen operates two lines in northwestern Kyoto--their Kitano Line runs through the "Cherry Blossom Tunnel" (桜のトンネル)pic.twitter.com/CKocA9j4q0

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        8. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          Right next door in Osaka, you can find the Hankai Tramway, which runs two tram lines in the southern part of the citypic.twitter.com/1ucbbE7oka

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        9. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          Nankai (which runs conventional suburban rail from Osaka to Wakayama, Koya, and Kansai Airport) is Hankai's parent company.pic.twitter.com/LzRtZcWVe5

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        10. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          Continue west to Okayama for the Okayama Electric Tramway ("Okaden"), which inexplicably features Tama from the Wakayama Electric Railwaypic.twitter.com/gAPa4RLU1B

          2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
        11. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          We'll make a quick detour to Shikoku to look at two companies: first, the Tosaden in Kochi. Love that logo on the front 😍pic.twitter.com/muR0vHab2q

          2 replies 3 retweets 8 likes
        12. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          Next, the Iyo Railway--first railway in Shikoku!--which operates several tram lines in Matsuyama, as well as its suburban railpic.twitter.com/ZDqpbotI1i

          1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
        13. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          Curiosities of Iyotetsu include their "Botchan Ressha," a diesel-powered replica of their first steam enginepic.twitter.com/EXad8RDdPx

          1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
        14. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          Back to the mainland, we finally come to the undisputed champ of Japanese trams: the Hiroshima Electric Railway, or "Hiroden"pic.twitter.com/TaTs8Lnck6

          1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
        15. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          Hiroden's massive network crisscrosses the city of Hiroshima, with one line extending out to Miyajima and its famous shrinepic.twitter.com/YX0MVvXxKe

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        16. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          Next in our tour is Kitakyushu, home of the Chikuho Electric Railway, a subsidiary of Nishitetsu.pic.twitter.com/638i4QA75D

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        17. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          Further west, Nagasaki is home to a tram network as well--I never got to ride this, but I visited the main downtown station in 2014pic.twitter.com/Wbnel3OUZk

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        18. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          A little further south, the Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau operates two tram linespic.twitter.com/dcFFc2QXUp

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        19. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          And last but certainly not least, we come to the southernmost tram lines in Japan, in Kagoshima. Much of the route is planted with grass 😊pic.twitter.com/YivuC9oDyl

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        20. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          The nostalgic 100 series tram is one of my favorites in the country--gorgeous!pic.twitter.com/l7zQoGv601

          1 reply 3 retweets 6 likes
        21. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 24 May 2017
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          This concludes today's thread--thank you for riding with #TrainTwitter today! Please remember to collect your belongings before alighting.

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