Category Archives: Transport

Mini-trip #2: Oigawa Railway

Posted on May 9, 2025 by eli. 3402 words.

I took the prettiest train ride of my entire life. This is the second piece in my series of blogposts about my handful of recent, short, 2–3 day trips. While the month prior I had very spontaneously headed down to … Continue reading →

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Mini-trip #1: Saga, Kumamoto, Hiroshima

Posted on March 26, 2025 by eli. 2516 words.

Oh my god ahhhh I’m leaving tomorrow for a two-week trip with my mom, and then a few days later it’s the opening of the World Expo (commemorative Myaku-Myaku ICOCA here I come!) and then a week after that I … Continue reading →

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My “Seishun 18 Juu-Pachi” Koshinetsu–Tohoku Obon adventure

Posted on November 26, 2024 by eli. 10199 words.

OK, I’m a convert. Sitting on trains for up to eight hours a day, mostly as a way to escape the up-to-40°C / 104°F temperatures outside and sit inside an air-conditioned vehicle? Getting to pay a flat rate for unlimited … Continue reading →

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Golden Week!

Posted on August 6, 2024 by eli. 4719 words.

At the end of April and beginning of May, I took a big Golden Week trip westward and down through Kyushu. I have multiple friends who’ve visited or who have extended family in Fukuoka – they’ve all had nothing but … Continue reading →

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The (R)ides of March

Posted on April 18, 2024 by eli. 2632 words.

It’s been a while! I frankly got a little burnt out on writing (and still am, honestly) but finally got some motivation to write about my trip last month. March 16 was a big day for public transport in Japan: … Continue reading →

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