Ryu Takahashi

Farewell to the Ueno Zoo Monorail The Ueno Zoo Monorail suspended service indefinitely on the 31st October 2019. Japan's 1st monorail and the world's first monorail within a zoo, it opened for service in late...

Lost lines As Japan's demographics shift towards an increasingly urbanised population, albeit a declining one, the effect on rural railways is greatly reduced patronage. This month we take a look back at some recent closures. The...

Toyama Chiho Tetsudo The Toyama Chiho Tetsudo is a private electrified railway system in Toyama prefecture, which operates the city's tramway system (excluding the Port Tram light railway) and 3 railway lines connecting Toyama city,...

101 Series Trams The 101st issue of our magazine, Bullet-In, features type 101 trams and trains. The only 101 series trams in Japan are the Randen (Keifuku) trams in western Kyoto, of which cars #101...

Hakone Tozan Tetsudō This month we take a look at the Hakone Tozan Railway, which was opened between Hakone-Yumoto and Gora on 1st June 1919, so it is exactly 100 years old this year. Read...

Tōkaidō Shinkansen The world's first High-Speed Railway, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, celebrates it's 55th anniversary of operation later this year, and in April, the 60th anniversary since construction commenced in earnest to complete the route from...

Bullet-In 100 This spring saw the publication of the 100th issue of our magazine, Bullet-In. To celebrate this issue, series 100 trains and trams at various railway companies in Japan are featured, giving information about...

Sanriku Tetsudō In March 2019, the Sanriku Tetsudō took over the operations of the JR East Yamada Line between Miyako & Kamaishi, allowing through service on their previously isolated sections for the first time in...