Japan by Train

Rice valleys, onsen towns, cedar hills.

Rice paddies stretching toward a snow-capped volcano, seen through a window with navy curtains.

Through the Japanese countryside

Rice paddies run out to a snow-capped volcano, onsen towns sit in the valleys, and cedar hills close in around the line. Houses and temples are drawn from code as the train reaches them, so no two are quite alike.

The weather and the hour of the day change as you ride. Leave it running all day and you won't see the same hour twice.

Stories you might catch

92 small stories are woven through this railway, and every journey picks its own from the season, the weather and the hour. A few of them:

Balloons inflate and lift off together
A rocket launch at twilight
Lanterns along the old street
Planting the flooded paddies
Kites on a gusty day
The amusement park lights up
Boats out at first light
The first snow of winter

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