Tag Archives: Asukayama

Rail Vehicle Adoration

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Japanese have very deep attachment to trains. They are even experts in making them such as this shinkansen

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The view from Asukayama Park. People love train watching

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From where I'm standing, there's picnic table and those trees below have been felled so as not to obstruct the railroad view, presumably. Obviously this spot in Asukayama park is intended for train viewing

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Little boys are crazy over trains. This father and son in Minami-senju are waiting for trains to pass in the multiple tracks below

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What the father and son are viewing

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Antique steam locomotive on the left and a non-working streetcar on the right in a children's playground. Kids are free to go inside and play pretend

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Tin tram toy (streetcar)