My trip started with travelling from Hirakata (Osaka) to Nagoya. The next day, my friends came from Sweden and the real trip started.
I made a detour on the way to Nagoya and travelled the southern part of the Yoro Railway. A typical rural railway.
In southern Nagoya, there is a museum run by JR Central,
SCMaglev and Railway Park. Well worth the trip!
Children's corner. In Japan, there are many good opportunities for your kid to become a rail fan!
Loading gauge control car.
Old ticket terminals. Late 1960's.
The museum is at Kinjō-Futō, the terminal of Aonami line. Minami-Arako station at the same line offers good freight yard views from the platform.
Aonami line train arrives at Minami-Arako station.
Kintetsu-Nagoya station.
From Nagoya we travelled on the scenic Chuo line to Matsumoto, changed to the Oito line and got off at Shinano-Omachi where this picture is taken.