Botchan Densha, Matsuyama

Posted by
Daryl Johnson (Worcester Park, United Kingdom) on 23 May 2018 in Transportation.

This streetcar is a famous local tourist attraction; modelled to look like a Meiji-era torokko train, and named after the novel by Natsume Soseki which is set in Matsuyama during that period.

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Comments (5)

Luca Bobbiesi from Milano, Italy

wow great work!

23 May 2018 7:30am

@Luca Bobbiesi: Thanks Luca!

Bill from Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

I love these old engines. Nicely composed :)

23 May 2018 7:57am

@Bill: Cheers Bill!

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Sure must make a spotter's heart beat faster ! I take it this is the train to travel on and that the original is there, too ? Or, have I got my Ressha mixed up with my Densha here !

23 May 2018 8:07am

@Ronnie 2¢: This is the actual train, it reverses out of it's resting space onto the platform, and you frequently see it travelling around the town. It's look is just decoration though - regular old street tram underneath the facade...

Existence Artistique from Angers, France

beau train

23 May 2018 6:27pm

@Existence Artistique: Merci EA!

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Totally cool!

28 May 2018 4:59pm

@Steve Rice: Thanks Steve!

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