Highlights of this week's local train sightseeing trip on Oigawa Railway include famous retro trains such steam locomotives, guardian deities which bring good luck and an experience-based food park.
Join us as we embark on a local sightseeing trip on the Oigawa Railway in spring. Our trip starts from one of Japan's most famous tea-producing areas, Shimada City, located in the centre of Shizuoka Prefecture. We will travel from Oigawa Railway’s Kanaya Station to Ikawa Station. The Oigawa Railway follows the Oi River, which runs from north to south down Shizuoka Prefecture.
Before starting our journey, we buy the Oigawa excursion ticket, which allows us to take unlimited rides on trains and buses for two days. The first train we will ride on is the Kintetsu one. Our first stop is Gokaku Station, which was originally built in 1927. Because the name means"to pass", people from all over the country visit the station to see the Gokaku guardian deity enshrined here to pray for good luck for exams and job interviews.
After this, we check out the C11 312 steam locomotive at the station, which originally operated in the Aizu region in Fukushima Prefecture until 2007. It has been restored and visitors can go underneath the SL. They must first buy a wooden charm shaped like a ticket. It is believed that if you write down a wish on the wooden charm and walk underneath the SL, your wish will come true. After the SL tour, we buy the recommended Kadode burger, which is black in colour.
We next head to Shiogo Station and this time, we ride on the Zoom Car Nankai 21000 series train which was built in 1958 for the Nankai-Koya Line. It is a 15-minute ride to Shiogo and along the way, there is what is known as Japan’s shortest tunnel. It comes soon after Jina Station, one stop before Shiogo Station, and one can easily miss it. We are lucky to catch a glimpse of it. Our train arrives at Shiogo Station, just beyond the tunnel. We then walk to a suspension bridge called Koikane.
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