2014-04-27

Matsue Station (Fukuoka Prefecture)

A team dressed in traditional warrior attire greet the visitors at Matsue station every weekend, they are the tour ambassadors who will introduce the sight-seeing spots of Matsue to visitors. This special arrangement will last until March in 2015.

2014-02-01

Valentine Train

In light of the approaching Valentine Day, the Chizu Express in Tottori Prefecture operates two special valentine trains on 1st and 11 February respectively. The train compartment is turned into chocolate grocery store selling 50 different kinds of chocolate. The train stops at Koiyamagata station, the pink station. Koiyamagata station is first named as 来い山 meaning "do-come 来い", because it has the same pronunciation as "love 恋い", it is later changed to 恋い山.