Diary of a rail fan in Kansai,Japan(Ver.2)

About world's rail news, general news, my train pictures, and travel diary)

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Entries from 2011-11-01 to 1 month

I have to work 4 days in this week

Due to the irregular students' requirements and my student's alternative lecture, I have to work 4 days in this week. I couldn't imagine such busy tasks in the former half of this year. Then, I was in charge of only one student's lecture. …

My senior researcher is worried about loss of hair

Last Friday, my senior researcher told me he is worried about loss of hair. Surely, I was able to see skin on his head. He wondered the reason. He said "My father and grandfather aren't under significant loss of hair. So, the reason won't …

I'm surprised at a man who commutes to Kyoto University from Maizuru

A man I met at the camp 2 months ago told my friend that he is from Maizuru and still lives in Maizuru. It'll take more than 2 hours from Maizuru to Kyoto University, even when he takes an Limited-Express train. So, when we consider that h…

I wonder Philippine National Railways has an electrified rail line

According to the following articles, electric multiple units used in Japan are exported to Philippine. http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/news/111126/trd11112612010008-n1.htm (msn 産経ニュース) I know that Philippine has already had electrified…

My follower complained about his virginity

According to his comment on twitter, he is in the following status. ・He hasn't tried to make his sweethearts. ・He hasn't accepted his friends' invitation to adult-entertainment establishment So, he is still virgin as me. But, I don't sti…

I'm looking forward to searching for my senior researcher's sweetheart

The day after tomorrow, I'm going to take a trip to Arashiyama with my friends in my laboratory. In addition to it, my senior researcher is also going to be there with his sweetheart to see colored leaves. Originally, he should have been t…

What a chaos camp it'll be!

My friend in my laboratory took part in a meeting to decide the contents of the camp. According to his statement, An assistant professor began to say "Half of the participants are from Japan , while the other half are from foreign countrie…

Wakayama daigakumae Station is to be opened on the next April

On November 16, Nankai Electric Railway unveiled the plan of opening the new station "Wakayama Daigakumae" in Wakayama city on April 1,2012. It will be opened between Kyoshi and Kinokawa. Express, regional express ,and local trains will st…

Is Osaka municipal subway a loss-making corporation?

Some people say that Osaka City's budget is full of loss. I think it is right. But, the main reason of loss is not in the municipal subway but in the municipal bus. See the next table. Here are the consolidated accounts of Osaka municipal …

JR Central announced that the company would pay the expense of construction of a maglev line

The maglev line will connect Shinagawa and Nagoya by 2027. Before the decision of the route of the line, some troubles happened. Nagano Prefecture protested to the initially proposed plan because the prefecture wanted the line to pass thro…

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks won the final tournament

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks became the champion of NPB, Nippon Professional Baseball. Because I haven't watched TV programs broadcasting baseball games consciously, I don't want to leave my comments.

Rail lines are influenced by passengers' characters.

In Hanshin(Osaka-Kobe) area, it is often said that inhabitants along Hanshin Line are poorer folks, inhabitants along JR Kobe Line are ordinary folks, inhabitants along Hankyu Line are richer folks. But, I think the trend is no longer appl…

Sleeping coaches "Nihonkai" will disappear by the end of next March

JR west unveiled the information of abolishing Limited Express train "Nihonkai" by the next revision of diagrams. The train connects Osaka and Aomori ,and departs Aomori or Osaka in the evening and arrives at Osaka or Aomori in the next mo…

My acquaintance's real name seems to be leaked out

The acquaintance's name is written on somewhere*1. On the other hand, he calls him notoya on Twitter. So, he left his tweets on the assumption that his real name wouldn't be known to everyone except for parts of his followers. It reminds m…

I wonder why trains on Hankyu Takarazuka Line are so crowded

When I take trains on Hankyu Takarazuka Line from Hotarugaike to Umeda in the evening, trains are so crowded that I usually can't be seated. It seems unreasonable because Umeda is downtown and cities along Hankyu Takarazuka line are suburb…

Problems of Christmas

When I exited Uehommachi station, I found a lot of illumination decorated for Christmas. But, this will cause two serious problems in Japan. First, men who can't spend Christmas on dating sweetheart feel miserable. Some of them insist that…

If I had 500 million dollars…

When my senior researcher watched a website of adult-entertainment establishment, he asked me "How about going there?" Then, another researcher told him that I don't like such establishments. My senior researcher asked me why I'm not inter…

Limited Express train, forced to stop running by typhoon, was rescued by a diesel locomotive

Limited Express train "Ocean Arrow" had been kept in the yard of Shingu for two months, because typhoon No.12 cut off rail tracks of Kisei Line. On November 12th, the train was pulled by the diesel locomotive to transport to Kyoto by way o…

My colleague is concerned about my statement on twitter

My colleague said "These days, I think that your tweets can be the roots of social problems. I can't believe that you can use such indecent words in your tweets." I replied "Indecent words as I use on twitter aren't rare ones. My followers…

My junior researcher saw me in front of the maid-cafe

As I introduced last week, I went to the maid-cafe booth. Then, I didn't notice that my junior researcher was near the booth. But, he found me. My senior researcher asked me whether I was ashamed of being seen my visiting the maid-cafe by …

I slept over the station

I was so tired that I felt asleep when I boarded a train on Midosuji Line. Usually, I would wake up at the station at which I intended to get off. But, today, I didn't notice that the train got to Namba, where I intended to get off. After …

You are for TPP or against TPP?

The most famous disputing political issue in Japan may be TPP. Generally speaking, those who are engaged in agriculture are likely to protest Japan participate in TPP. Those who are employees or employers of major companies are likely to a…

I knew "スピリッツ"("SPIRITS") is also sold in Hong Kong

"スピリッツ"("SPIRITS") is a magazine sold in Japan. The day before yesterday, my follower found an image of Kashiwagi Yuki in bikini on the internet. The image was on the first cover of "SPIRITS". Then, he decided to buy the comic somewhe…

My follower was complaning about recruiting

He said "College just became preparatory school for job-hunting but I think it is not the role of college. So, I attended many lectures while I was a undergraduate student. But, my effort in studying at the college wouldn't be appreciated.…

UrbanRail.Net launched new pages of Japanese tram or subway systems

The pages of Hakodate, Shonan, Toyohashi, Toyama, Takaoka, Fukui, Okayama, Kochi, Matsuyama, Nagasaki, Kumamoto,and Kagoshima were added to the website. Furthermore, each page of Japanese subway maps was expanded; private railways and JR l…

Talented men scorned my colleague

In Kyoto University, especially in my colleague's laboratory, he is scorned by his surroundings because of his figure. For example, when he talked about his willing to go to the college by motorbike, one of his acquaintances said "How funn…

Shirasagi-Sai(Sagi-Sai) festival began today

Shirasagi-Sai, generally called "Sagi-Sai", began today. It's an annual school festival held in spring in Osaka Prefecture University. The festival will have been held until the day after tomorrow. There are many boothes managed by folks w…

久々に日本語で

今回はリンク先を英語に直すのが量的に不可能なので日本語で。 本日の題材はこちら風俗行ったら人生変わった ハムスター速報 http://lb.to/vYVG61 昨夜からリツイートされまくっています。 中身があまりに長いので端的に内容を言うと、 29才の童貞が恐る恐る…

My junior researcher told that we should not leak our names out on the Internet

On my way home with my junior researcher, I talked about the Internet with him. I asked him whether he had already registered on Twitter. He replied he had already registered it and that he uses it to communicate with his friends he made i…

My mother ignores anti-Korean culture demonstration

Recently, rapid increase of TV programs related to Korean contents has been the important issue in Japan since Sousuke Takaoka, Japanese actor, criticized it. But, my mother says "Recent Japanese TV programs are so boring. Who watches come…