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

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Entries from 2018-06-01 to 1 month

Why do they dislike trains?

www.railwaygazette.comA aquaintance from Queensland yesterday said "Public transporation is seen as a negative one even in urban areas. If you commute somewhere by that, surroundings will look down on you. That's because you cannot seeming…

Why can they show alternative plan?

edition.cnn.comMainly, people in London use 5 airports. It shows how often they usually use aircrafts, considering that London is just 28th largest city in the world, and few cities of the top 28 cities have more than 5 airports. If protes…

Why is it possible to fund illegal association?

edition.cnn.comAt first, US tried to fund police officers to keep safety in El-salvador. But, US didn't check how they work, it became possible to fund police officers who carry out illegal executions. Though it's not good to ignore illega…

Why are they painted with the same color?

Blue, pink and gold: A guide to Rajasthan's color-coded royal cities https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/rajasthan-india-color-cities/index.htmlIt would be tourist attraction to paint all the buildings with single colour in a city. But,…

Why is it great invention?

www.metro-report.comI was surprised at lighting system of the priority seats. It's breakthrough for pregnants to let sitting passengers offer the seats without asking them. Even if every passenger knows it would be better to offer seats fo…

Why is it dangerous to drive cars in different countries?

Live out your Mario Kart dreams on the streets of Tokyo https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/maricar-tokyo/index.htmlIf drivers are not accustomed to left-hand-traffic, it's dangerous to drive vehicles in Japan, including Mario Cart. As …

Why world's biggest democratic nation do that?

Trump: Deport without 'judges or court cases' https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/24/politics/ron-johnson-immigration-cnntv/index.htmlThis is not the thing that happens in countries regulated by law. If he concerns about illegal immigration, h…

Why did they radiate laser?

Suspected Chinese lasers target US aircraft over the Pacific, US military source says https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/22/politics/pacific-ocean-us-military-jets-lasers-intl/index.htmlChina's authority should investigate on whether laser wa…

Why was Burmese alphabet used there?

Bagalkot – Khajjidoni railway opens http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/bagalkot-khajjidoni-railway-opens.htmlI was interested in Burmese alphabet on front of the locomotive on the picture rather than inaugur…

Why transparent architecture is not suitable in humid countries?

Sou Fujimoto, the visionary blending architecture with nature, eyes the future https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/sou-fujimoto-future-architecture/index.htmlThough his masterpieces would be worth evaluating, I guess they are not suitabl…

Why is BTS so crowded?

Siemens and Bozankaya roll out Bangkok Skytrain vehicle http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/asia-pacific-ex-china/single-view/view/siemens-and-bozankaya-roll-out-bangkok-skytrain-vehicle.htmlAs far as the picture on the website…

Why is it difficult to persuade general people into accepting nudism?

Paris is hosting a nude picnic and everyone's invited https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/paris-nude-picnic/index.htmlNudism seems to be spread across France. The other day, I took up museum for nudists. As well as museum, activities li…

Magnitude 6.1 hit Northern Osaka

Though most of the railway lines in Osaka Metropolitan Area suspended their train operations, all of the major railway lines except for JR Nara Line, JR Sagano Line, JR Wakayama Line(Between Oji and Hashimoto), and JR Manyo-Mahoroba Line, …

Why was it prefered to train?

The Boring Company to build Chicago O’Hare airport link http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/americas/single-view/view/the-boring-company-to-build-chicago-ohare-airport-link.htmlBoring's plan seems to be boring for rail fan like…

Why can't we make such a manuscript

edition.cnn.comWhen I knew the news about Voynich manuscript, I thought "If we write a book with strange drawings and letters, it will be discovered as mysterious manuscript 300 years later." It would be funny, but we won't be able to see …

Why is there such an airport

edition.cnn.comNow that Nicosia International Airport is located in United Nations-patroled buffer zone, the airport must have used for United Nations Army. But, it has been abandoned for 44 years. Though it is so huge for UN use, it can b…

Why is West Kowloon diferent from Hung Hom?

edition-m.cnn.comI wonder if it's the first time to enforce Chinese governance in Hong Kong's train station. Hung Hom, the current terminus of long distance trains between Mainland China and Hong Kong also has the same border inspection sy…

Why was the gauge changed

North Korean railway line opens http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/north-korean-railway-line-opens.htmlIt seems to be common in Korean Peninsula to replace narrow gauge rail with standard gauge rail. Suwon-I…

Why is it difficult to sell environmentally favored concrete?

This concrete can trap CO2 emissions forever http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/12/technology/concrete-carboncure/index.htmlHow much it costs to produce concrete is an important factor to make it common to use that concrete. If it's not competit…

Why is it NG?

Paris RER NG design unveiled http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/paris-rer-ng-design-unveiled.htmlWhen I saw the title, I thought it would be about design which was not adopted to RER, because of the …

Travel Diary on June 10, 2018

I left the hotel at 4:45. I felt sorry for hotel staff. I walked to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport.DSC_0124 posted by (C)gozami Airport Bus StationDSC_0127 posted by (C)gozami Building near the airportDSC_0132 posted by (C)gozami …

Travel Diary on June 9, 2018

I got up early in the morning not to eat breakfast, but to take pictures of the trains.I walked to Lao Dao Kou Bridge. IMG_6881 posted by (C)gozami California Beef NoodleIMG_6890 posted by (C)gozami Mao Ze DongIMG_6904 posted by (C)gozami …

Travel Diary on June 8, 2018

Last night, I took expressbus from Ebina to Osaka. After arriving at "Umeda Motorpool in front of Plaza Hotel", I walked to Umeda Station. And then, I went to Kansai International Airport via Namba, where I ate breakfast and took bath.I we…

Sorry for skipping diary

Because I was travelling from midnight of June 7 to morning on June 11, I couldn't afford to write here something. I'd like to write travel diary within a month. Please wait.

Why is it equal?

Google employee confronts execs over diversity: Many of us feel 'unsafe' http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/06/technology/alphabet-shareholder-meeting/index.htmlIT companies which have headquarters in California are supposed to hire many Asian p…

Why do they use cars in mega cities?

Single 150 sq foot Hong Kong parking space sells for $760,000 https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hong-kong-parking-space-intl/index.htmlIt's often the case with densed cities that vehicle is the most rip-off transportation mode. Hong K…

Why is the gauge of e-BART is different from BART?

BART launches diesel services to Antioch http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/americas/single-view/view/bart-launches-diesel-services-to-antioch.htmlThis is actually a branching line of BART networks. It seems to be appropriate …

Why is it acceptable?

edition.cnn.comI've heard that some doctors in Japan turn on music during surgery to calm down their emotion. But, I've never heard those who sing or dance during that. It will endanger patients. On the other hand, it can be allowed in psy…

World's longest Distance between neighboring stations

Here is the list of the longest distance between neighboring stations. (Stations in US and Canada are excluded from the list. That's because it's difficult to find out intermediate freight stations on each line)※The section below is under …

Why do they revive colored aircrafts?

18 of the coolest aircraft paint jobs you'll ever see https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/best-aircraft-livery-design/index.htmlI've already known that aircrafts without decoration are saving cost, because they are lighter than conventi…