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Traveling Japan’s countryside by local trains is very different | Japan by Train

Published on Sun, Jun 16th 2024 People & Blogs Rectangular HD

Using local trains, we travel for 3 days around Tochigi, Fukushima, and Niigata. Going this deep into Japan's countryside provided some interesting challenges that you don't normally see when you stay on the more tried and true tourists paths.

TOCHIGI
- Shimo-Imaichi Station https://maps.app.goo.gl/vMWctCGKLMttEJG86
- DL Taiju (SL Taiju) https://www.tobu.co.jp/en/sightseeing/nikko_kinugawa/sl/
- Kinugawaonsen Station, Tochigi https://maps.app.goo.gl/izZjTQudkSAJ2oF49
- Line Kudari River Cruise, Kinugawa https://www.visit-tochigi.com/plan-your-trip/things-to-do/794/
- Kinuko No Yu (foot bath), Kinugawa https://maps.app.goo.gl/zDt5MWaKtcgJPkyD6
- Kinugawakoen Station https://maps.app.goo.gl/APUQ4b8gnMXq3ix46
- Limited Express Revaty https://www.tobu.co.jp/en/express_info/express/revaty.html

FUKUSHIMA
- Aizu Tajima Station https://maps.app.goo.gl/j8daRQgt1gJdAqiS9
- Tonohetsuri Station https://maps.app.goo.gl/t3DPmLjD3tRuU3dz9
- Tō-no-Hetsuri https://maps.app.goo.gl/VDccrkL3BhJLENoE7
- Yunokamionsen Station https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZbD6nLLPFzQpHigq7
- Nishi-Wakamatsu Station https://maps.app.goo.gl/kdDLMeF6hbJmKVwJ7
- Aizu-Kawaguchi Station https://maps.app.goo.gl/5sNWSiNo2BEkvZVF8
- Kawaguchi Taxis https://maps.app.goo.gl/qV2rhoSZwiSieohP9
- The Fourth Mimikawa Bridge https://maps.app.goo.gl/cp1UZkxKqYZoYxsJ8
- Mugenkyo (boats we didn't ride on) https://maps.app.goo.gl/Rw1zJTXZaVKg3rMq9
- Lake Numazawa https://maps.app.goo.gl/6W1drjMf87xaZzei9
- 一嶋公園（伊夜彦神社) (the shrine we briefly visited) https://maps.app.goo.gl/48Gxoq4aUpsqp79k7
- Oshio Natural Carbonated Water https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZoeG5umB4DwWDspW8
- Oshio Public Onsen (the onsen we couldn't get in) https://maps.app.goo.gl/mgxeohNgK9W7jW2JA
- Yugura Cooperative Onsen https://maps.app.goo.gl/wWM3F6jaZwaUxdGt9
- Honna Station https://maps.app.goo.gl/FgjBVhSbGrTV42ps7

NIIGATA
- Echigo Suhara Station https://maps.app.goo.gl/oomyfBrum7wYvmPt6
- Megurotei (thatched roof manor) https://maps.app.goo.gl/s59XeXY7rZYsZiKC6
- Tamagawa Brewing Company https://maps.app.goo.gl/hoHRXkJSPbNVJAN88
- Koide Station https://maps.app.goo.gl/jTW3AxGbH79svgSd6
- Yunotani Roadside Station (michi no eki) https://maps.app.goo.gl/N4YgJfvb8LhdvLNY9
- Echigo-Yuzawa Station https://maps.app.goo.gl/ghSSD3VA2yyhN5iA6

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