By REI INOUE/ Staff Writer
May 25, 2022 at 07:00 JST
The interior of the Akita Matagi sightseeing train is themed on an old-fashioned house with shoji sliding doors and “noren” curtains, seen in the back. (Provided by Akita Nairiku Jukan Tetsudo Railway Co.)
KITA-AKITA, Akita Prefecture--Akita Nairiku Jukan Tetsudo Railway Co. has introduced a new sightseeing train with an interior themed on an old-fashioned house of a “matagi” hunter. [Read More]
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