{"id":10733,"date":"2021-08-19T11:38:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T02:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/?p=10733"},"modified":"2021-08-31T13:12:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T04:12:48","slug":"%e5%9b%bd%e9%89%84%e6%99%82%e4%bb%a3%e3%81%ae%e3%80%8c%e9%87%91%e5%a4%aa%e9%83%8e%e9%9b%bb%e8%bb%8a%e3%80%8d%e5%be%a9%e6%b4%bb%ef%bc%81%e3%83%88%e3%82%ad%e9%89%84%e3%81%a7%e9%81%8b%e8%a1%8c%e9%96%8b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/en\/10733\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cKintaro train\u201d: revival of the national railway era!<br> New operation started on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway (Joetsu area, Niigata prefecture)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>It shines in the snowy landscape!<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>The\u00a0red and yellow train, which was once familiar on the Shin-Etsu Line of the Japanese National Railways, has been revived.\u00a0 This train has been running on the Myoko-Haneuma Line of the &#8220;Echigo Tokimeki Railway&#8221; that runs in the Joetsu region of Niigata Prefecture from August 18th.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Still0818_00000-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Still0818_00000\" width=\"801\" height=\"451\" data-low-src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Still0818_00000-1-400x225.jpg\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>The\u00a0train painted in red and yellow is an ET127 series. \u00a0It used to run until 1978 on the Shin-Etsu and Joetsu lines during the Japan National Railway era. \u00a0This color scheme is unique to Niigata and was called \u201cNiigata color\u201d because it stood out in the snowy lands.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Still0819_00000-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Still0819_00000\" width=\"802\" height=\"451\" data-low-src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Still0819_00000-400x225.jpg\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>In particular, the leading train was called \u201cKintaro paint\u201d because it resembled the apron worn by Kintaro who is the main character in a Japanese folk tale.\u00a0 He was very popular.<\/p>\r\n<p>This\u00a0train was planned by Echigo Tokimeki Railway. Tajima Roofing in Tokyo, which works on the waterproofing of buildings, is an advertising sponsor for the train. \u00a0Although it is a so-called \u201cwrapping train\u201d, this time they gave priority to color images. \u00a0Therefore, the company name of Tajima Roofing is made inconspicuous.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Still0819_00002-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Still0819_00002\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-low-src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Still0819_00002-400x225.jpg\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>The departure ceremony was held at Naoetsu Station on August 18th, and it was crowded with railroad fans wanting to see the \u201cNiigata color\u201d first-hand. \u00a0Mr. Tajima, CEO, commented: &#8220;We intentionally made the windows smaller. \u00a0The body of the train is flat, but a shadow design gives it a three-dimensional effect, and we tried to make the front as close as possible to the front of the old train. \u00a0The front of the train is the most important part. &#8220;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Still0819_00003-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Still0819_00003\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-low-src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Still0819_00003-400x225.jpg\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Mr.Torizuka, President of Echigo Tokimeki Railway and Mr. Tajima, CEO of Tajima Roofing have a long-term relationship as railway fans. \u00a0This wrapping train is the result of their relationship. \u00a0Mr. Tajima said, \u201cI want this train to run normally, just as it did 50 years ago. \u00a0Also, sometimes people can look at our logo and learn about the existence of Tajima\u201d.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Still0819_00001-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Still0819_00001\" width=\"798\" height=\"449\" data-low-src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Still0819_00001-400x225.jpg\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>This \u201cwrapping train\u201d is a two-car train that runs between Naoetsu and Myoko Kogen on the Myoko Haneuma Line. The operation is scheduled for about two years.<\/p>\r\n<p>In addition, since this train is incorporated into the normal timetable formation, the operating hours etc. are not known in advance.<div class=\"b-spot\"><h2>Echigo Tokimeki Railway Naoetsu Station<\/h2><div class=\"gmap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.co.jp\/maps?output=embed&hl=en&q=37.17023172898339 ,138.2421078559147\" width=\"100%\" height=\"240\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"b-spot-detail\"><div class=\"b-spot-lt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"b-spot-rt\"><p class=\"info\"><b>URL: <\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp\/\">https:\/\/www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp\/<\/a><\/p><p class=\"btn\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.jp\/maps\/@37.17023172898339 ,138.2421078559147,15z?hl=en\">Google Map<i class=\"fas fa-fw fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp\/\">Website<i class=\"far fa-fw fa-window-restore\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It shines in the sno&#8230;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10731,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/?p=10728","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,254],"tags":[163,33,16,531],"class_list":["post-10733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlight","category-topic","tag-163","tag-33","tag-16","tag-531","en-US"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}