This is the week of O-bon Yasumi, or generally referred to as natsu-yasumi, when some of the companies can take a week-long vacation. My company offered us to take a week-long vacation, so I used it for some travels I made.
I didn't have enough money to travel to farther places, although I really liked to go to the Japan Sea side prefectures and Nagoya, but somehow I had a wonderful view of places in two prefectures I have been.
Journey to Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture
Railways/Lines Used: Keio Takao Line Semi-special Express (Fuchu - Takao), JR Chuo Line (Takao - Ohtsuki - Kofu), (Kofu - Ohtsuki - Hachioji)
Time Spent: approx. 5 hours
山梨県甲府市への旅
使用した鉄道・路線：京王高尾線準特急（府中～高尾）、JR中央線（高尾～大月～甲府）（甲府～大月～八王子）
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Journey to Boso Peninsula, Chiba Prefecture
Railways/Lines Used: TWR Rinkai Line (Ohsaki - Shin-Kiba), JR Keiyo Line (Shin-Kiba -Kaihin-Makuhari - Soga), JR Uchibo Line (Soga - Awa-Kamogawa), JR Sotobo Line (Awa-Kamogawa - Soga), JR Keiyo Line (Soga - Tokyo), JR Chuo Line (Tokyo - Shinjuku)
Time Spent: approx. 9 hours
千葉県房総半島への旅
使用した鉄道・路線：東京臨海高速鉄道りんかい線（大崎～新木場）、JR京葉線（新木場～海浜幕張～蘇我）、JR内房線（蘇我～館山～安房鴨川）、JR外房線（安房鴨川～蘇我）、JR京葉線（蘇我～東京）、JR中央線（東京～新宿）
This was a travel that I got so lucky, especially on the choice of what train to ride first.
Before that, I came from Ohsaki station where I played some arcade games, and chose to take the Rinkai Line train to Shin-Kiba (the other choice is to take the Yamanote Line to Tokyo, and take a long walk in order to change to Keiyo Line, which is farther and tedious). Knowing that using the Rinkai Line is expensive (because it is not a JR line although it has Suica-driven wickets) I thought that I can have a cheaper ride because I though Rinkai Line connects to Keiyo Line through Shin-Kiba station without exiting the wicket, like in Ohsaki station, which I can connect from Shin-Kiba to Ohmiya station on one train. But upon reaching the Shin-Kiba station, it says there that I need to exit and enter the wicket to JR Keiyo Line. So that change of trains was expensive. FYI: Shin-Kiba is an end point of Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, so those who will want to use the JR Keiyo Line (this is also the only line that can take to Disney Resort, you may use the Yurakucho Line.
初めて見た新都心に立ち寄った
Taking the JR Keiyo Line, I rode the train bound to Kaihin-Makuhari. While in the train, I have seen posh places like those within the Shin-Urayasu station, where beautiful houses and condominiums are plenty) and especially the Kaihin-Makuhari itself, where the Makuhari Messe is located. But due to the chase of time, I planned to go there once my trip to the Boso Peninsula is finished.
So from Kaihin-Makuhari station I rode the train to Soga, and in Soga I rode the Uchibo Line train to Awa-Kamogawa. Unlike the Keiyo Line with in-line seats, the train of Uchibo Line has fronting seats, indicating that the line is long for a trip. Actually, it was a long trip.
房総半島はこんなに。。。
I departed from Kaihin-Makuhari at 1500, and hope to get back there at 2000.
But the travel by Uchibo Line is long indeed. It was a three-hour journey before the end station, which is the Awa-Kamogawa, where it connect to the Sotobo Line.
While inside the Uchibo Line train, I have seen many wonderful things, such as small rock islands and tracks along the slopes.
I was looking for an interesting place within the Uchibo Line, but the most urbanized place so far is in Kisarazu and Tateyama cities. Kisarazu has a station where you can get a local train going directly to Tokyo, but in Tateyama, you have to ride a Limited Express train called Boso View Express if you want to go directly to Tokyo.
When the train passed Kisarazu station, it is where the rural beauty can be seen. Great things can be seen within the Kisarazu and Kimitsu stations, where it passes a small tunnel under a plateau...
After reaching the Kimitsu station, the tracks become united. So the stations within that one-track railroad for sure has a long-time interval of arrivals/departures.
tuduku...
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