Veteran mechanic checks coach of luxury sleeper train

Veteran mechanic checks coach of luxury sleeper train

Sadami Takada, a senior mechanic of East Japan Railway Co., checks a coach of the Hokutosei (Big Dipper) luxury sleeper train at a rolling stock yard in Tokyo on March 4, 2015. The train, operated between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Sapporo Station in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, is due to discontinue its regular service on March 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Luxury sleeper train to end Tokyo-Sapporo service

Luxury sleeper train to end Tokyo-Sapporo service

Sadami Takada, a senior mechanic of East Japan Railway Co., stands by a coach of the Hokutosei (Big Dipper) luxury sleeper train at a rolling stock yard in Tokyo on March 4, 2015. The train, operated between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Sapporo Station in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, is due to discontinue its regular service on March 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

High school classmates share ride on soon-to-end luxury sleeper train

High school classmates share ride on soon-to-end luxury sleeper train

High school classmates Mizuki Nakamura (R) and Hirotaka Yokoyama hold commemorative towels aboard the Hokutosei (Big Dipper of Great Bear constellation) luxury sleeper train on Feb. 17, 2015. They were lucky passengers as it has become extremely difficult to obtain tickets for the service between Tokyo and Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, which will be terminated on March 13 (departure date). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Akasakamon gate

Akasakamon gate

One of the castle gates and approach to Edo Castle. Kuroda built the square shape in 1636, and the gate was restored by Kato and Ogawa in 1639. The description in Edo Meisho says: This gate has a good view of the Big Dipper, so it is an excellent strategic point within Edo Castle. A very similar photo can be seen on page 53 of the Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten (The Kadokawa Dictionary of Japanese Geographic Names), saying it is a photo taken by the Englishman Black in 1872.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number22‐11‐0]