{"id":269840,"date":"2026-07-21T12:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T03:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/travelpost\/%e7%94%b1%e5%88%a9%e9%ab%98%e5%8e%9f%e9%89%84%e9%81%93\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T03:14:27","slug":"%e7%94%b1%e5%88%a9%e9%ab%98%e5%8e%9f%e9%89%84%e9%81%93","status":"publish","type":"travelpost","link":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/travelpost\/269840\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuri Kogen Railway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SI_26004074_162181.jpg\"\/><br \/>The inverted Mount Chokai reflected in the rice fields and the Obako train<br \/>Photographed by Tetsu Watanai<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The information provided reflects the details available at the time of the survey.<br \/>Please note that facility details may change due to the facility\u2019s circumstances, so please check for the latest information before visiting.\nThis content has been translated using machine translation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Information provided by: JTB Publishing<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This content uses automatic translation services. Automatic translations may not always be accurate.<br \/>Please note that the translated content may differ from the original meaning. We ask for your understanding when using this content.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yuri Kogen Railway is a local line that runs 23 km from Ugo-Honjo Station to Yajima Station, which was formerly known as the National Railways Yajima Line until 1985. The train, affectionately called \"Obako,\" runs along the clear stream of the Koyoshigawa River, offering views of Mount Chokai and beautiful rural landscapes from the windows. The tablet exchange and hard tickets, which have become rare, are still in use. Many railway enthusiasts visit specifically for this experience. Train attendants dressed in Akita Obako style operate one round trip train daily (excluding Wednesdays and Thursdays), providing guidance along the line and selling merchandise. Seasonal event trains and chartered party trains are also popular. In March 2023, the \"Toy Train Nakayoshi Koyoshi\" was renovated, and starting in May, it will operate as a restaurant train where passengers can enjoy Italian cuisine on board.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":194158,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"categories":[75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-269840","travelpost","type-travelpost","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spot"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost\/269840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/travelpost"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost\/269840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}