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De minimis system

by aokiyohei
De minimis system
Good morning. I am Japan store . Today, I'd like to inform you about important regulatory changes that affect everyone exporting to the United Stat...

Shinkansen express and boarding tickets

by aokiyohei
Shinkansen express and boarding tickets
My wife made a reservation for the Shinkansen. However, she made a mistake and got the time wrong, 2pm instead of 3pm on the day. For the Shinkanse...

KATO 3066-F

by aokiyohei
KATO 3066-F
The EF81 appeared in 1968 as a dual-purpose locomotive capable of pulling both passengers and freight.No. 95 was repainted in 1987 to pull the joyf...

VT18 / BR 175

by aokiyohei
VT18 / BR 175
KATO News .  10-713-9 ,10-745-1 The limited-express diesel locomotive, the VT18.16 (BR175), of the former East German State Railway (Deutsche Reich...

Kyoto Gion

by aokiyohei
Kyoto Gion
The Gion Festival has come to Kyoto. Gion is a famous festival in Japan. When I was young, I used to walk around the Gion festival shops on dates. ...
Posted in Kato

Celebrating Marine Day: Japan's Unique Ocean Holiday

by aokiyohei
Celebrating Marine Day: Japan's Unique Ocean Holiday
How is Marine Day Celebrated? Marine Day is a time for people across Japan to acknowledge and celebrate the blessings of the ocean. While there are...

Summer

by aokiyohei
Summer
It's summer. Summer in Japan is hot. However, summer is a season full of memories. Sunflowers start to bloom and trains run next to them. The sky i...
Posted in Locomotive

24-851BK　Black

by aokiyohei
24-851BK　Black
The KATO reverse switch is now black. 24-851BK Reverse switch (black).The reversing switch that switches the polarity of the track has been updated...

Customs Duties

by aokiyohei
Customs Duties
Good morning. When shipping from Japan to you, there are countries where tariffs are applied and countries where they are not. I started this story...

Yamagata's symbolic "mandarin duck.“

by aokiyohei
Yamagata's symbolic "mandarin duck.“
The Yamagata Shinkansen colored with the vivid purple of Yamagata's symbolic "mandarin duck.“● The E3-2000 Series was introduced between December 2...
Posted in Kato

Nagomi

by aokiyohei
Nagomi
This is the E655 Series Nagomi (Japanese), a luxury train with only one special train. Specifications of the E655 Series Power system: AC/DC electr...
Posted in Kato

Tomix News Hankyu 2000

by aokiyohei
Tomix News Hankyu 2000
Tomix Newa .  Tomix will sell Hankyu 2000 .  This photo is like KATO 2000 Series Hankyu . Becuase I lived here ( near Hibarugaoka Station ) befire ...