秩父鉄道前面展望 御花畑→寄居 ＜cabview Japanrail Chicibu Line Ohanabatake → Yorii＞

This is a cab view of the Chichibu Railway, which runs through Saitama Prefecture, from Ohanabatake Station to Yorii Station.
Saitama Prefecture is a prefecture that borders Tokyo to the north, and the Chichibu Railway is a 71.7km private railway that runs from east to west in the center of Saitama Prefecture (there is also a 3.9km freight branch line). In this video, the train runs 25.9km east from Ohanabatake Station, which is on the west side of this line, until it reaches Yorii Station.
The starting point, Ohanabatake Station, connects with the Seibu Railway, which starts in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and Yorii Station, connects with the Tobu Railway, which also starts in Ikebukuro.
The Chichibu Railway transports limestone produced along the line, and facilities for this purpose can be seen throughout. In addition, the stations are wide enough to accommodate long freight trains.
Chichibu Railway began preserving and operating steam locomotives in 1988. This is also the day when the steam locomotives are in operation, and you can see many fans taking pictures of the trains along the line.
Chichibu Railway HP
www.chichibu-r...
Google map coordinates of Ohanabatake Station
35.99249898684956, 139.08363795454906
Yorii Station
36.117670501612366, 139.1934749422002
#cabview #japanrail #Chichibuline #前面展望 #秩父鉄道 #パレオエクスプレス
秩父鉄道の前面展望御花畑→寄居間です。ちょうど「SLパレオエクスプレス」の運転日で、野上駅で交換を見ることができました。この日は旧型客車を用いての運転です。2024年４月撮影

[@salloom1949]

Thank you for another train ride. I enjoyed this ride very much and in particular passing by the mountain side. It was fascinating to me to see the mountains were covered with deep greenery. I love the Japanese country side. Please keep this great work coming.

[@14ikesan12]

Thank you for your comment. Late April to early May is the season when Japan's mountains shine the most.

[@user-AZ-phil]

Such a wide variety of lineside scenery in such a short distance. I enjoy these cab rides that show what you normally don't get to see.

[@14ikesan12]

Thank you for your comment. The scenery typical of a mountain village spreads along the Chichibu Railway. In the past, the area was also famous for its sericulture industry. Raw silk was an important export item for Japan 100 years ago.

[@MarBiel]

At 2:00 it refresh my memory.
Mid October 1998: start from Hiratsuka ... Hanno - Seibu Chichibu - Hanno ... Hiratsuka.
One day remembered forever.

[@torccchaser6712]

A great video ! thank you for posting the beauty of Japan (Rail)

[@tonywise198]

Another great video. There were a lot of photographers along this line waiting for the Steam train(s). A lovely loco.

[@wandajackson3410]

A very interesting trip for me, crowned with a steam train encounter at Nogami station, led by the JNR steam locomotive C 58 363!
I noticed the many stations built at relatively short intervals, the nice, old platform roofs - partly made of wood, partly made of steel, the relatively steep angle of many switch connections (almost like on a model railway) - so fast-moving trains are not possible here. .. and of course the forested and green mountains right up to the mountain peaks! 😊
As you can read in your description and see in the film, many photographers were probably only on the route because of the steam train, almost a kind of pilgrimage... but here in Germany it's no different: if there's a steam train running somewhere, that's what it says around quickly!
Maybe you know the TV series “Eisenbahn-Romantik” (English translation: “Railway romantic”). Apparently it is also known in Japan and many of the mostly half-hour programs have reported on the railway from Japan! ☺️

[@14ikesan12]

Japanese railways and German railways have several things in common that always encourage Japanese railway fans.
For example, it is a driving style that is very systematic and keeps to set times.
We are a little disappointed that Japan is not as enthusiastic about railway models as Germany is.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a station with a slightly older atmosphere? This is one of the attractions of this route.

[@wandajackson3410]

@@14ikesan12 I absolutely agree with you: for example, when modernizing here in Germany, the old switch and signaling technology as well as the railway structures are rigorously dismantled and replaced with new ones... 🙄
Then you can get in and out easily and perhaps reach your destination even faster...
But the true charm of a railway with the motto: The journey is the destination... is clearly lost as a result 🤔🫤
I don't post anything here on RUclips, but I have an Instagram account on which I partly document exactly this topic and document many old conditions of the railway in my home region...
Many greetings and a relaxing weekend

[@PROFESSOR_FRANQUETA-Sergipe-Br]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Brasil

[@斉藤宏-y7h]

懐かしいですね。大野原を出てすぐの踏切と次の踏切の間、距離は40メートルくらいかな。右側線路沿いの住宅があるところ一帯が祖父母の家でした。祖父は職人を50人ほど寝泊まりさせて織物の機械を作っていて、県外にも知られたメーカーだったとのこと。自分が小学生の60年くらい前はまだ祖母と叔母が住んでいて、家事で半焼した後でも2階には6畳間が四部屋も有って。工場跡の建屋は大型バスが二台入るほどの広さ。1階には直系1ｍほどの釜で煮炊きできる釜戸が二つの台所。50人分の食事作りは壮観だったと思います。随分と繁盛していたそうですが、経営者の祖父は太平洋戦争で戦死してしまい廃業。ここにも戦争で大きく変えられた人生が有りました。たくさんの職人達も。その後は家も解体されて売却され、跡地には映像で見えるような住宅が数軒建ってます。時は流れましたが、昔の匂いは感じられます。

[@14ikesan12]

丁寧なコメントをありがとうございます。今はただ長閑に見える風景も、人それぞれに喜び、悲しみが潜んでいるのですね。ただ、そのようなことを忘れずにおけば、私たちはもっと深みのある生き方ができるのだと思います。それを探ることも、趣味の大きな役割です。北関東の製糸や繊維業は、間違いなく一時代の日本を支えました。次にここを通る時は、そんなことも考えながら風景を見ることにします。

[@斉藤宏-y7h]

@@14ikesan12 さん有り難うございます。少し追加のお話を。両親が眠る秩父聖地公園への墓参は以前は車使用でしたが、今は電車にしています。ルートは熊谷から秩父線か池袋から西武の特急か、気分で選択。春なら桜、秋なら軒先の吊し柿など、日本の原風景を見ながらのほっとする電車行です。

[@14ikesan12]

@@斉藤宏-y7h 追伸をありがとうございます。車は確かに便利なのだけれど、旅の途中が抜けてしまい、渋滞にあうたびにイライラしなければなりません。私は、10年ほど前の車検の際に、車に乗るのをやめました。ある方から「少しでも鉄道に関わる仕事をするのであれば、車は乗らない方が良いのじゃないか？」とアドバイスされたことが決め手になりました。それは本当にその通りだと思います。だからこそ、鉄道への不満も生まれ、それも副産物となりました。秩父も、車より鉄道向きの場所であるかもしれませんね。

[@JoseCampos-zr4te]

👍👏👏😊 Brasil 🇧🇷

[@laszlovigh5303]

Very good video!

[@timothylyon2567]

Beautiful.

[@MaYoRofSMACK]

Wow, at 19:20 there is some graffiti on the wall under the bridge, that is such a rare sight in Japan!

[@14ikesan12]

Was it there? Yesterday, I went to an industrial area in the southern part of Kawasaki City, and there was some graffiti left on the wall. Also, it seems that there are still some left.

[@calvingrondahl1011]

🇯🇵🗾🇺🇸👍

[@けんさん-f8t]

駅名をローマ字に何故表記するのだ
日本語にすべきだ

[@14ikesan12]

コメントありがとうございます。表記についてはいろいろな意見を頂いております。ナシでも良い（そちらの方が編集は楽。最初はそうしていました）なのですが、すると名称を入れろ、という意見が幾つもありました。ローマ字表記は万国共通という考え方からです。（視聴者の過半数が外国からのアクセスです）
その代わり、一瞬で消えるようにもしていますので、ご容赦をお願いします。

[@2바이오]

흐음😊

[@2바이오]

Dkkp5아노

[@fredericmmattern2831]

👍🚞👍🚂👍🚗👍🏞

[@yoshik6378]

第四種踏切がけっこうあるんだなあ

[@14ikesan12]

カメラマンが多いなーと思っていたら、旧客の日でした。