群馬ひとまわり Train trip around Gumma

天気が良いので上毛電鉄の太田食堂に行ってきた。

Found a popular restaurant on Jomo line in Gunma.

Took the Tobu "Revaty" express to Ota.

Comfort accommodation.

Broad scenery of the Kanto Plain.

Exchanged with an old type express train.

Changed to a local train at Ohta to Akagi.

From Tobu to Jomo line at Akagi.

Encountered the Jomo Aquarium Train. Amazing.

Dropped by Zen station(膳駅) where a popular restaurant on the Google Map located.

After a good Katsudon lunch, moved to Maebashi.

A fifteen minute walk from Maebashi-Chuo station of Jomo line to the JR Maebashi station.

Crossing the old footbridge.

Blue sky behind the white building.

Live plant decoration on the station wall.

Saw a local train to Minakami, I would like to go one day.

Took the express train back home, for an afternoon jogging.

霧の芝川ジョグ Shibakawa riverside jogging in the mist

この日も芝川の川面に靄がかかった。

Morning mist of late autumn on the surface of the river.

Sunrise of a short day.

At Shin-mei-shita-bashi(神明下橋) bridge.

A cloud walker on the bank.

In the parking lot. Appreciated the morning beam.

小湊鐡道 Kominato Railway in Chiba

紅葉を見に養老渓谷まで行ってきた。

Visited Yoro Keikoku valley for seeing autumn leaves.

Took reserved seats for the open-air "Torokko" train.

Retro and local atmosphere.

Amazing experience although the weather was not fine.

Got back to Goi station after we enjoyed Ashiyu foot bath at Yoro Keikoku station.

岡山のキハ40 Diesel car Kiha 40 in Okayama

Found an old type of train cars at Okayama station in the evening on a business trip.

Early in the next morning, set out for riding the train.

吉備線の総社行き

Here comes, composed of four cars of Kiha 40 and 47, bound for Soja via Kibi line.

Passengers were few.

By about 40 minute ride, arrived at Soja. Still in dark.

Old fashioned front street of Soja station backside.

Walked to see the morning scenery at the bridge over Takahashi river(高梁川). Cloudy but fairly bright.

There seemed a bird sanctuary in the river bank.

Stone statues aside the road back to the station.

At Soja station, saw the sleeper express Sunrise Izumo passing. Missed to capture.

Got back to Okayama via Hakubi line for breakfast and joined the business.

伯備線倉敷駅のEF64

Also saw a JNR type locomotive EF64 at Kurashiki station in the afternoon. Nice to have had a trip seeing living railway heritage.

見沼田んぼの休日 A holiday in Minuma paddy field

芝川ジョグのあと自転車で見沼田んぼの秋を楽しんだ。

After my jogging routine, set out for cycling in Minuma. 

On the jogging route to Shibakawa river.

Regular observation point at Shibakawa(芝川) river.

Bird watchers in the morning walk.

Three crows on the tree tops.

Flowers aside the road.

Fudekichi-bashi bridge over Nishiberi channel(見沼代用水西縁の筆吉橋).

Had a low water level.

Once got home and departed for cycling. Passed under the train bridge of Tobu Line over Shibakawa river.

Saw three kinds of herons meeting on Shibakawa river.

Dropped by a Soba restaurant near Shintoshin(新都心) station.

Color of water at the ruin of Ko-Numa(高沼または鴻沼) irrigation intake from Nishiberi channel.

Shifted to Shibakawa river again. Near the exit of the Shuto expwy #5.

Got back to Nishiberi channel. Enjoyed flexibility and speed of bicycle suitable for the landscale there.

大古里（おぶさと）自然の森

Found an interesting place on the map but was not available due to works. 

Nishiberi channel.

Shibakawa river at Kitajuku-oh-hashi(北宿大橋) bridge.

Garden tree farming area remains.

Map shot showing the scene in the picture right above.

Old wooden building of Edo era preserved as a cultural heritage.

Began proceeding upstream of Kataya river(加田屋川), a branch of Shibakawa river.

Broad paddy field chlated by Kataya river and Higashiberi(見沼代用水東縁) channel.

A short day of autumn getting closed.

Here found a remained farm of garden trees.

Kataya river explore ended at this point in the residential.

Got home via the same crossing as in the morning.