Tag Archives: Platform 0 Japan

#WeStopAtNothing! Visiting All The Platform Zero Stations In Nagano

Posted on September 3, 2025 by tokyofox

There’s something slightly mystical and Harry Potter-like about these platforms and one has to wonder why some stations have them whether it be because it’s been added on that particular side of platform 1 or just because they began their numbering … Continue reading →

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A Day In Yamaguchi Prefecture: The Fox-Blessed Hot Spring Town, A Feast of Football & A Few Notable Stations!

Posted on August 27, 2025 by tokyofox

As far as day trips go, this one had all the trademarks of a typical Tokyo Fox one as it included train stations, foxes and football which have all played a fairly significant part over the years in terms of … Continue reading →

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#WeStopAtNothing! Visiting (Almost) All (of) The Platform Zero Stations In Yamaguchi

Posted on June 2, 2025 by tokyofox

There’s something slightly mystical and Harry Potter-like about these platforms and one has to wonder why some stations have them whether it be because it’s been added on that particular side of platform 1 or just because they began their numbering … Continue reading →

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#WeStopAtNothing! Visiting All The Platform Zero Stations In Fukuoka

Posted on March 2, 2025 by tokyofox

There’s something slightly mystical and Harry Potter-like about these platforms and one has to wonder why some stations have them whether it be because it’s been added on that particular side of platform 1 or just because they began their numbering … Continue reading →

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#WeStopAtNothing! Visiting All The Platform Zero Stations In Kyoto & Aichi

Posted on September 2, 2024 by tokyofox

There’s something slightly mystical and Harry Potter-like about a platform 0 and one has to wonder why some stations have them whether it be because it’s been added on that particular side of platform 1 or just because they began … Continue reading →

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#WeStopAtNothing! Visiting All The Platform Zero Stations In Chiba

Posted on June 24, 2023 by tokyofox

  The first ever platform 0 I came across was in Chiba Prefecture when I was on my way back from a semi-naked mens mud festival (hadaka matsuri) in early 2011. The seed was sewn for what eventually became a … Continue reading →

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#WeStopAtNothing! Platform Zeros In Japan, Z Stations In Tokyo & The Opening Of A New Yamanote Line Station

Posted on March 18, 2020 by tokyofox

For about a decade now I’ve always been impressed by the sight of a Platform 0. There’s something slightly mystical and Harry Potter-like about such platforms and one has to wonder why some stations have them whether it be because … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: A Taste Of Jar Jar In Morioka (Iwate)

Posted on September 14, 2018 by tokyofox

There are three noodle dishes which Morioka is famous for. One of the most popular is the amusingly named wanko soba which come in small bowls and are consumed one after another until you’ve had enough. This has been covered … Continue reading →

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Only In Japan: A Huge Gas Tank Decorated To Look Like A Fruit!

Posted on September 11, 2018 by tokyofox

In any other country, such things like gas tanks would just be left in their natural state. However, that’s not always the way in Japan where some of the gas companies like to spruce them up a bit. Other decorated … Continue reading →

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Day Trip To The Toyota Stadium!

Posted on June 21, 2018 by tokyofox

Nagoya Grampus Eight (as they were known back then) were the first team I knew of in the J-League back in the early 90’s when Leicester’s favourite son Gary Lineker announced he was moving to Japan. A few years later … Continue reading →

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