After the first day, Bill and I made it a point to get reserved seats next to the window.  It wasn't the best way to photograph the landscape as we whizzed by but every now an then I got a shot worth showing ....

Having said that, this first image was taken while waiting on the platform for a local light-rail train in Kyoto.  I liked the colorful scene of the bedding being aired out.  Is that popeye?  

This next scene was taken as we went through one of the towns on our way to Hiroshima.  It was typical of the view of some of the cities from the train:

A little further out we passed near the coast and I took this image:

And at some point, we passed by this building with the Star ... I have no idea what it is about!

and then there were these occasional pastoral-like scenes:

You can see fall color almost everywhere:

We passed by Mt, Fuji and I'm told were lucky that we got a glimpse of it as it is often cloud-covered.  It is the tallest mountain in Japan at 12,389 feet.  It is one of three holy mountains and has become a well-known symbol of Japan:

As we passed by the village in this last image, I was struck at how similar this looked to an area in South San Francisco (just North of the SFO airport).  What do you think:

It was unfortunate that we didn't have time to get out into the countryside.  I'm sure that would have yielded some interesting times and  quite a few beautiful shots.

The next post will be about an entirely new subject and will be titled "An Early Morning at the Track".  

I hope you enjoyed the train trip images from Japan.

Bye for now,

Adam