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Densha otaku
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Densha otaku are railfans in Japan who participate in a variety of activities as part of their interest in railways. Alternatively named tetsudo fan, the culture is estimated to have up to 2 million p
A group of densha otaku crowd the lineside outside Minami-Urawa Station, Saitama
A group of densha otaku crowd the lineside outside Minami-Urawa Station, Saitama
An issue of Railway magazine from 1936
An issue of Railway magazine from 1936
Toritetsu at Ageo Railway station, Saitama.
Toritetsu at Ageo Railway station, Saitama.
Tetsuko gather by a Seibu 10000 and 4000 series at Higashi-Agano railway station
Tetsuko gather by a Seibu 10000 and 4000 series at Higashi-Agano railway station
Trainspotters in the United Kingdom
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A trainspotter, also known as a locospotter or gricer, is a member of a British subculture that was popularised in the 1940s. Based on the spotting of locomotives and recording of their numbers, the s
Densha otaku
…Railfan Trainspotters in the United Kingdom Tsuji, Izumi (2016). "Railway as the Media for Imagination: Historical Changes of Boys Cultures and Rail-fans in Japan". 中央大学社会科学研究所年報 (21): 277–295…
A pair of young trainspotters photographed at Bletchley railway station, 1962
A pair of young trainspotters photographed at Bletchley railway station, 1962
A group of trainspotters at Newport MPD in 1954
A group of trainspotters at Newport MPD in 1954
Trainspotters collect numbers of condemned locomotives at Swindon locomotive works
Trainspotters collect numbers of condemned locomotives at Swindon locomotive works
A typical example of a British Transport Commission anti-trespass sign
A typical example of a British Transport Commission anti-trespass sign