The Kamaishi Line is a 90.2 km (56.0 mi) rural railway line in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. It connects Hanamaki Station in the city of Hanamaki with Kamaishi Station in the city of Kamaishi.
SL Ginga running on Miyamorigawa Bridge
Preserved Class 231 locomotive number 233
KiHa 100 series DMU train running alongside Route 283, August 2008
KiHa 110 series DMU train at Morioka on a Hamayuri rapid service, March 2007
Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at 15,275 square kilometres (5,898 sq mi), with a population of 1,165,886. Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the west, and Miyagi Prefecture to the south.
Image: Cherry tree and Mount Iwate
Image: Konjikido at Chuson ji
Image: 大沢橋梁 panoramio
Image: Iwate SL galaxy running on the Megane(eye glasses) Bridge m