Watarase Keikoku Railway
What to do at Hanawa Station
Discovered by Angus on 8th February, 2024
Highlights
Explore Former Hanawa Elementary School Memorial Museum
Best Season
All Year Round
Where
A short walk from Hanawa Station.
What to see
Walk into this old elementary school to see how children in Japan lived. Old class rooms, displays of old school lunches historical displays are fascinating.
Highlights
Find the Hare and Tortoise
Best Season
All Year Round
Where
At Hanawa Station and around the town.
What to see
How many Hare and Tortoises you can spot all around town?
This village is the birth place of Wasaburo Ishihara who composed a Japanese children's song 'Usagi to Kame' based on the famous Aesop's Fables 'The Hare and Tortoise'.
Highlights
Walk around Shozenji Temple
Best Season
All Year Round
Where
A short walk from Hanawa Station.
What to see
This temple is where children went to school before the elementary school was built.
Have a look at other stations
Omama Station
Omama is one of the main stations on the Watarase Keikoku Railway, with many cultural sights to see such as a soy source factory and a pre-WW2 theater.
Sori Station
Sori is a tiny village with a cute station. In the autumn, the surrounding mountains change into beautiful colors.
Articles about Watarase Keikoku Railway
Visit Watarase during the Sakura Season
Visiting Tokyo in the spring? Why not enjoy a ride through Sakura trees on the Watarase Keikoku Railway’s special ‘trolly train’, just two hours north of Tokyo? Read more to learn how to get there and what to expect!
Visit Watarase during the Autumn Season
Visiting Tokyo in the autumn? Why not take the special ‘trolly train’ on the Watarase Keikoku Railway and enjoy the beautiful fall foliage while journeying through the Watarase gorge? This is very popular with locals. Read to find out more.
