Japan's Farthest Local Train into Frozen Snowfield: JR Hokkaido Hanasaki Line

[@yashbirmole3924]

The part where you said u don't the answer to those qns....beacuse, "FREEZING COLD!!" was hilarious 😂, you got a nice sense of humour. Can't wait to see more of such episodes! Lot's of ❤️

[@transitjourney]

Thank you! You have brilliantly caught the hook I set:)

[@peters1127]

Thank you for this journey through a Winter Wonderland.

[@randomtravel4361]

Wow! The scenery is SURREAL! Now I want to go!

[@icarusmustburn]

Very cool video. The closed captions are amazing. Love these long form videos. Insights are profound. The mind of an artist shines through!

[@transitjourney]

Thank you for all the great comments! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

[@Peace_to_the_world]

Просто потрясающее погружение в зимнюю природу! Медитация. Спасибо!

[@transitjourney]

Спасибо!

[@judgedee7956]

It's been 4 years since I was last in Japan, I'm 76yo & would love to go back one more time to see this part of your Country. Thank you for your time & trouble to bring this & your other videos to those of us who love Japan. Arigatou gozaimasu from Australia

[@transitjourney]

Kochirakoso, arigatou gozaimasu. Thank you as well. I am so glad that you all love Japan. The rural areas are especially hard hit by the decline in tourism due to the pandemic, so they will welcome visitors.

[@amartyabhattasali896]

Mesmerized. Wonderful video.

[@transitjourney]

Thank you!

[@sharsnow]

Hi TJ! Please don't die freezing and thank you for sharing your journey! The gradient colours of the winter sky are so beautiful!

[@transitjourney]

Hi! Thank you for always watching. My mission is on the way, so I can't die yet. Probably because of the cold and clean air of Hokkaido, the color of the sky is so clear and I am so fascinated.

[@malcolmframe7183]

Awesome video, loved the deer

[@transitjourney]

Thank you! I love their scowling face.

[@MegaHenrikson]

Thanks for a wonderful trip! And I am very surprised how much the nature in this part of Japan is similar to the one outside my window now! Snow, sun, sand dunes and swamp) Looking forward to your next trip.

[@transitjourney]

Thank you for always watching! You truly have a wonderful place to live. I live in the greater Tokyo area but would love to relax and live in a place like that in the future.

[@madhurjyasaha98]

the back ground music and the video itself is so relaxing

[@transitjourney]

Thank you! Glad you could relax and enjoy the video.

[@vilvile]

Amazing video. Makes me want to ride this train too.

[@transitjourney]

Thank you!

[@sophiaisabelle01]

This is stunning to watch. Keep up the good work.

[@transitjourney]

Thank you! I'll do my best.

[@davidechiampi2547]

i'm your fan, another amazing video! Great job! 😃

[@transitjourney]

Glad you are a fan of this channel. Thank you!

[@dskadd32]

There's something lovely about the one car trains. Beautiful and quiet and really cold scenery. I'd like to do this trip. Thank you.

[@transitjourney]

Thank you. If you could see the appeal of this trip, it was worth making the video!

[@dskadd32]

@@transitjourney Oh Yes! I remember traveling to Wakkanai and I loved it.

[@slip13inc]

The only bad part of the video is when it ends. Thanks for the video. I hope that someday I can go back to Japan and enjoy some trips like that.

[@transitjourney]

Thank you. I see that you have traveled to Japan. You are always welcome in Japan, so please come back anytime.

[@akhileshkrishnatiwari8279]

Great stuff. Upload more

[@transitjourney]

Thank you! Stay tuned for the next episode.

[@7thofseventh]

So many incredibly beautiful shots! Thank you for the video!! I wonder which kind of animal those traces belong to 😄

[@transitjourney]

Thank you! I think those are probably fox tracks. I didn't see them on this trip though:(

[@sharonleong7120]

Great and interesting video. I love it. 👍👍👍😍😍😍

[@transitjourney]

Glad you love it. Thank you!

[@ironwheelsroaming]

It's a great video..I've only been to the province. Aomori...I didn't go to Hokkaido Island..I hope that if I have a chance to go to Japan I'm going to try and take the train on the tracks in your video...😄😄

[@transitjourney]

Thank you. The scenery of Hokkaido is very different from that of Japan, and I highly recommend you to visit there if you have a chance.

[@TheTrack66]

Hokkaido is very fascinating to me, especially the remote northern and eastern parts. I love to watch the landscape going by and then check the bird’s eye view on Google Maps. As always, I’m looking forward to the next video!

[@transitjourney]

Thank you. I am also friends with googlemap and often take virtual travels. I haven't actually been to northern Hokkaido yet, but I find it just as fascinating as you do. I think the next episode will be about eastern Hokkaido as well. So please stay tuned!

[@Chris-wj6ro]

下週有道東鐵道之旅，感謝這篇有幫助新的旅行靈感，非常認同最後的JR北海道的危機~(嘆) 祝好🙏🏻

[@transitjourney]

那很好！ 請也乘坐花咲線。 我希望您有一個安全而難忘的旅行。

[@FalandodeAmenidades]

This video is perfect in every way! Wish I could see this place! I read that not only railroads but also other aspects of the Japanese culture are in danger of disappearing because the population is getting old and there aren't many children being born and, besides that, 91% of the population is now living in big cities.

[@transitjourney]

Thank you for always watching! You're right, there's a huge population decline especially in rural areas. Every station on this line has a few to a dozen people, most of them are high school students. If they graduate and leave for the city, this line will lose its value of existence.

[@madhurjyasaha98]

oh my god its so amazing I cant wait to visit Attoko ❤❤

[@transitjourney]

Thank you! When you visit there, write your message in the station notebook!

[@robinlee7531]

I went pass Attoko station in February 2023, we had delicious lunch meal at 東光園 which is just 100m away :)

[@transitjourney]

Thanks for watching. Oh, you did be there in February this year? What a coincidence. I thought I was the only one who likes to visit Attoko in winter, but my friend is here! And I'm jealous you enjoyed that BBQ restaurant I couldn't go!

[@robinlee7531]

@@transitjourney if you visit again please visit that restaurant 🙂

[@transitjourney]

@@robinlee7531 Yes, I wii.🙂

[@FRivera98]

I love your videos so much! What kind of camera are you filming with? The quality is amazing🤩

[@transitjourney]

Glad you love it. Thank you! I'm using iphone13 pro and filmic pro. (3rd party camera app)

[@FRivera98]

@@transitjourneywow, thanks!

[@pepstar8943]

so schön

[@transitjourney]

Danke sehr!

[@андрейалександрович-э8х]

отлично!

[@transitjourney]

Спасибо!

[@jeremy1350]

Konnichiwa !! If you go over to Dashcam Roadshow, he does a full drive around the farthest northern point, you are taking the train over to in Hokkaido.

[@transitjourney]

Konnichiwa, Jeremy-san. Thanks for letting me know. I see the Dashcam Roadshow runs from Nemuro to Akkeshi on Route 44, which I also took the bus on!

[@roboftherock]

That idea of a 'visitor's book' at a rural railway station is either unique at best or a very novel idea. Can't recall any other travel vlogger featuring one. Those vast areas of frozen lake and ocean were stunning, even frightening in a way. I was initially irritated at the intrusion of a music soundtrack, but you chose well. The irritation was brief. I can't blame you for hurrying back to the warmth of the bus. I'll never be able to travel there, so I thank you for doing so. Sayonara, is that the correct expression?

[@transitjourney]

Thank you for your honest feedback. I understand that people have their own tastes in music and that there are those who say it is unnecessary. However, travel and music are inseparable for me and I have settled on my current style, which is not overly attached it.

[@deioped]

There are many rural stations with such visitor books all over Japan. If you are interested, I suggest you take a trip around these areas yourself.

[@roboftherock]

@@deioped Alas, I am too old and too far away to look into that; but I do appreciate you letting me know.

[@deioped]

@@roboftherock how old are you? If you're able to take an airplane and trains, and if your budget allows, you should make the trip before it gets worse. You really only live one! Go leave your mark on those visitor books!

[@roboftherock]

@@deioped 80+ (and can't be bothered getting my passport renewed)

[@손오공-r3s]

꼭 타보고 싶은 열차네요. 하지만 겨울에는....

[@transitjourney]

여름에도 아름다운 경치를 즐길 수 있기 때문에 추천합니다

[@annong705]

너무나 아름답다 나도 다양한 기타를 타고 여행다니고 싶어

[@transitjourney]

음악이 없으면 여행도 없습니다. 기타를 들고 여행하면 얼마나 좋을까요!

[@fikrirf066]

10:30 "The bus is now heading to Nemuro Station, carrying only my unfulfilled love for Cape Nosappu" Why this is sadly true :") I always wonder how local transportation in rural Japan always struggling to have any passenger, and it's always concerning on how they will survive the future when the population number is decreasing. I think travel videos like this is a good way to attract tourist to support these local lines.

[@transitjourney]

Thank you. That is exactly my point and the purpose of continuing this channel. It is difficult to convey the appeal of local transit, but I find it all the more rewarding for that.

[@alexhopangche523]

請問一下你的北海道影片是哪個月拍攝的？謝謝

[@transitjourney]

謝謝你的問題。 這張照片拍攝於今年二月下旬。

[@乘风的伊苏]

13分26秒开始仿佛进入了一片纯洁无暇的世界，看到如此景象感觉心灵也得到了净化

[@transitjourney]

我也曾在这个地方感受到你所描述的一切。如果有机会，你也应该去看看。

[@cks2k2]

always wanted to travel to wakkanai/rebun/rishiri island in the north and kushiro to the east but the language barrier...

[@transitjourney]

@cks2k2 I wonder why the farthest lands fascinate us. I hope to visit Wakkanai and those islands too. Maybe next time. It's true that the language barrier is relatively high in rural areas, but there are more friendly people than in the city, so you can handle it!

[@cks2k2]

@@transitjourney it's human nature: "what's over that hill? what's beyond the ocean?"

[@transitjourney]

@@cks2k2 Oh, It's a hunting instinct imprinted in our genes!

[@hunlato]

Hungaryan language?

[@transitjourney]

there is Hungarian subtitle though It is automatically translated. van magyar felirat, bár automatikusan le van fordítva.

[@tamasmolnar6395]

🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺👍👍👍👍super channel from hungary🇭🇺🍒🍒

[@transitjourney]

Thank you for watching from hungary! Köszönöm!