安房りんてつ: we ride Japan's last railway on remote Yakushima Island 屋久島 or 安房森林軌道

[@misterkefir]

Damn I love rail transport so much.. nothing else really compares, now does it? Thank you for this fantastically scenic ride! Cheers.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Thank you for your interest & passion.

[@ardalla535]

It took a bit of digging around, but the locomotive engine was manufacturer by Isuzu Motors Ltd. It's a type DA640 inline-six.

[@tonyromano6220]

Amazingly small.

[@georgedoescher4045]

I like how the track serves as a walking path as well.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

it is the route to the famous 7000 year old Jomon Sugi

[@ianpickersgill3211]

The guys that built that track are probably long dead, but they deserve a medal.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

we were amazed at the quality of the stone workmanship we filmed when we climbed 600m to locate one of the three abandoned railways on the Island : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKfTimqeh518frc

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

the really exciting part of the railway is well upstream of where we stopped to fill the radiator and return. It includes an 'S' bend over the river using a remarkable set of omega turns on a very steep grade.

[@dasboot5903]

@@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K > W0W ))))

[@watershed44]

@@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K Seems like pride in workmanship was lost decades ago, at least in the USA. You can tell the men that built this track and the engine wanted to be remembered and knew they would be in the end.

[@F0nkyNinja]

@@watershed44 no they just worked hard like all japanese

[@DownieLive]

This is so cool! I have done some pretty amazing train trips, but I think this unique experience tops them all. Thanks for sharing.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

we were very fortunate as when we were invited to meet the Forestry officials in Anbo, we had no idea where they were taking us and what we would see. Although we had walked and filmed the entire upper length of the railway on the previous day, it was a real treat to experience just a small portion again from their special Rail-Bus.

[@NasirMehmood-po7yv]

@@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K 9

[@比川強心]

5:42 Crew: _ohaiyou~ gozaimasu~_ Tourist: *HELLO*

[@JohnnysTrainVideos]

I love it..... I could see that here in the US. Riding it in the winter and it warm inside with a nice cup of hot chocolate while enjoying the scenery...

[@brentneves3602]

The way he was reving up that cold Locomotive engine, I'm amazed it still works

My thoughts too. Like jeez, give the oil some time to warm up. Then again, Japanese engines are very durable.

[@WestCoastWheelman]

It's a 2 stroke diesel, it'll be fine, it probably loves a cold rev. Gotta get oil into the top end!

[@YusugeMaerchen]

I am Japanese and I've been there. I walked along the railroad to see "Jomon-Sugi", the famous old cedar of the island. But, it's the first time to see a car running on this forest railway.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

We were very fortunate!

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Did you know there were originally four forest railways on Yakushima Island? After a steep climb, we located the remains of one of the other three: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKfTimqeh518frc

[@kirinnjo]

ディズニーアトラクションの一万倍楽しそう😊 周りが本物の雄大な大自然という点で、圧倒的！

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

あなたは正しいです！

[@acalthu]

Stumbled upon this video randomly. Not disappointed at all!! Such a magical ride it was.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

thank you

[@misterguts]

2:42 Watch this track operator use the "point and call" system when he switches the track. This is care and dedication for a seemingly small task.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

well spotted. So very 'Japanese' attention to detail

[@acalthu]

@@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K How long is the entire circuit taken in the video? I would love to walk that route. I could fill up a few memory cards' worth of pictures.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

@@acalthu you can walk it in a full day with a pre dawn bus from Anbo

[@G_de_Coligny]

@@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K i'd warn aboot factoring in the weather... during the hot humid season half a day of walking outside can mean 500m (and 2 trip to the ER) max... during the rain season even your car will need propeller and floaties while in winter you will generate enough static electricity to supercharge a Tesla... Typhoon season is usually a remake of the hunt for red october with the namesake not being a submarine class...

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

@@G_de_Coligny Yakushima Island regularly records the highest rainfall in Japan. Fortunately, there was no substantial damage done to the island's infrastructure in the July 2020 floods which devastated much of central Kyushu.

[@saw141]

This is an incredible video. I am so happy for you that you got to experience this. Thank you for recording such a high quality video of this; I hope I can ride this line some day.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

I'm sure some will find the long scenes monotonous but I left them in the edit for those who want all the detail so I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. We were indeed lucky to have the opportunity to inspect and even ride in the Manager's Railcar as it is normally off limits to all Yakushima Island visitors.

[@normmcrae1140]

That little trip deserves to be listed as one of the TOP SCENIC trains in the world! Beautiful Scenery! They could EASILY charge good money for a small train for tourists!

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

It has been mooted. There was/is even an independent website promoting such a scheme. Many Westerners travel to Yakushima Island because of the Jomon Sugi World Heritage site and 'Princess Mononoke' by Studio Ghibli so anything is possible though I would not want to see this historic gem 'commercialised' .

[@normmcrae1140]

@@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K I can easily see how commercializing this could definitely EASILY ruin it - both for the impact on the rails and train, as well as the enjoyment of the walkers/hikers, not to mention what impact the increased number of people would have on the ecology of the area.

[@nitinkasabe5482]

Engines noise still sounds powerful and new after so many years passed . OMG they got a good engineers 👍

[@thomasrankl8011]

cold engine and full rpm - bad the Land awesome nice. the beauty of Japan

[@AndreiTupolev]

That's the cutest train ever!! Sounds like it's powered by a lawn tractor engine.

[@longrider42]

Not only is it cool that you found it, but extremely cool that you got to ride on it. Very nice video by the way.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

thank you James. we were very fortunate indeed

[@greenbriar07]

The maintenance required to keep that track serviceable in that winding, steep terrain just boggles my mind. Super cool ride-along!

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Agreed! Please see the 'maintenance' video I shot on this railway: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5W3aqGQmcijr6M

[@stephenlittle7534]

Wow. What an amazing train ride. What a great team for keeping it alive. Well done to them.

[@trainzguy2472]

Revving the engine immediately after startup is pretty common on diesel locomotives. If they don't do that the engine will likely stall. Source: was at a railroad museum and they didn't rev the locomotive on the first try, so it stalled.

[@UltraNoobian]

Yeah, because diesel needs the heat from compression to ignite properly. Cold engine means more energy is absorbed by cold cylinder walls and less energy to push the piston down for the next stroke.

[@LifesVoyager]

it sounds like a petrol engine to me, with respect.

[@johnobrien2207]

@@UltraNoobian ...A diesel engine could crack a ring by over revving when cold ..Idol up slowly unless your not pay for parts and in a hurry

[@curiousgeorge5992]

Rev within boundaries I can except, but redline no fucking way

[@johnobrien2207]

@@curiousgeorge5992 .the driver/engineer is looking for a upgrade...so he needs to cook the old ..Isuzu

[@battleangel5595]

Holy buttermilk biscuit butt badgers... What a ride! Thank you for sharing a glimpse of the past and one heck of a ride.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

thank you for your positive review!

[@torccchaser6712]

i HOPE THEY keep it operating forever

[@Gremriel]

This is the best thing I watched this year.

[@TMandN]

What a ride. Japan's hidden gem. I absolutely loved this!

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

having walked the entire route the day before, it certainly exceeded our expectations when we were invited for "an afternoon meeting with officials from the Yakushima Forestry Office"

[@nounoufriend]

This is not the Shinkansen bullet train then ? LOL great video and great little railway

[@chrisutter5694]

Very enjoyable. That tunnel at the end was a surprise!

[@Alexriga]

Woow, such cool jam. Big potentian for lil tourist train lost in the jungle. Love it!

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Yes indeed!

[@マルモリマリモ]

いいなあ！ こういう場所で、この様な可愛い車両を運転出来たら、もう何も言う事がない。 最高！

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Indeed, the best!

[@あい-e4d2q]

My cousin told me that he was stationed in Yakushima when he was working for the Ministry of the Environment. I wonder if he also rode this forest railway.

[@nikothetrainguy]

That train looks very cute!

[@TD402dd]

Excellent, and I hope the government will reinstate the railroad for tours.

[@farouqomaro598]

That looks cuter than the trains on Thomas & Friends.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Soooo fantastic. Thanks for posting this. Thumbs up.

[@mellissadalby1402]

what a fun ride! Thanks for taking us along.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Thomas1980]

05:40 HELLO :)))) WOW....FANTASTIC VIDEO!!!!! i like this small Forest Railway!!! Greetings from switzerland

[@yannikoloff7659]

Check out Pavel Chilin channel

[@Thomas1980]

@@yannikoloff7659 ok

[@bugelfalte6320]

Wunderschönes Video und eine unglaubliche Streckenführung. Absulut Spitze! Danke fürs Hochladen und viele Grüße aus Deutschland

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Vielen Dank für Ihre freundlichen Kommentare

[@TDCflyer]

Me: looks interesting, but probably not enough to prevent me from skipping... Also me: Watches all of it unabridged... What a beautiful documentary. I believe this kind of railsystem might be the most efficient way to move stuff in this terrain at speed. It doesn't require as much width and groundwork as a road for cars, it's probably much safer and it gets the job done.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Its rare to me to leave long, unedited scenes in any of my rail videos but I thought it was warranted with this one knowing that viewers can always skip the tedious parts. Please see the other two short videos I also made about Yakushima Island forest railways.

[@grayforester]

@@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K I can take watching an uninterrupted rail journey of at least two hours. Cabview is my favorite word. Riding shotgun has always been the most relaxing thing I can do.

[@kellingc]

Nice trip up the mountain. Really pretty scenery.

[@garryferrington811]

What a wonderful little railroad in a wonderful place!

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

we explored the remains of several others on Yakushima but this is the last of them all.

[@makingithappen5178]

So nice that you have old railways left. In Sweden, they broke all the OLD tracks already in the 60s and 70s.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Japan records over 1200 forest railways and some 8000km of forest trace but very few have the rails still intact.

[@pnwRC.]

Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Thanks for your interest!

[@my2cents945]

That motor revving up sounded like an old US Jeep 4 cylinder.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

probably is a close clone of the petrol Jeep motor but much of what you hear is the fan spinning in the shroud.

[@MrPeerum]

Thanks for this beautyful ride,greetings from the Netherlands. greetz:Peer.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrPeerum]

@@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K thats for shure. greetz:Peer.

[@jduub10]

I hope heaven has one of these waiting for me. An all-day trip or a thousand years. Either one sounds wonderful.

[@BlueBetaPro]

I can't believe what I'm seeing, that place looks amazing.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

It is truly amazing. Yakushima is a very special place and Jomon Sugi is a World Heritage listed Cedar so popular with Westerner visitors but Arakawa is rarely visited by narrow gauge rail-fans. Until now...

[@taniyan1117]

もう10年ほど前かな、縄文杉を観るために夜明けからトロッコ道をひたすら歩いてすごくきつかったのを思い出したなぁ。 今も変わらぬ風景で良かった。

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

yes, it it still a very long walk to Jomon Sugi and back in a day. We did it the day before we were invited to ride this rail-bus

[@ERREESSE427]

Spettacolo!!!! W il Giappone, cultura millenaria e gente fantastica 😀, Roberto 🇮🇹

[@Mishef-3832]

Have anyone noticed (@2:55) that this cab has chain drive? Also, what is fascinated me most is the river of boulders. Thank you for this unique journey. Arigatō!

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

big boulders = a lot of water!

[@ba-thuku-bro]

良い動画でした！ありがとう！

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Thank you!

[@mikaelabowen5781]

Gorgeous music. But that poor engine being caned like that while cold! Owch!

[@alandean9323]

Agreed. That hurt. !

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

whilst the driver is certainly revving a gold engine, I think much of the 'cringe worthy' sound comes from the engine's cooling fan spinning in it's shroud. This noise is common even today on Japanese built light pickups or 'utes'

[@RickVorce]

Hello. Does this rail service still operate? Wonderful scenery!

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

the railway still operates as a tourist maintenance service with some occasional lumber duties

[@mjhfoster]

Now, on my list of things to see.

[@Ash007YT]

KZbin algorithm serving me random content. Fascinating stuff

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

we don't have much control over the YT algorithm but glad you liked it!

[@Ban_miki]

oh!yakusima Forest narrow gauge！！ 屋久島の森林鉄道！

[@thenekom]

This ought to be made into an excursion scenic railroad! Carry passengers through the woods to enjoy the beauty!

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Because of Studio Ghibli animations and 7,000 year old Jomon Sugi, Yakushima Island already attracts a large number of visitors so I did suggest exactly that idea to Forestry Management. Japan has several preserved 2'6" gauge steam locomotives so add the sound and scent of live steam to the forest and you really will have a crowd puller!

[@trainsandtrams2020]

What an oddball railcar, or better railbus? Fun to watch, probably even more fun to ride! :)

[@mapo5959]

Thsi is awesome! Wish I could have seen this when I was in Yakushima last month. Definitely going back someday. The island is like something out of jurassic park

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Did you know there were originally four forest railways on Yakushima Island? After a steep climb, we located the remains of one of the other three: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKfTimqeh518frc

[@tonyvenice5252]

I wish there were trains everywhere instead of roads

[@ronnin2011]

Beautuful trip! It reminds me of our Odontotos rack lailway train here in Greece. It's actually no more than 50km from my hometown!

[@bidhan_kapri]

Wow very nice

[@長谷川肝臓]

絶対乗ってみたいです　 富山キャニオンルートの先輩になりますかね　👏 ほんとに素敵です

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Toyama Canyon? Do you mean the track linking the Korobe Gorge railway with Korobe Dam?

[@edwardmounsey9208]

Finally a tunnel! Great video, thank you for posting.

[@yobubo]

Anyone else getting Minecraft minecart vibes off watching this? Stunning video, thanks for sharing!

[@nitughare]

Beautiful. Peaceful

[@lsswappedcessna]

Jeez, that engine roared when they started it up. Sounds like this little locomotive really likes to run!

[@geonerd]

Who needs circulating oil?! ;)

[@napeekapunpimtongnara9111]

I really like the beautiful train route.

[@stephendartnall8928]

Brilliant capture

[@Arpa61]

Bajkowa kolejka w bajkowym lesie. Dziękuję za film!

[@mr.wyrzykowski7522]

amazing

[@cliffp.8396]

Wonderful ride

[@leradicideglialberi]

One of the best things I've seen on youtube! Thanks for the ride!

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

You're welcome!

[@onebridge7231]

What a great job to have! The nature is great!

[@MjC7192]

I want to walk that mountain railway as well as the Alishan mountain...if I ever can get there

[@amberyooper]

Excellent video! It looks like there's a lot of places where the ties almost stick out over the edge of the ledge the roadbed is on.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Thanks, will post a video made entirely of very detailed still images soon. Lots to see...

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Did you know there were originally four forest railways on Yakushima Island? After a steep climb, we located the remains of one of the other three: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKfTimqeh518frc

[@perry1559]

It’s the best garden railroad ever. But how do the same people wind up standing along the track every few minutes.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Same people? As walking the railway is the most popular access into Jomon Sugi, Yakushima's 7000 year old World Heritage Listed Cedar, the people we pass on our short journey up and back are hurrying to catch the last bus of the day which will return them to Anbo village on the coast.

[@wmtrader]

I have got to go to Japan and ride on the Shinkansen Bullet Train, the Shiki-Shima Luxury Train, the Chiba Suspended Monorail, and the Yakushima Island Forest Railway.

[@wossisname4540]

By all means go! Bon Voyage! While you are indulging.....spare a thought for those who really did build the bridge over the River Quai.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

there were three more railways built on Yakushima Island. After a very steep climb, we located one of the other three: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKfTimqeh518frc

[@popozz]

In addition, there are many interesting trains in Japan! Shonan-Monorail kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHivo4Nrmsaqmrs Seto-ohashi Bridge Anpanman Torokko (mine trolley) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKDcip2pfpipsMk Tama-Densha & Umeboshi-Densha kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGbUanyMmLZsrKs Hello Kitty Shinkansen www.jr-hellokittyshinkansen.jp/en/ THE RAIL KITCHEN CHIKUGO kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGbKXniMbriVrbs Chuggington train www.nippon.com/en/news/fnn20190321001/chuggington-rides-the-rails-in-okayama.html

[@wmtrader]

@@popozz the THE RAIL KITCHEN CHIKUGO is now on my list

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

@@popozz we filmed this one too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX3QdXipeJeDkJI

[@ChopFooey]

Sweet jesus man let that thing warm up before putting the pedal to the metal. Engines don't like being revved whilst cold.

[@digimaks]

I thought Japanese are the first ones to know this ! LOL

[@steffenrosmus1864]

This engine is treated like this since the 1950ies 😉

[@SBCBears]

@@steffenrosmus1864 And how many engine rebuilds/replacements?

[@flyerbob124]

Oh that hurt when they started up the engine.

[@johnobrien2207]

@@flyerbob124 ..The rings are still in shock

[@teresawalker5101]

Very beautiful.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Thank you!

[@redbaron18]

Best feature, 32 minutes without a single man talking

[@clouddodger198]

Great looking Bridge

[@清水秀行-p7z]

まさに楽園ですね❤

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

はい、確かにそうです！

[@ratheonhudson3311]

This Loco looks and sounds like it will outlast us. It's maintained well and the track doesn't seem to have have suffered too much warping. The engine also settles in well as its traveling. I'm sure fuel mileage is very high considering it doesn't pull additional carriages.

[@arlandprasetya5571]

Very Good view

[@lampardy888]

Isn't this the cutest railway 😀

[@ASEP_RCK]

Nice nice.

[@gregp9350]

Interesting railroad. Would be nice to check it out in person.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

there were three more railways built on the Island. After a very steep climb, we located one of the other three: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKfTimqeh518frc

[@wild-radio7373]

Springwater corridor trail, Japan style!♡♡♡ 🤜🏻👍🤛🏻

[@桜庭葵-g1r]

屋久島森林トロッコの路線。可愛い。(*^。^*)

[@Y.Tomo_yuka2352]

あんちゃんもいい味出してますね

[@borderreiver3288]

this would be a great tourist attraction....especially as it looks to be a popular walking route....

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

it is a very popular walking route to 7000 year old Jomon Sugi Cedar

[@eddiedeleon2425]

by their power of imagination speed for train travels faster than unusual, bullet train today

[@luigicartei5096]

Bel trenino simpatico ❤. Il rumore del trenino verde sembra il rumore di un motore di automobile !!!

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

I giapponesi la chiamano "autovettura"!

[@goesbysteve]

Wow I love this. I can see myself wanting to go ride it.

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Unfortunately, Arakawa is a walking track only. Work Trains are rare and the Railbus is only for Management use.

[@HANUEL-LEE]

世界遺産の島 九州,鹿児島県,屋久島の安房森林鉄道ですね。 林野庁管轄。 This is Anbou Forest Railway in Yakushima island. (Japan,Kyushu,Kagoshima,Yakushima.)

[@juemuri5448]

toll diese kleine bahn,,,schön so etwas zum " leben " zu erwecken...nur die bahnen können uns vor dem verkehrskollaps bewahren,,,dann, wenn sie elektrisch und zum grössten teil automatisch fahren und nie bestreikt werden dürfen...

[@Kris.G]

Man, I so want to visit Japan one day but the plane tickets are too damn expensive! What a beautiful rich country.

[@pqrstzxerty1296]

Japan air ticket is far cheaper than buying a 2nd class on way train ticket to London to Brighton off peak.

[@Kris.G]

@@pqrstzxerty1296 a funny joke.

[@Sevan59]

don't , they'll keep you there like carlos ghosn , any foreigner

[@Kris.G]

@@Sevan59 as long as it's my big tiddy anime waifu imprisoning me I'm game!

[@Kris.G]

@JCDMAN23 no

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

I really like the sound of that horn. It's much less agressive then the horns we've got in North America. Just enough to tell anyone in the way "watch out" without being totally annoying.

[@SimonRaahauge1973]

My local line's trains have a very mild horn. It doesn't sound like a 60 tonnes train doing 100 km/h (62 mph).

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

@@SimonRaahauge1973 Oh, those are definitely something else, but even our car horns are quite a bit louder. As far as I'm concerned, they are so loud that using them could startle someone and could very well be the one thing that actually ends up causing an accident.

[@SimonRaahauge1973]

@@jonathanlanglois2742 Normally I expect a EUR 11 Million train to sound like a train, and not a small carnival ride... I mean, it's a train, and the railroad crossings give the train first priority.... :oD

[@chromebomb]

THIS IS THE BEST THING IVE EVER SEEN!

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

you are very generous!

[@devinpaul9026]

"The TRAIN goes; *VROOM! VROOM!*"

[@kingpiccolo1nzl]

What an amazing Island gem! 💗✌🍶