I rode the JR Hakodate Main Line from Hakodate to Otaru in Hokkaido, Japan. Part of this train line will be discontinued when the new shinkansen to Sapporo opens in 2030. But the section from Oshamambe to Otaru, across the Oshima Peninsula through Kutchan, offers jaw-dropping scenery that you won't be able to see from the replacement bus (and definitely not from the shinkansen, which will mostly be in tunnels). I rode this route in the height of winter, when the mountains, valleys, rivers, farmhouses, and fields were all covered in deep snow. The remote, rural scenery was genuinely astonishing. And it's a shame to think that it largely won't be seen in a few years. It's a loss for anyone who loves seeing the views from a ragtag little local train. But I managed to capture it in this video!

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