Kawanehon Town (Shizuoka) / Okuoikojo Station

#0yentravelnovember A station floating on a dam lake in Kawanehon-cho, deep in the mountains of Shizuoka Prefecture It's been featured on TV recently, so it's very popular The Abt train used to get there The contrast between the emerald green and bright red bridge and the train is very nice [What is the Abt system?] The Abt system is a type of railway system (rack railway) invented by Karl Roman Abt for climbing steep slopes. Rack railways began to be used in Switzerland and the United States around 1869, and have spread around the world, and now Swiss tourist railways are world famous. Currently, the only place in Japan where you can ride this Abt system train is the Oigawa Railway's Minami Alps Abt Line. Abt system locomotives have a gear called a "pinion gear" that is specially designed for hills, and they go up and down the slope by engaging with a toothed rail called a "rack rail" laid in the middle of the track. (Quoted from the official website) #ShizuokaTourism #Kawanehon-cho #OkuoikojoStation