Japan Railway Journal

The series "Japan Railway Journal" is currently airing, with the latest 11 episode of 10 season released on 12.09.2024. At the moment, information about the next episode is not available, and it is likely that it will be announced in the next 11 season.

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TV show has 10 seasons and 150 episodes released for now. Bellow you can find the list of episodes and release dates.

Season 10

Release date: 25.01.2024

Released episodes: 11 / 11

#	Episode	Date
1	Episode 1Must-see Railway News: The Latter Half of 2023	25.01.2024Episode Rating: N/A
2	Episode 2Shining a Light on Japan's Monorails	29.02.2024Episode Rating: N/A
3	Episode 3Riding in Style: Exploring Japan's Tourist Trains	28.03.2024Episode Rating: N/A
4	Episode 4Hapi-Line Fukui: Born Alongside the Shinkansen	25.04.2024Episode Rating: N/A
5	Episode 5New Regional Yamagata Shinkansen Series E8	16.05.2024Episode Rating: N/A
6	Episode 6The Challenging Journey of Akechi Railway	30.05.2024Episode Rating: N/A
7	Episode 7Iwate Prefecture: Promoting Railway Tourism	13.06.2024Episode Rating: N/A
8	Episode 8Branching Out with the Shin-Yokohama Line	04.07.2024Episode Rating: N/A
9	Episode 9Must-see Railway News: The First Half of 2024	25.07.2024Episode Rating: N/A
10	Episode 10Railcars Dressed in Tradition	29.08.2024Episode Rating: N/A
11	Episode 11Affordable Luxury Trains: Kintetsu Railway	12.09.2024Episode Rating: N/A

Season 9

Release date: 19.01.2023

Released episodes: 16 / 16

#	Episode	Date
1	Episode 1Must-see Railway News: The Latter Half of 2022	19.01.2023Episode Rating: N/A
2	Episode 2Ichibata Electric Railway: Working Hand in Hand with the Region	09.02.2023Episode Rating: N/A
3	Episode 3Choshi Electric Railway: Turning Creative Ideas into Profit	23.03.2023Episode Rating: N/A
4	Episode 4The Tohoku Shinkansen: Full Speed Ahead	13.04.2023Episode Rating: N/A
5	Episode 5JR Geibi Line and Kisuki Line at a Crossroads	18.05.2023Episode Rating: N/A
6	Episode 6Yuri Kogen Railway: Getting People Back on Track	08.06.2023Episode Rating: N/A
7	Episode 7Collaborating to Revive Japan's Stations	22.06.2023Episode Rating: N/A
8	Episode 8Hisatsu Orange Railway: Fully Supported by Kagoshima Prefecture	06.07.2023Episode Rating: N/A
9	Episode 9Must-see Railway News: The First Half of 2023	27.07.2023Episode Rating: N/A
10	Episode 10Fukushima's Iizaka Line: Keeping Business on Track	07.09.2023Episode Rating: N/A
11	Episode 11Minamiaso Railway: Overcoming Disaster	14.09.2023Episode Rating: N/A
12	Episode 12Countdown to the Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension	28.09.2023Episode Rating: N/A
13	Episode 13Putting JR Hokkaido's Abandoned Lines to Use	26.10.2023Episode Rating: N/A
14	Episode 14Haga Utsunomiya LRT: Shaping Communities	16.11.2023Episode Rating: N/A
15	Episode 15Oigawa Railway: Keeping Steam Alive	30.11.2023Episode Rating: N/A
16	Episode 16JR Shikoku's Collaborative New Idea	21.12.2023Episode Rating: N/A

Season 8

Release date: 20.01.2022

Released episodes: 17 / 17

#	Episode	Date
1	Episode 1Must-see Railway News: The Latter Half of 2021	20.01.2022Episode Rating: N/A
2	Episode 2Ekiben: Making a Comeback	24.02.2022Episode Rating: N/A
3	Episode 3Konan Railway: Combating the Snow	03.03.2022Episode Rating: N/A
4	Episode 4Rebuilding Tohoku's Railway Network	10.03.2022Episode Rating: N/A
5	Episode 5Trains Evolving by Design	28.04.2022Episode Rating: N/A
6	Episode 6Tobu Railway: Restoring a Steam Locomotive	26.05.2022Episode Rating: N/A
7	Episode 7Working on the Move by Rail	09.06.2022Episode Rating: N/A
8	Episode 8Speeding Toward Carbon-Free Railways	16.06.2022Episode Rating: N/A
9	Episode 9Must-see Railway News: The First Half of 2022	14.07.2022Episode Rating: N/A
10	Episode 10Kosaka Railroad: A Second Chance for a Discontinued Railway	28.07.2022Episode Rating: N/A
11	Episode 11Running a Luxury Tourist Train in Hokkaido	25.08.2022Episode Rating: N/A
12	Episode 12JR Okayama Branch: Using Old Trains to Attract Tourists	22.09.2022Episode Rating: N/A
13	Episode 13Yagan Railway: Surviving as a Connecting Line	06.10.2022Episode Rating: N/A
14	Episode 14Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen: Half a Century Since Its Inception	27.10.2022Episode Rating: N/A
15	Episode 15JR Tadami Line: Back After 11 Years	17.11.2022Episode Rating: N/A
16	Episode 16Exploring the Labyrinth That Is Tokyo Station	01.12.2022Episode Rating: N/A
17	Episode 17Reviewing the New Trains of 2022	22.12.2022Episode Rating: N/A

Season 7

Release date: 29.01.2021

Released episodes: 10 / 10

#	Episode	Date
1	Episode 1Keeping Commuters Safe During the Pandemic	29.01.2021Episode Rating: N/A
2	Episode 2Moka Railway: Pushing Forward with Steam	30.04.2021Episode Rating: N/A
3	Episode 3Must-see Railway News: The First Half of 2021	08.07.2021Episode Rating: N/A
4	Episode 4Japan's Top New Trains: Awarded for Excellence	15.07.2021Episode Rating: N/A
5	Episode 5Back in Time at the Romancecar Museum	29.07.2021Episode Rating: N/A
6	Episode 6Shinano Railway: Investing in New Trains	16.09.2021Episode Rating: N/A
7	Episode 7This Is Not the End of the Line: Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture	14.10.2021Episode Rating: N/A
8	Episode 8Asa Coast Railway: The World's First DMV	11.11.2021Episode Rating: N/A
9	Episode 9Shinkansen Freight: Carrying On Post Pandemic	25.11.2021Episode Rating: N/A
10	Episode 10Kominato Railway: Surviving with Wisdom and Ingenuity	30.12.2021Episode Rating: N/A

Season 6

Release date: 17.01.2020

Released episodes: 15 / 15

#	Episode	Date
1	Episode 1Sunrise Seto and Izumo: The Last of the Overnight Sleeper Trains	17.01.2020Episode Rating: N/A
2	Episode 2Echigo Tokimeki Railway: A Railway for Everyone	13.02.2020Episode Rating: N/A
3	Episode 3A Guide to Tokyo's Airport Access Lines	26.03.2020Episode Rating: N/A
4	Episode 4Kintetsu Railway's Hinotori: Challenging the Shinkansen with Comfort	16.04.2020Episode Rating: N/A
5	Episode 5Takanawa Gateway Station: The New Gateway to Tokyo	30.04.2020Episode Rating: N/A
6	Episode 6Securing the Future of Japan's Local Railways	04.06.2020Episode Rating: N/A
7	Episode 7The Blue Ribbon & Laurel Prize: Japan's Best New Trains	09.07.2020Episode Rating: N/A
8	Episode 8Bicycle Onboard: Cycling with JR East	30.07.2020Episode Rating: N/A
9	Episode 9Heisei Chikuho Railway: A Tourist Train Recovering From the Pandemic	07.08.2020Episode Rating: N/A
10	Episode 10Tsugaru Railway: Surviving the Coronavirus Pandemic	18.09.2020Episode Rating: N/A
11	Episode 11JR Freight: In Business for the Long Haul	16.10.2020Episode Rating: N/A
12	Episode 12Beyond the Pandemic: Discussing the Railway With Industrial Designer Mitooka Eiji	30.10.2020Episode Rating: N/A
13	Episode 13JR West: Redefining the Role of the Railway Post Pandemic	27.11.2020Episode Rating: N/A
14	Episode 14Tenryu Hamanako Railroad: Working with the Community to Revitalize the Railway	17.12.2020Episode Rating: N/A
15	Episode 15Reviewing the New Trains of 2020	25.12.2020Episode Rating: N/A

Season 5

Release date: 18.01.2019

Released episodes: 19 / 19

#	Episode	Date
1	Episode 1New Year Trains: Beginning the New Year with a Journey	18.01.2019Episode Rating: N/A
2	Episode 2JR Gono Line: A Popular Local Line Worth the Journey	08.02.2019Episode Rating: N/A
3	Episode 3Amaterasu Railway: A Tourist Attraction Making the Most of a Discontinued Line	15.02.2019Episode Rating: N/A
4	Episode 4Yamanote Line: Tokyo's Ever Evolving Loop Line	29.03.2019Episode Rating: N/A
5	Episode 5JR Hokkaido's Yubari Line: A Beloved Local Line Comes to an End	12.04.2019Episode Rating: N/A
6	Episode 6Tokyo Metro: A Subway Network On Time & On Track	26.04.2019Episode Rating: N/A
7	Episode 7Nishi-Nippon Railroad: Fine Dining on an Even Finer Tourist Train	23.05.2019Episode Rating: N/A
8	Episode 8Hiroshima Electric Railway: On Track on the Streets	30.05.2019Episode Rating: N/A
9	Episode 9Hankai Tramway: Osaka's One & Only Tram Network	27.06.2019Episode Rating: N/A
10	Episode 10Choshi Electric Railway: Finding New Ways to Get Back on Track	11.07.2019Episode Rating: N/A
11	Episode 11JR Osaka Loop Line: Developing a Better, More User-Friendly Line	25.07.2019Episode Rating: N/A
12	Episode 12Kyoto Tango Railway: A Bus Company to the Rescue	12.09.2019Episode Rating: N/A
13	Episode 13South Hokkaido Railway: A Tourist Train Developed by a Tour Company	26.09.2019Episode Rating: N/A
14	Episode 14Chizu Express: A Top Tier Third Sector Railway	10.10.2019Episode Rating: N/A
15	Episode 15Hitachinaka Seaside Railway: Pulling Together with the Local Community	24.10.2019Episode Rating: N/A
16	Episode 16JR's Ekinaka Development Project: A New Lifestyle Below the Chuo Line	07.11.2019Episode Rating: N/A
17	Episode 17Introducing the N700S: JR Central's Next-Generation Shinkansen	21.11.2019Episode Rating: N/A
18	Episode 18New Technology Opening the Future of the Railway	12.12.2019Episode Rating: N/A
19	Episode 19Reviewing the New Trains of 2019	26.12.2019Episode Rating: N/A

Season 4

Release date: 12.01.2018

Released episodes: 18 / 18

#	Episode	Date
1	Episode 1Driving Forward With Steam: Oigawa Railway's Strategy	12.01.2018Episode Rating: N/A
2	Episode 2Hokuriku Shinkansen Update: Re-assessing the Effects and Challenges 3 Years On	19.01.2018Episode Rating: N/A
3	Episode 3JR OITA CITY: The Station Complex that Changed the Game	15.02.2018Episode Rating: N/A
4	Episode 4Enoshima Electric Railway: A Good Old 10km Ride	02.03.2018Episode Rating: N/A
5	Episode 5A New Generation of Commuter Train: Tokyu Corporation's Series 2020	06.04.2018Episode Rating: N/A
6	Episode 6The Ultimate in Comfort: New Limited Express Super Azusa	20.04.2018Episode Rating: N/A
7	Episode 7Tobu Railway's Revaty Express: Moving Forward to a Better Nikko	24.05.2018Episode Rating: N/A
8	Episode 8Gakunan Electric Train: A New Outlook in the Foothills of Mt. Fuji	08.06.2018Episode Rating: N/A
9	Episode 9Kominato Railway: The Strategy of a Quaint Local Railway	12.07.2018Episode Rating: N/A
10	Episode 10The Golden Route to Hakone: Limited Express Romancecar and the Mountain Train	19.07.2018Episode Rating: N/A
11	Episode 11New-Look Railway Museum: A Wonderland of Japan's Railway History	27.07.2018Episode Rating: N/A
12	Episode 12Shinano Railway: Managing the Risks of the Next 30 Years	21.09.2018Episode Rating: N/A
13	Episode 13Chartered Tour Trains: Special Times for Special Tours	28.09.2018Episode Rating: N/A
14	Episode 14Nagoya Railroad: Advancing with Easy Airport Access and a Famous Castle Town	19.10.2018Episode Rating: N/A
15	Episode 15JR Central: Enticing Tourists with Helpful Services & Events	26.10.2018Episode Rating: N/A
16	Episode 16Iwate Galaxy Railway: Launching Services for the Community	09.11.2018Episode Rating: N/A
17	Episode 17Echizen Railway: Heading into the Future with the Community Onboard	23.11.2018Episode Rating: N/A
18	Episode 18Seibu Railway: Setting its Sights on the Chichibu Region	21.12.2018Episode Rating: N/A

Season 3

Release date: 12.01.2017

Released episodes: 18 / 18

#	Episode	Date
1	Episode 1Turning Problems Into Opportunities: The Tsugaru Railway's Strategy	12.01.2017Episode Rating: N/A
2	Episode 2Japan's World-Class Rail and Wheels	19.01.2017Episode Rating: N/A
3	Episode 3Keihan Electric Railway: Advanced Technology That Dominated the Railway Hub	17.02.2017Episode Rating: N/A
4	Episode 4The Long Winter of Discontent: One Railway's Battle Against Snow	10.03.2017Episode Rating: N/A
5	Episode 5Dreams of a Texas Bullet Train: Future Plans for Japan's High-Speed Railways	07.04.2017Episode Rating: N/A
6	Episode 6Using Railways to Promote Local Tourism: Kyushu Railway Company's Strategy	14.04.2017Episode Rating: N/A
7	Episode 7Toden Arakawa Line: A Hidden Gem for Tourists from Overseas	12.05.2017Episode Rating: N/A
8	Episode 8All the Comfort You Require: Onboard Services on Japanese Trains	19.05.2017Episode Rating: N/A
9	Episode 9The Unsung Hero of Japanese Railways: Series Kiha 40 Diesel Trains	16.06.2017Episode Rating: N/A
10	Episode 10Airport Express Lines: How Competition Is Improving the Ride Into the City	14.07.2017Episode Rating: N/A
11	Episode 11Prepaid E-money Cards: The Smart Way to Travel in Japan	21.07.2017Episode Rating: N/A
12	Episode 12HIGH RAIL 1375: The Tourist Train That Touches New Heights	11.08.2017Episode Rating: N/A
13	Episode 13Train Suite Shiki-shima: The High-Tech Luxury Cruise Train	08.09.2017Episode Rating: N/A
14	Episode 14A Long-Awaited Whistle: Tobu Railway's Steam Service Revival	15.09.2017Episode Rating: N/A
15	Episode 15Rediscovering Old Horizons: Preservation and Utilization of Railway Heritage	06.10.2017Episode Rating: N/A
16	Episode 16Hankyu Corporation: A Leading Private Railway Company's Business Model	20.10.2017Episode Rating: N/A
17	Episode 17Advanced Urban Travel: Japan's Monorail Systems	17.11.2017Episode Rating: N/A
18	Episode 18Safeguarding the System: Maintaining JR Central's Conventional Line	15.12.2017Episode Rating: N/A

Season 2

Release date: 15.01.2016

Released episodes: 17 / 17

#	Episode	Date
1	Episode 1Seven Stars in Kyushu: The Local Revitalizing Cruise Train	15.01.2016Episode Rating: N/A
2	Episode 2Second Chances for Used Trains in Southeast Asia	11.02.2016Episode Rating: N/A
3	Episode 3Earthquake Safety: What 5 Years Has Taught Us	11.03.2016Episode Rating: N/A
4	Episode 4Superconducting Maglev: The Extreme Speeds of Tomorrow	07.04.2016Episode Rating: N/A
5	Episode 5Ekiben: A True Rail Traveling Companion	15.04.2016Episode Rating: N/A
6	Episode 6Premium Express Shimakaze: A Train of Dreams to Reality	13.05.2016Episode Rating: N/A
7	Episode 7The Cat Stationmaster Who Rescued a Railway	19.05.2016Episode Rating: N/A
8	Episode 8New Generation Express: Journey to Speed and Comfortability	10.06.2016Episode Rating: N/A
9	Episode 9The Future of Rail Freight Transport	17.06.2016Episode Rating: N/A
10	Episode 10Kyoto Railway Museum: The Story of Rail Transport in Japan	15.07.2016Episode Rating: N/A
11	Episode 11Light Rail Vehicles: Modern Trams Reshaping Urban Transit	22.07.2016Episode Rating: N/A
12	Episode 12Keikyu: The Strive for World-Class Rail Operation	05.08.2016Episode Rating: N/A
13	Episode 13World-Class Maintenance: The Backbone of Shinkansen Operations	16.09.2016Episode Rating: N/A
14	Episode 14Railways Back on Track: Six Months After the Kumamoto Earthquakes	07.10.2016Episode Rating: N/A
15	Episode 15Future Prospects Made in the Past: JR East's Steam Loco Strategy	14.10.2016Episode Rating: N/A
16	Episode 16Picking Up the Pace: JR Shikoku's Tactics for Survival	11.11.2016Episode Rating: N/A
17	Episode 17The Seeds of Success: Kyoto's Sagano Scenic Railway	09.12.2016Episode Rating: N/A

Season 1

Release date: 09.03.2015

Released episodes: 9 / 9

#	Episode	Date
1	Episode 1The Railway Revival: 4 Years After the Great Earthquake	09.03.2015Episode Rating: N/A
2	Episode 2The New Shinkansen: Technology and Economic Effects	10.04.2015Episode Rating: N/A
3	Episode 3Isumi Railway: There's Nothing Here!	15.05.2015Episode Rating: N/A
4	Episode 4Diesel Hybrid Trains: Japan's World Leading Technology	12.06.2015Episode Rating: N/A
5	Episode 5Battery Hybrid Trains: Development of the Global Technology	11.07.2015Episode Rating: N/A
6	Episode 6Japan's Subway Technology in High Density Operation	14.08.2015Episode Rating: N/A
7	Episode 7The Secret of Operating Preserved Steam Locomotives	09.10.2015Episode Rating: N/A
8	Episode 8Special Preview - Hokkaido Shinkansen: Hopes and Challenges	13.11.2015Episode Rating: N/A
9	Episode 9Yamanote Line: The Green Rotating Heart of Tokyo	04.12.2015Episode Rating: N/A