Packed with the latest popular trains! Covering all 189 JR lines, from Shinkansen to local lines, “Let’s Go by Train! “Latest JR Line Map Book, Revised 2nd Edition” on sale October 9th
Sekai Bunka Holdings Co., Ltd. Press release: October 6, 2025 To Members of the Press Packed with the latest popular trains! From Shinkansen to local lines, “Let’s Go by Train!” covers all 189 JR lines. “The Latest JR All Route Map Book, Revised 2nd Edition” to be released on October 9th Sekai Bunka Publishing Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has released the book “Let’s Go by Train! The latest version of the JR Complete Route Map Book, Revised 2nd Edition (photos and text by Hiroshi Sakurai) will be released on Thursday, October 9th.
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href=”https://books.sekaibunka.com/search/?search_menu=keyword&tab=3&search_word=列車で行こう！&search_genre=&search_series=&search_title=&search_author=&search_isbn=” style=”text-decoration:underline;color:#428ac9;word-break:break-all;” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow ugc noopener”>Let’s Go by Train! This book is a massive 384-page volume of overwhelming quality and quantity, featuring a total of 1,068 photographs, including “ride reports” by a railway photographer who has ridden every line operated by JR companies. It also includes a wealth of “route maps” and “route data” that reflect the latest developments. Kanji characters in the text, captions, and data are all read with hiragana, making it easy for even children to follow along. The author, a train lover, has taken new photographs with a professional eye and written in an approachable style. Highly recommended!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9728/2152/9728-2152-c50e46642deed978cfe6f6326e0c7f65-2546×1575.jpg The world’s first high-speed railway, the Tokaido Shinkansen, ran the Wonderful Dream train from February to September 2025 in collaboration with Tokyo Disney Resort and JR Central. The first specially painted Shinkansen since the introduction of the Tokaido Shinkansen Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9728/2152/9728-2152-65dfd2e78d371b52b33ff7559ad0a8da-2668×1650.jpg Popular JR sleeper trains: Sunrise Seto and Izumo / WEST EXPRESS Galaxy ♦CONTENTS Main contents of this book ■Popular JR Trains Shinkansen / Sightseeing Train / Cruise Train / Sleeper Train ■All 14 JR Hokkaido Lines Hokkaido Shinkansen / Soya Main Line / Sekihoku Main Line / Nemuro Main Line / Chitose Line / Hidaka Main Line / Muroran Main Line / Hakodate Main Line, etc.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9728/2152/9728-2152-3916e44bfbea2b72361072193398d6a5-2207×1571.jpg Passing through the world’s longest undersea tunnel! [Hokkaido Shinkansen]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9728/2152/9728-2152-654af4c81c4cf635cd5c56be01748af9-2214×1571.jpg The scenic Gono Line, where the Resort Shirakami train runs ■All 74 JR East Lines Tohoku Shinkansen / Tohoku Main Line / Gono Line / Yamagata Shinkansen / Ban’etsu West Line / Yamanote Line / Keihin-Tohoku Line / Takasaki Line / Joetsu Shinkansen / Keiyo Line / Kururi Line / Koumi Line, etc. ■All 14 JR Central lines Tokaido Shinkansen / Tokaido Main Line / Gotemba Line / Minobu Line / Iida Line / Takayama Main Line / Sangu Line / Taketoyo Line / Ota Line, and more
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9728/2152/9728-2152-4e83446ced4167270d0d9670f8dcd7a1-2248×1578.jpg The last main line of the Japanese National Railways to be fully opened [Kisei Main Line]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9728/2152/9728-2152-3bc38c4e46c6f49c8aa70a9d56448be1-2217×1564.jpg “SL Yamaguchi” runs on the Yamaguchi Line ■All 55 JR West Lines Hokuriku Shinkansen / Hokuriku Main Line / Himi Line / Nanao Line / Kosei Line / Sanyo Shinkansen / Osaka Loop Line / Hanwa Line / Kisei Main Line / Kure Line / Yamaguchi Line / Bantan Line / Hakubi Line / San’in Main Line / Fukuchiyama Line, and more ■All 9 JR Shikoku Lines Yosan Line / Yodo Line / Dosan Line / Takatoku Line / Tokushima Line / Mugi Line / Naruto Line / Uchiyo Line, etc.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9728/2152/9728-2152-9b4d43146655f34ed6d627c4e7e21065-2237×1571.jpg Just one step away from traveling around Shikoku [Mugi Line] Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9728/2152/9728-2152-465b88206c24d38f5b91fcda0a0e3406-2346×1646.jpg Nagasaki Main Line: Spectacular views of Ariake Sea, Omura Bay, and more ■All JR Kyushu Lines (23 Lines) Kyushu Shinkansen / Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen / Kagoshima Main Line / Nagasaki Main Line / Sasebo Line / Karatsu Line / Nippo Main Line / Toyohashi Main Line / Hisatsu Line / Nichinan Line / Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line, and more ♦Author Profile: Sakurai Kan Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1954. Graduated from the Department of Photography, College of Art, Nihon University. In 1993, he traveled around the world in 88 days, traveling only by land and sea, without using airplanes. In 1994, he won the Transportation Book Award for “Train World Dream Journey.” He has photographed 95 countries and traveled there 250 times. He has published 114 books, including “Let’s Go by Train! JR Private Railway Tourist Train Encyclopedia” and “Let’s Go by Train! JR Limited Express
Encyclopedia.” He is a member of the Japan Professional Photographers Society and the Japan Travel Writers Association. He is a visiting professor at Tokyo Transportation College. ♦Publication Overview ‘Let’s Go by Train! Latest JR Line Map Book (Revised 2nd Edition)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9728/2152/9728-2152-ccff92cf14f55eeef7820ac071efb756-1135×1594.jpg ■Release date: Thursday, October 9, 2025 ■Price: ¥3,960 (tax included) ■Specifications: B5 size / 384 pages ■: Sekai Bunka Publishing Co., Ltd. https://books.sekaibunka.com/book/b10145339.html https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4418252231/sekaibunkacom-22 For more information about this release
