Photos of Japanese trains I've taken on my trip

I had my doubts too, but travelling alone made sense to try it out and save some money as well. To be honest the whole experience wasn't too bad. In terms of space in the 'pod', it's really quite spacious. I could comfortably sleep and move around, sit up when using the laptop, and there was still place beside me for some stuff I kept handy, electronics, clothes etc. The worst part was that in the 'pod room' there's around 30 beds, and the curtain is really just a blind. So when people's alarms start going off at 5am, there's not much you can do not to hear it. Or people snoring in the middle of the night. That was the worst thing about the capsule hotel. If I went alone again, I'd stay, but would probably get some earplugs

Pricing was around £20-£30 per train, so very affordable if you don;t have to worry about shipping from Japan. I keep trying to find someone over there that would purchase some stuff for me from shops and yahoo auctions over a month and then shipped it to me, but it's proving difficult. I so wish I had bigger budget to spend in Plarail store when I went :/

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Ouch...second hand trains were " Pricing was around £20-£30 per train "

Back in 2015 we went on a 'honeymoon' to Japan. This was a life-long dream of mine, and luckily my wife enjoyed that idea too. The main purpose was obviously to see as much of the stuff I've only seen on internet and games, in real life. Trains were a part of this. I'm only going to post train and Plarail related photos here, but once I've finished posting all the photos on a personal blog site, I'll include a link as well.

Narita Keisei Skyliner - first train we've taken. Very basic, yet quiet and comfy. Great connection from the Airport into central Tokyo.

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Iconic Yamanote train, from the iconic Harajuku bridge at Harajuku station


More Yamanote line train photos, this time taken at Akihabara station.
 

Nano-block Shinkansen set
 

Ginza line train (if I recall correctly, however yellow trains seem to be that line)


Taking the Yurikamome 'monorail' to Odaiba. Not really a monorail, but it's even called that on signs to the platform. Front row seats due to no driver present
 



Gaming Arcade at Odaiba, found some Densha De Go machines. Use to play those games back on the first PlayStation.


Next day we ended up on Tennouzu isle. This is serviced by a proper monorail line, going between Haneda airport and central Tokyo.
 

Another train on our way back. Not sure what these lines those were, and clearly my photographing skills were not very good
 

That sounds like an incredible trip! The Narita Keisei Skyliner is a great way to start your journey.if you’re traveling with a JR Pass, you can use it on the Narita Express, which offers a similar service but might provide more flexibility in your itinerary compared to the Keisei Skyliner. The Skyliner is great, but it's always good to know your options!

I had high hope for Nakano Broadway as a source for hobby stuff, but it was 99% car models. Still bought a few there for our Honda die-cast collection Basically a whole floor of a shopping centre dedicated to models, toys, anime, manga, and different memorabilia. Also found a great arcade with the latest installment of the Densha De Go series. Had a go and recorded a video, but need to upload those to YT first.
In hindsight, I wish I spent more time taking details photos of the stock available and their displays. I have a few videos that I need to upload to Youtube, but still I realise I could've done a lot more.

Usually Nakano Broadway was the goto place for a lot of hobby things, but I think as of late, Akihabara and Ikeburo is starting to cater more for hobby stuff.

Not sure when this picture was taken, but there was a recent article on how Nakano Broadway didn't have as much stuff as before as a lot of Chinese tourists were taking the opportunity  due to Japan's weakening yen, especially when it was over 150-160s...It's now back under 145 which is good for Japan (still bad but better than it was these last 3-4 months.