Supporting my fav seniors #19 Railway enthusiasts and productivity Part 1: Second Opportunity for Railfans
I often hear visitors to Japan saying how amazing Japanese trains and railways are. They often mention how punctually trains run and how orderly people wait in line on the platforms. On top of that, many train lovers from other countries admire a rich variety of train cars in Japan. Even Shinkansen (bullet train) alone has various car types. Some local lines run with local mascots painted on the cars, and each of them looks fantastic, I’ve heard. When you say “Railfans,” they are not just one, homogeneous group. Some love riding trains (called “Noritetsu” in Japanese), others enjoy taking pictures of them (“Toritetsu”), and still others are drawn to sounds, such as engines of running trains and announcements at stations (“Ototetsu”). Millions of people, from children to seniors, are also hooked to N-scale model trains and PLARAIL, a toy train and plastic track system introduced by a Japanese company in 1959. When these railfans with various interests are young, rai...