Japan's Amazing Train Station Like 'Spirited Away': Shimonada, Takamatsu to Yawatahama

We board the limited express train from Takamatsu to Shimonada Station, which is said to be the model for the station in the Ghibli movie "Spirited Away", a worldwide hit.
Trains arrive only once every two to three hours. The ocean stretches out before your eyes. I thought it was an unmanned station in the countryside, but it turned out to be a major tourist attraction visited by many Instagrammers.
Enjoy!

Vehicle: EMU 8000 (Takamatsu - Matsuyama), DMU KIHA54 (Matsuyama - Yawatahama)
Operator: JR Shikoku
Cabin: Business Class (Utazu - Matsuyama)
Timetable: Takamatsu 8:45 AM - Utazu 9:10 AM/9:13 AM - Matsuyama 11:15 AM/11:41 AM - Shimonada 12:29 PM/1:45 PM - Yawatahama 3:07 PM, 6h22
Price: 10,190JPY (76.48USD) Including below
- Basic fare: 4,660JPY (34.97USD)
- Limited express ticket (Takamatsu - Matsuyama): 2,730JPY (20.49USD)
- Business class ticket (Utazu - Matsuyama): 2,800JPY (21.01USD)

Fares are subject to seasonal changes. Please check the ferry operator's website for details.

Reference:
JR Shikoku
Iyonada Monogatari
Spirited Away - Studio Ghibli

Exchange rate in the video: 1USD≒133.24JPY (as of 29/7/2022)

Chapter:
0:00 Digest
0:15 Introduction of the journey
0:33 Depart Takamatsu Station
2:48 Inside Shiokaze limited express
4:20 Scenery from the window (Break1)
5:03 Arrive at Matsuyama Station
5:28 Ai Aru Iyonada Line
6:44 Shimonada Station
10:00 Scenery from the window (Break2)
11:08 Next Episode Preview

Music by:
Iamalex x felty - Hario
Provided by Lofi Girl

j'san x Epektase - Outer Space
Provided by Lofi Girl

softy - August, Now Again
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[transitjourney]

<<<NOTICE!>>>
0:34 The official name of "UDON" Prefecture is "KAGAWA". The name "Udon Prefecture" is used for tourism purposes. In fact, the name is on the station sign at Takamatsu Station.
7:34 Implicit rules are my JOKE. But please don't forget to be considerate of each other.

[CameraGuy]

Every scenery, every place and every moments of Japan gives me nostalgia. I love that station so much.

[mehornyasfk]

I've always loved how modern infrastructure and architectures in Japan harmoniously compliment the sceneries instead of ruining them.

[eddielim]

Japan’s countryside and regional towns are amazingly beautiful, I encourage everyone to take their amazing JR to visit as many as you can. Watching this bring back so many fond memories.

[OneEyedMonkey]

It makes me feel joy to know it’s a real station

[lalchandbaskey]

I am an Indian and i dont know why I feel so connected while watching Japan videos🙂

[SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

When you think you've missed the train: Reality is often disappointing-
When the conductor opens the door for you: *This, does put a smile on my face*

Shimonada Station was opened on 9 June 1935 as the terminus of the then Yosan Main Line which had been extended westwards from Iyo-Kaminada. It became a through-station just a few months later on 6 October 1935 when the line was extended to Iyo-Nagahama.

[meghdiip]

Do we hear the chirping cicadas? That is one of the most profoundly wonderful thing about the outdoor ambience in japan! 😊

[rodrozil]

The mountains, blue sea and sky and roads become immensely beautiful.

[paraj]

it's been 3 years since the last time I traveled to Japan, everything in this video is still very strong in my memory, the peacefulness of Hakone, the busy streets of Shinjuku, the harmony of the environment, can't wait to travel to Japan again

[timbounds]

You were so lucky that the conductor reopened the doors for you!! The Seto Inland Sea looks like paradise to me - I must go there some day!

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

You know you're on a Japanese train if it has a vending machine! Shame it wasn't working though. According to the Nagoya Railroad, the actual inspiration for the Spirited Away train was the Meitetsu Tokoname Line when it was flooded during Typhoon Vera in 1959. The train in the movie looks similar to the Meitetsu 3400 series train that used to operate on the line. Nagoya Railroad cleared this up after people at a shipyard near Shimonada were complaining about the tourists trespassing onto the property and how they were attracted to the shipyard's "submerged train tracks" which aren't train tracks but just tracks for transporting equipment

[lakshmanbaraik]

Japan is such a beautiful country. Would like to visit someday. Love from India 🇮🇳

[Acip_bolang]

Shimonada station is really really beautiful and amazing..
Wonderful japan.

[archishvempati]

The scenery makes me nostalgic and I'm not even Japanese.
Love 💗

[joyseng]

Beautiful train station but there are too many instagrammers. Train frequency is also very low

[hgmhwmn]

привет! не знаю смогу ли я в этой жизни добраться до Японии, но я очень люблю путешествия и мне нравится твоя подача материала и юмор, спасибо за субтитры , жду новых путешествий и берегите себя!

[peko]

I've been to this train station and it's a tourist attraction for train station enthusiasts and/or Ghibli fans. I was staying in Matsuyama, so my travel time was a little less. If you're interested in out of the way train stations, here are a few: Okoba Station in Kumamoto, Tsubojiri Station of Dosan Line in Tokushima, Doai Station in Gunma (underground), Tsutsuishi Station (underground) in Niigata.

[JapanTravelVlogMrG]

I have been there this year. so many people gathering on the station to take photos. but the sunset is beautiful!

[ameliamurphy]

Great video with amazing editing. Fun sense of humor. What a beautiful station!