Toyama 🇯🇵 Photographic Record｜Etsu China Station × Male Rock × Seaview Train 🚃

This extended solo trip to Toyama was all about capturing a single image—a train crossing the coast, with Onagawa Rock and Toyama Bay juxtaposed, as tranquil as a painting.

After leading the photography tour, I stayed in Toyama for four days and three nights.
Many people know the "Ame-sun Coast" as a classic location for photographing the Himi Line.
But after checking out a Japanese photographer's posts, I discovered that the station just before Ame-sun Station, "Etsu-chūgoku Branch Station," is actually even quieter, cleaner, and even more surprising.

Standing on the platform, waiting for the train to turn from the bay,
the light was perfect, the sea breeze was quiet, and the Tateyama Mountain Range and Onagawa Rock stood silently in the background.
The moment I clicked the shutter, I knew it was worth it.

The trip also had its share of hiccups: although I was originally traveling solo, I ran into familiar faces along the way—members of the photography tour were also there to take photos.
And at Ame-sun Coast, I happened to meet a photographer driving from Tokyo. He said he had been there ten times, but this was the first time he had seen the Tateyama Mountains so clearly.

This article documents my journey and photography experience.
If you enjoy quiet photography trips or want to create a classic Hokuriku photo for yourself, I recommend this article.

Post by 旅遊去到悶 | Aug 3, 2025