Train Fandom in Japan - The Most CONTROVERSIAL Otaku Explained

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Amazing train sound impersonations:    • 大阪市営地下鉄御堂筋線　エアトレインが面白い  
Train museums in Japan: https://bestlivingjapan.com/top-train...
Scenic railways in Japan: https://www.japan.travel/en/see-and-d...
Dr Yellow Schedule: https://1001-kinenkan.jp/dryellow2306/
Thomas the Tank Engine Train: https://daitetsu.jp/en/thomas.html
Interview with a train fan:    • 有名撮り鉄に迷惑撮り鉄についてどう思うのかインタビューしてみた（東まく）  
South China Morning Post Train Fan Interviews:    • Japan’s avid trainspotters go to extr...  
Airtrip Otaku Survey: https://mainichi.jp/articles/20190927...
Links between trains and autism: https://autisticandunapologetic.com/2...
Fuji + Shinkansen photo spot pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vJNZ8XgKi1qEF...

Chapters:
00:00-00:31 Intro
00:32-03:01 Japanese train fans
03:02-04:55 An ode to Dr Yellow
04:56-10:08 Controversies
10:09-13:42 Slowly becoming a train fan
13:43-16:20 Transformation complete. I'm a fan now.
16:21-18:43 Trains I wanna ride
18:44-20:00 How to experience them yourself
20:01-21:57 The best Japan travel guide you'll ever buy ;)

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