Along with Yokohama Cosmo World, Nippon Maru Memorial Park is another popular sightseeing spot in the Minato-mirai area of Yokohama City, some 30 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. Visitors can see Japan's historical training sailing ship named Nippon Maru there. She is permanently docked, and open to the public as a museum ship. Nippon Maru was built by Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation in 1930. She was operated by the Tokyo Institute for Maritime Training to train officers for Japan's merchant marine, and replaced in 1984 by her successor, also named Nippon Maru. I enjoyed a vessel tour of this beautiful sailing ship.
On the way back home from Yokohama, I took train photos from behind the cockpit of the Keikyu train. One of the targets is the EMU 1000 series. The 1000 series was launched in 2001. 78 sets (8-cars, 6-cars and 4-cars), 472 cars, were built by Tokyu Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and J-TREC. The bodies of the early 120 cars are made of aluminum, while the late 352 cars have stainless-steel bodies. As for the technical specifications, there are many varieties. For example, the first group has GTO devices for its VVVF inverter electric control system. The second group has IGBT devices, while SiC devices are used on the third group with the development of semiconductor technology. It's fun for me to perceive the fine difference among the Keikyu trains as a trainspotter.
I enjoyed both the old marine and the new land vehicles in Yokohama City on the weekend.
On the way back home from Yokohama, I took train photos from behind the cockpit of the Keikyu train. One of the targets is the EMU 1000 series. The 1000 series was launched in 2001. 78 sets (8-cars, 6-cars and 4-cars), 472 cars, were built by Tokyu Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and J-TREC. The bodies of the early 120 cars are made of aluminum, while the late 352 cars have stainless-steel bodies. As for the technical specifications, there are many varieties. For example, the first group has GTO devices for its VVVF inverter electric control system. The second group has IGBT devices, while SiC devices are used on the third group with the development of semiconductor technology. It's fun for me to perceive the fine difference among the Keikyu trains as a trainspotter.
I enjoyed both the old marine and the new land vehicles in Yokohama City on the weekend.
