It's still cold in Tokyo. The maximum daytime temperature is around 10 degrees Celsius, but the sunlight is getting stronger. I can't keep fidgeting at home, so, went out with my family on the weekend. Our destination was Nobi Coast on the Keikyu-Kurihama line.
Let me review the Keikyu lines to start. Keikyu is one of the major private railway companies in the metropolitan area. It has an 87 kilometers line network in the southern part of Tokyo Metropolis and the northern part of Kanagawa Prefecture. Keikyu faces fierce competition from Tokyo Monorail Company on the route between downtown Tokyo and Tokyo International Airport (Haneda). In addition, the company is also exposed to competition with JR East on the section between downtown Tokyo and the Yokohama-Yokosuka area. The important factors for selecting routes by passengers are fares, speed and services.
We took the Keikyu main line from Shinagawa terminal, because it’s convenient, fast and reasonable. To secure comfortable cross-seats, we booked “Wing Seats (see the top photo)” in advance. The Wing Seat car was being coupled within an 8-car train of the EMU 2100 series. The fee for a seat reservation was only 300 yen (1.94 USD). We got off at YRP Nobi station after 70 minutes travel from Shinagawa, and walked along the coast of Miura Peninsula. We enjoyed looking the blue sky, blue ocean, green hills and the bow-shaped sand beach (see the photo below). They were diffidently beautiful and relaxed us. Spring is around the corner.
