The American-made steam locomotive “Iron Horse” has started this year’s operation at the Otaru Museum in Hokkaido. It chugs along on a track that is about 300 meters long. Visitors can ride it and see up close when the train changes directions. Details of the operation can be checked on the museum’s website. It will run until October 20.
Note: Hatsuka in the Japanese text is one of the 13 days of the month that has a name, in this case for the 20th day of the month. Refer to August 6 and 28 installments of this series for other examples.
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Steam train ‘Iron Horse’ running in Hokkaido
