Quarterly Magazine "Yokohama" 2016 Spring Issue vol. 52 "The Past and Present of the Hama Line" Published: April 5, 2016 Price: 610 yen (tax included) Publisher: Kanagawa Shimbun Edited by: Yokohama City Public Relations Division, Kanagawa Shimbun Although new and unused, it has been several years since purchase, so I have marked it as "Like New." It does not have the luster of a newly purchased item. Feature: The Past and Present of the Hama Line The Yokohama Line is a JR East railway line connecting Higashi-Kanagawa Station and Hachioji Station, a distance of 42.6 kilometers. In the local areas along the line, perhaps because it wasn't a main railway line, because it took time to change from a single track to a double track, and because it had a long period of operation with hand-me-down chocolate-colored trains that were used on the Yamanote Line and other lines, it was a supporting role railway. Before long, it came to be affectionately called the "Hama Line," meaning "our railway." ・"Wonderful Shops I Encountered on the Yokohama Line" by Koji Ima (Essayist, Teishoku Critic) ・Modernization of the Hama Line, Walking with the Shinkansen by Tomohiro Narita ・The Opening of the Yokohama Line - The History Leading Up to the Hama Line - by Yoshiki Oikawa ・The Legacy of the Hama Line by Daiki Saito ・The Showa History of the National Railway "Hama Line" Raised by the Local Communities by Sunao Okada Towns the Hama Line Runs Through ・Around Okuchi Station: ◎ Walking through the shopping district that was more prosperous than the current Yokohama Station area after the war, you can encounter the kindness and spirit of the shop owners. ・Around Kozukue Station: ◎ The scenery created by the valleys along the Tsurumi River evokes nostalgia cultivated by history. ・Kozukue Castle, a Castle of the Warring States Period by Masao Aizawa ・Around Nakayama Station: ◎ In the evening, the children's song "Furusato" (Hometown) plays around Nakayama Station, a hometown for all residents, old and new. ・Around Nagatsuta Station: ◎ We will visit the former post town where the Ten Views of Nagatsuta and reputable shops are located.