Sakura and Train

When we Japanese think of spring, we have the image of Sakura(herry blossoms). I've collected some photos of cherry blossoms in the Himeji area, along with trains on the Sanyo Main Line and Kishin Line. I hope these photos will give you a sense of spring..
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Cherry blossoms blooming on the shore of Nishiike Pond, located between Tatsuno and Aioi Stations on the Sanyo Main Line, and a passing freight train pulled by an EF210 electric locomotive..(Apr.2025)

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The Kiha 1Kiha189 series sightseeing train "Hanaakari" crosses the Yumesaki river Bridge near Agaho Station on the Sanyo Main Line..(Apr.2025)

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An EF210-hauled freight train and a Sanyo Shinkansen N700A crossing the Ichikawa Bridge near Higashi-Himeji Station on the Sanyo Main Line.(Apr.2022)

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A 115 series train runs along a row of cherry trees in front of a coffee factory between Tatsuno Station and Aboshi Station on the Sanyo Main Line.(Apr.2022)

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The Kiha 127 Diesel train crosses the Otsumogawa Bridge near Ohichi Station on the Kishin Line; the train is just barely visible between the rapeseed flowers and cherry blossoms..(Apr.2019)

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Kiha 122 crosses the Yumesakigawa Bridge between Yobe and Harima-Takaoka Stations on the Kishin Line, with many cherry blossom viewers along the riverbank.(Apr.2019)

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A KiHa 127 train crosses the Yumesakigawa Bridge on the Kishin Line, its stainless steel body gleaming in the afternoon sun.(Apr.2017)

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The flow of the Yumesaki River and the cherry blossoms along the embankment, and the Kiha 127 on the Kishin Line.(Apr.2022)

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Cherry blossoms along the Yumesaki River embankment and the Kiha 122 train, with mountain cherry blossoms scattered across Mt.Takayama in the background.(Apr.2020)

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Cherry blossoms shining in the setting sun, and the Kiha 122 train crossing the Yumesaki River Bridge on the Kishin Line.(Apr.2020)

Yonesaka Line closed due to heavy rain disaster--Clear day in snowy season