Foreigners are confused by Japanese train names.Top 10 Name of Japanese train with mixed multi-languages.

Such as “リ バ テ ィ” “ト ラ ン ス イ ー Suites” “ク レ イ ル” “ダ イ ス タ ー”, are katakana, but their phonetic transcription will make foreigners have seen after a tilted head feeling, because they may be English French or even Is named by the Italian or German mix or two words and named, list the ten mysterious train name, we also work together to explore the intention of naming it

The following are examples of ten trains:

1) リ バ テ ィ (Tokyu Railway) is R discomfort L

REVATY is Liberty and River mix and match to create the word

picture from:尾形文繁

2)Odawara and Izu Yasushi connected sightseeing train “Izu ク レ イ ル”. IZU CRAILE is composed of two words in English and Italian.

picture from:野田 隆

3)“と れ い ゆ” Hot spring train English train + Japanese ゆ: yu (hot spring)

You can enjoy the scenery side of the train at the foot of the train! Very special ~

picture from:野田 隆

4) フ ル ー テ ィ ア ふ く し ma (JR East Japan): FruitTea

Fukushima is the fruit kingdom, so it designed the train LOGO, synthesized by the fruit with tea,We can enjoy fruit tower and coffee or fruit tea made with Fukushima season limited fruit in car.

Every car can see the following LOGO, very cute.

Ticketing website: http://jr-sendai.com/train/fruitea/

picture from :http://jr-sendai.com/train/fruitea/

5) お い こ っ と (JR East Japan) TOKYO put his combination is inverted OYKOT

Rice mountain tour train “Oikotto” Japanese is also meaningless, from Tokyo TOKYO and write down OYKOT, representing rice mountain for rural and Tokyo for the image of the city, there is awakening memories of memory.

照片來源:http://www.jreast.co.jp/nagano/oykot/

6) べ る も ん た (JR West Japan) from the beautiful mountain and the sea “ベ ル モ ン タ ー ニ エ エ メ ー ル (Belles montagnes et mer)

Car exterior and interior:

You can see the sea or the mountains of the two lines:

picture from:jr-odekake

7) ダ イ ナ タ ー (JR West Japan): Fukui Prefecture is a place where have dinosaurs  museum are well-known sightseeing spots.

So the combination of dinosaur (ダ ナ ノ ー ー) urg の イ メ ー ー star (ス タ ー) combination of Fukui star – dinosaur

picture from:b.hatena.ne.jp

8) サ ン ダ ー バ ー ド (JR West Japan) named after Thunderbird = サ ン ダ ー バ ー ド thunder bird

picture from:toyokeizai.net

9) ラ ピ ー Suites (South China Sea electric iron) Rapid:  Form German

picture from:google

10) ト ラ ン ス イ ー ト Four Seasons (JR East Japan) ト ラ ン = From French’s  train

picture from:jorudan

picture from:liverary.tokyo



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