UenoOyamaShimodateAn alternative approach not much different in time or price is to take the JR Jōban line from Ueno to Toride, then change to the private Kantetsu-Jōsō line to Shimodate.
Note that the Mōka Railway (真岡鉄道) runs steam locomotives (coded as "SL" on schedules) once a day in each direction on Saturdays. As of February 2005, departure from Shimodate is at 10:36 and the return from Mashiko at 15:03. The SL fare is about double the regular fare of �740 between the two stations. The railway station at Mōka is shaped like a giant steam locomotive and is covered by a webcam .
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