At the risk of alienating the reader(that happened Day 1 - ed.) I want to shout the praises of the Hankyu Railway. Serving the greater Kansai conurbation, comprising Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe, it's a company that is immediately identifiable by its gorgeous burgundy carriages. Its also cheaper than the JR services that often run (vaguely) parallel on some lines.
We took Hankyu whenever we could, especially from Takarasuka into Osaka, or to Kyoto. The trains were smooth, clean, charming really, and I am indebted to the conductor who always appeared to be pinching his nose when he announced 'sugi wa Juso'. I loved to do impersonations and Japanese friends always got the gag. Or kindly, pretended to.
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