Synopsis

With the final journey in March of 2021, the Akita Rinkai Railway Line vanished from the landscape of Akita Prefecture, a familiar presence lost to time. The narrow freight track, a mere five point four kilometers in length, had maintained a weekly schedule of just three days. For half a century, it had served the region's industries, but ultimately proved unable to withstand the shifting currents of progress. This is a look at those final days, through conversations with the dedicated workers w