Daibutsu Railway Remains Tour
The Daibutsu Railway operated more than a century ago today.
The Daibutsu Railway is an affectionate nickname for the short 9.9km stretch of rail that connected Kamo and Nara stations, belonging to Kansai Railways, a contemporaneous railway company. In August 1907, a flat rail route that linked Kamo and Nara stations, passing through Kizu Station, was opened.
As a result, the Daibutsu Railway, which had been laid across steep hills, was discontinued, and the curtain fell on its short nine-year history.
As there was not much material documenting the Daibutsu Railway, it became known as the Phantom Daibutsu Railway.
In the present day, ruins of structures such as tunnels and bridge abutments lie along the route, and the Daibutsu Railway Remains Tour that takes in the abandoned route are popular with tourists.
