Japan Tourism / Boxed Meals and Stargazing: A Scenic Journey on the Koumi Line

2025/12/01

The Koumi Line is a railway that runs through the part of Nagano Prefecture where I spent my childhood. The cities of Komoro -- where I was born -- and neighboring Saku -- where I was raised -- both sit along the line. It even employed my parents, who were both Koumi Line station attendants, my father at Nakagomi Station and mother at Komoro Station. The railway, the source of many cherished memories, was almost like a third parent to me.