5 Scenic and Cozy Train Trips to Book This Winter

"Running through the majestic Tadami River valley in the Tohoku region between Japan’s Fukushima and Niigata prefectures, the Tadami Line offers breathtaking views of rolling mountains, dense pine forests, and dramatic river gorges all year round. In winter, passengers are treated to striking scenery with ice-laden evergreen boughs and frosted peaks. The showstopper views come as the train traverses the Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, an iconic lookout point. The Tadami Line stretches nearly 84 miles through 36 cities and towns from Aizu-Wakamatsu Station in Fukushima Prefecture to Koide Station in Niigata Prefecture."