![]() ![]() ![]() Fuji and an unusually sepia-toned castle before getting buzzed by a retro-version of one of Japan’s high-speed express trains.īut it’s not just the efficiency of Japan’s public transit network that surprises Thomas. Travelling down the tracks, Thomas chugs past Mt. In one of the most recent episodes, Thomas even arrives in Japan, where he takes in the local sites in a whirlwind visit that’s more Japanese than actually living in Japan.Įach installment of Thomas’ YouTube World Tour, as the series is titled, begins with the opening narration “Ever since Thomas the Tank Engine arrived on the island of Sodor, he had always wanted to see the world.” That’s actually a pretty stinging indictment of how boring life on Sodor must be, but hey, we’re the last people to discourage anyone from visiting Japan. However, thanks to a bit of clever storytelling (and Thomas’ absolute lack of compunction about stowing away on freight ships), the beloved locomotive has embarked on a globe-trotting tour in an ongoing video series. Being that he’s a train on an island, you wouldn’t expect Thomas the Tank Engine to do much international traveling.
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