2011(平成23)年の開業50周年を記念した横断幕 The banner for 50th anniversary in 2011
「夏色キセキ」の4人のパネル 伊豆急下田駅の「オモシロ駅長」に就任した夏海ちゃんが伊豆急行の制服を着ている Cut-out of 4 girls from "Natsuiro Kiseki" anime. Natsumi, at the centre, wore the uniform of station staff
ここから、僕の「夏色キセキ」の世界を体験する下田の街めぐりが始まる。
On August 15th and 16th, I went travelling on Izukyu Corporation Izu Kyuko Line by JR East's "Minami-izu Two-day Ticket" which is available to allow passengers the unlimited travel on Izu Kyuko Line.
Twelve years had passed since the last travel on Izu Kyuko Line. As I arrived at Atami Station, 6-carriage Izukyu Corporation 8000 Series also came. 8000 Series used to be in service on Tokyu Toyoko Line. The last three carriages were 8012F set, having the body livery looking like that on Toyoko Line. It was in 2005 that I saw a stainless-steel bodied carriage without the line on Toyoko Line.
I sat on a transverse seating, which Seibu 10000 Series equipped, in the last carriage. Though I've travelled on Seibu 10000 Series once, I felt that it was little different from that because the backrest of seatings fixed.
In the train, I found a poster of "Natsuiro Kiseki" anime set in Shimoda City. The poster features the four main girls, Natsumi Aizawa (orange short hair), Saki Mizukoshi (blond curly shoulder-length hair), Yuka Hanaki (black long hair), and Rinko Tamaki (purple curly bobbed hair) against 2100 Series R-4 set "Black Ship Train".
At 9:06, the station jingle "Verde Rayo" performed to inform the departure of the train. I felt nostalgia for the slowly-closing doors.
Between Usami Station and Ito Station, I saw the Sagami Bay over the window. I felt that the seatings of 8000 Series weren't good so much as the window-facing ones of 2100 Series to see a view of the sea. The travel on Izu Kyuko Line started from Ito Station. Next, I moved to the longitudinal seating on the other side, which reminds me of the memory of Tokyu Toyoko Line.
The last three carriages uncoupled at Izu-kogen Station. As all doors shut once, the first three carriages moved forward little. The train was in service as a conductorless train from Izu-kogen Station. I stood behind the driver's cab to watch the front view and saw some sea-goers on the train.
At Inazusa Station, I saw 2100 Series R-5 set "Alpha Resort 21" having the body livery of "Natsuiro Kiseki" from the opposite side. While the two trains were stopping, I photographed the body livery of Natsumi and Saki with the station board.
At 10:37, the train arrived at Izukyu-shimoda terminal on time. I asked the station staff and got a postcard.
The travel in Shimoda City to feel the atmosphere of "Natsuiro Kiseki" started.