Japan

Japan (Japanese: 日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国; Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, literally "State of Japan") is an island country located in East Asia. Engines from Japan appear in both Thomas & Friends and Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go. In the online video series, Really Useful Around the World, Thomas visits Japan.

Appearances
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 15 - Happy Hiro
 * Series 19 - Helping Hiro
 * Series 24 - A New Arrival, World of Tomorrow and Kenji on the Rails Again

Specials

 * 2009 - Hero of the Rails
 * 2010 - Misty Island Rescue
 * 2016 - The Great Race
 * 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Music Videos

 * Series 22 - The Journey Never Ends

Videos
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 * 2014 - Thomas is Leaving Sodor for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!
 * 2015 - Thomas Travels to Japan
 * 2020 - Meet Kenji of Japan!
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Books

 * 2013 - Happy Hiro
 * 2022 - Thomas Comes to Japan

Magazine Stories

 * 2012 - Making Hiro Happy

Merchandise

 * Capsule Plarail

Trivia

 * Although Thomas was able to traverse Japanese standard gauge tracks in the shorts, the standard gauge track in Japan is actually narrower than the international standard gauge tracks, meaning that Thomas would not be able to run on Japanese rails without modifications. The majority of the Japanese rail network also uses narrow gauge and meter gauge tracks, with standard gauge tracks used exclusively by shinkansen trains.

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