Another Japanese railway traveler is author Koichi Kazama. As a student, a railroad journey across Taiwan opened his eyes to the wider world, so much so that years later he decided to take a tour around the world.
環遊世界的終點站另一位鐵路日本網路旅遊文學作家風間浩一，則是因為學生時期的一趟台灣鐵路之旅，開啟了他的國際視野，多年後甚至展開環遊世界的長途旅行。