{"product_id":"bucket-hat-country-train","title":"Bucket Hat 'Country Train' - きゅうへい","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA country train crossing blossom, embroidered as a patch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapan's regional trains\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003erōsen densha\u003c\/em\u003e (路線電車) — have become one of the most powerful images of everyday life outside the cities. Nothing like the aerodynamic Shinkansen built for distance, these are local services of two or three brightly painted carriages, moving at unhurried speed through farmland and stopping at small wooden stations with curved roofs. They carry the \u003cem\u003efurusato\u003c\/em\u003e feeling — the home village — for a whole generation who left the countryside for Tokyo and Osaka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral \u003cstrong\u003eregional lines\u003c\/strong\u003e have become destinations in their own right. The Hakone Tozan line in the mountains of Kanagawa Prefecture, whose short red trains switchback up gradients too steep for anything longer. The Sagano line at Arashiyama, running past the Kyoto bamboo groves and along the Hozugawa gorge. The routes crossing the bridges between Honshū and Shikoku. Japanese cinema has filmed these lines for decades, and much of the country's visual shorthand for nostalgia was shot from a train window.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rectangular patch reproduces exactly that \u003cstrong\u003escene\u003c\/strong\u003e: a small vintage train in green and yellow crossing the frame from left to right, through a landscape combining pink cherry blossom and fields of yellow flowers — probably \u003cem\u003enanohana\u003c\/em\u003e rapeseed, which turns whole valleys yellow in early spring. The sky behind is pastel pink. It is spring in the Japanese countryside, condensed into a rectangle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mid-profile bucket shape sets off the pastels against a solid crown. Wear it with an oversized pastel sweatshirt, technical trousers and chunky sneakers, or with a light stone trench, a heavyweight white tee and straight jeans. The brim is welcome on spring walks and slow rail journeys. Made for people who travel by train on purpose, who take the local line rather than the fast one, and who like a landscape that only lasts three weeks a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e98% cotton, 2% elastane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMid profile, 7.5 cm (3 in) brim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne size: 54.9-60 cm (21.6-23.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft inner lining\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlat seams and clean finishing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Japan Clothing","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":53756619686235,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey","offer_id":53756619719003,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Khaki","offer_id":53756619751771,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White","offer_id":53756619784539,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/9300\/2473\/files\/bucket-hat-country-train-black.jpg?v=1786454254","url":"https:\/\/japan-clothing.com\/products\/bucket-hat-country-train","provider":"JAPAN CLOTHING","version":"1.0","type":"link"}