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The "black fluffy thing" standing in front of a railroad crossing near an abandoned station.
A black creature that appears to be cowering in front of an already unused railroad crossing, this black fluffy thing found by X user "Stationmaster Tomekichi Yamamoto" (@Y_Tomekiti), who is it?
It's sleeping somehow.

Comments,
"What is this...?"
"There's a fluffy one!"
A raccoon?"
What is the true identity of the black fluffy thing?
What in the world was this creature?
Looking at your post, I see that you usually go to see stations. Do you have a particular favorite station?
I like the magnificent wooden station buildings of Tougeshita Station and Kitaichiyan Station on the Rumoi Line, which have already been discontinued, and Manbu Station, which seems to be a boarding and alighting place.
I also have a special attachment to "Ashimoi Station" (Ebishima Station), which is not the original station but was built as a set for the NHK drama series "Suzuran" (Suzuran).


Asumoi Station, which appeared in the NHK serial drama "Suzuran" (photo courtesy of Station Manager Tomekichi Yamamoto)
What is it about stations that attracts your interest?
There are many different types of stations, each with its own unique charm. Personally, I am particularly interested in stations with a sense of history, such as the period feel of the station building itself, or the fact that the ticket gates and small baggage window still remain even though they are unmanned. I also enjoy researching building property markers, so when I find one, I can't help but smile (laughs).
Also, in winter in Hokkaido, it is soothing to see a stove on in the waiting room.

Stove in the waiting room at Chichibubetsu Station (photo courtesy of Station Manager Tomekichi Yamamoto)
JR Manabu Station, which was closed in 2023
Incidentally, this Mabu station in Numata-cho was discontinued on March 31, 2023, when the JR Rumoi Main Line between Rumoi and Ishikari-Numata was abolished. The stationmaster who submitted this post, Tomekichi Yamamoto, together with the illustrator Hajimeki-chan, published a coterie magazine in August 2023 titled "Rumoi Honsen Koukoku Eki Stroll (Hajimeki-chan to Ekiman-san)," which is based on the Rumoi Main Line.
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