Japan Railfan Magazine

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Japan Railfan Magazine

February 1999 cover showing a renewed 381 series
Categories	Rail transport
Frequency	Monthly
First issue	1961
Company	Koyusha
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Website	www.railf.jp

Japan Railfan Magazine (鉄道ファン, Tetsudō Fan) is a Japanese-language monthly magazine for railfans covering the mainly Japanese railways published by Koyusha.^[1] It has been published in Japan since 1961. Issues go on sale on the 21st of each month, two months before the cover month (e.g. the March issue is on sale on 21 January). Each copy sells for between ¥1,100 and ¥1,200, depending on the number of pages. The magazine reports on railway prototypes, complete with technical plans, photos, maps, graphs, and tables.