Nagano Electric Railway Snow Monkey Coloring Pages

Former Airport Express Train Running Through Nagano's Snowy Mountains! Nagano Electric Railway Snow Monkey 2100 Series

The Nagano Electric Railway Snow Monkey is a cool express train that runs in Nagano Prefecture. It used to be active as the "Narita Express," a train that went to Narita Airport. Now, it carries passengers through the nature of Nagano to visit monkeys soaking in hot springs. You can easily spot it by its square, red front!

Differences Between Set E1 and Set E2

There are two teams (train sets) for the Nagano Electric Railway Snow Monkey. They look almost the same, but there is a small difference in how they look.

• Set E1 (With monkey photos): It has wrapped photos of cute snow monkeys soaking in a hot spring on the very front car and side walls. It is a fun design that lets you know right away, "That's the Nagano Electric Railway Snow Monkey!"
• Set E2 (No monkey photos): It does not have monkey photos. It has a simple design with just cool red and white patterns. It looks a bit like the old "Narita Express."

Where Does It Run?

The Nagano Electric Railway Snow Monkey runs between Nagano Station and Yudanaka Station.
When it leaves Nagano Station, it first runs through a pitch-black tunnel just like a subway. Then, it comes above ground, crosses a river over a big bridge, and passes by apple and grape orchards as it goes to Yudanaka Station at the end of the line. Yudanaka Station has many hot springs, and it is also the entrance to a park where monkeys live.

How to Choose Colors

When you color the Nagano Electric Railway Snow Monkey, pay attention to the cool contrast between red and white!

• Train Body Color: The main color is a slightly grayish white. Using a soft white instead of pure white makes it look just like the real train!
• Roof and Stripes: Color the roof and the stripes around the windows with bright red. This is the coolest part of the Nagano Electric Railway Snow Monkey!
• Around the Windows: Color the area around the window glass with black. This makes the windows look bigger and gives the train a cool, sharp face!
• Coupler: Color the coupler under the front of the train with gray.

Let's Find the Private Rooms

The Nagano Electric Railway Snow Monkey has a special car with private rooms. If you spot windows with a different shape on your coloring page, that might be where the special rooms are! There are fancy seats inside, so try to imagine them while you color!

Try Fun Ideas for the Background

The Nagano Electric Railway Snow Monkey travels through snowy places and near apple orchards in Nagano. If you add white snowy mountains, red apples, and monkeys relaxing in a hot spring to your background, you will make a wonderful Nagano Electric Railway coloring page!

It Used to Carry People Going to the Airport!

Before it came to Nagano, the Nagano Electric Railway Snow Monkey ran between Narita Airport and Tokyo under the name of the JR "Narita Express (253 series)." That is why it has space for big bags and signs that are easy for people from other countries to understand!

The "Private Room" Is Still There

The special room called the "Green Private Room" from its Narita Express days is now used as a private room called "Spa Saloon" on the Nagano Electric Railway. It is super rare to have a private room inside a train!

Why Is It Called "Snow Monkey"?

Jigokudani Yaen-Koen, located at the last stop of this train, is famous as the only place in the world where wild monkeys soak in hot springs. People from other countries called the monkeys soaking in hot springs in the snow "Snow Monkeys," and that became the nickname for this train!