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Kounotori (train)
The is a limited express train service operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between and in Japan since 12 March 2011. It replaced the previous Kitakinki services.
The name means " stork", and was chosen because the stork is the prefectural bird of Hyōgo, and the city of Toyooka in particular has close involvement with stork breeding programmes.
Kounotori
Kounotori is the Japanese name for the Oriental stork. In can also mean:
- Kounotori (spacecraft), the nickname for the H-II Transfer Vehicle
- Kounotori (train), a train service in Japan