Tetsuko no Tabi (鉄子の旅) is a Japanese non-fiction manga series authored by Hirohiko Yokomi and illustrated by Naoe Kikuchi. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Monthly Ikki between 2001 and 2006. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Group TAC was broadcast in 2007.
Overview
Tetsuko no Tabi is a non-fiction manga series inspired by Getting On and Off of JR's 4600 Stations (1998), a book by Hirohiko Yokomi documenting his journey to every train station in Japan.[1][2] The project began when Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki editor-in-chief Hideki Egami sought to adapt Yokomi's travels into manga. Shogakukan editor and avid railfan Masahiko Ishikawa then recruited Naoe Kikuchi—a rising artist who had previously worked on shorts for the publisher—marking her debut serialized work.[3][2]