The purpose of this paper is to argue that it is a method of tourism support the local railway. The local railway in Japan, ensuring profitability is difficult. Still, the public railway is highly difficult to abolish. Maintenance of railway lines these, need the assistance of public funds. However, self-help efforts are also required. The effective methods is tourism. Economic effects of tourism by Sanriku Railway is one in which small but recognizable. Sanriku Railway, is an attempt to tourism resources of the railway company itself, the results have emerged over time. Efforts Sanriku railway is making a topic such as through Bussan planning and train. And I have been successful in attracting tourists.
