A Correction:

There are still three- and four-car trains going through Higashiichiki Station. What I should have said is that some trains are now going to be two-car, one-man (driver only) trains.

And, as long as I've been here, after about 8:30 in the evening, there isn't anyone working at the station, and we give our tickets to the conductor as we leave the platform. Now, if I come home on a "one man" train, it's a bit more complicated, that's all.

Sorry, just felt the need to clarify. . . .