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Introduction One thing we get asked a lot is about travelling on overnight trains in Japan, and in particular the Sunrise Express which is the only regular overnight train and the only sleeper train in Japan currently. However, night tra...

 The Maru Maru no Hanashi train 「○○のはなし」列車 The Train's Route The Train Interior On board service Schedule, Fares & Reservations Meals Scenery Where are the best views - from the train Interesting places to visit off the train...

What is The "West Express Ginga" (West Express銀河) Train Video: Introduced in 2020 by JR West the West Express Ginga is a special tourist train, but with a difference. It has both luxury (Green) seating and sleeping births. It also incl...

Introduction - getting off the beaten path This article concentrates on Shimane and Tottori prefectures but because of the rail lines we feature we also dip into Hiroshima, Hyogo and Okayama Prefectures a little. It is not the purpose of...