{"id":321489,"date":"2025-11-21T10:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/321489\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:30:14","slug":"japans-luxury-sleeper-train-journey-departing-from-kyoto-twilight-express-mizukaze-4k-vlog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/321489\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s Luxury Sleeper Train Journey departing from Kyoto | Twilight Express Mizukaze (4K Vlog)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JADdgjW-Ev4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nToday we&#8217;ll be riding the Twilight Express Mizukaze, a luxury sleeper train in Japan. In the video, you can enjoy a look at Mizukaze&#8217;s Royal Single Room, the onboard facilities, dinner and breakfast supervised by a three-star Michelin chef, two lunches, and two excursions.<\/p>\n<p>Date: September 2025<br \/>\nSeat: Royal Single (Car 4)<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a5445,000 JPY ($2,913.5 USD)<br \/>\nDeparture: Kyoto Station, 10:22 AM<br \/>\nStops (Day 1): Kurashiki Station, Arrival at 2:32 PM, Departure at 5:52 PM<br \/>\nStops (Day 2): Iwakuni Station, Arrival at 8:51 AM, Departure at 12:16 PM<br \/>\nArrival: Shimonoseki Station, 3:56 PM (+1 day)<br \/>\nItinerary: 2-Day, 1-Night Sanyo Course (Outbound)<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Train Information<br \/>\nTrain Name: TWILIGHT EXPRESS Mizukaze<br \/>\nStarted Service: June 17, 2017<br \/>\nOperator: West Japan Railway Company (JR West)<br \/>\nRoute: Shimonoseki Station &#8211; Osaka Station &#8211; Kyoto Station<br \/>\nMaximum Speed: 110 km\/h (68.3 mph)<br \/>\nOfficial website: https:\/\/www.twilightexpress-mizukaze.jp\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Class: A-class Sleeper<br \/>\nSeat: &#8220;Royal Twin&#8221; cars 2, 3, 8, and 9; &#8220;Royal Single&#8221; car 4; &#8220;The Suite&#8221; car 7<br \/>\nDining: Dining Car &#8220;Diner Pleiades&#8221; car 6<br \/>\nObservation Car: cars 1 and 10<br \/>\nOther: Lounge Car &#8220;Salon de l&#8217;Ouest&#8221; car 5<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Table of Contents<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:38 Mizukaze Lounge at Kyoto Station<br \/>\n01:56 Boarding from Kyoto Station<br \/>\n04:48 Room Tour (Car 4, Royal Single)<br \/>\n13:15 Information (Fare and Route)<br \/>\n13:56 Onboard Facilities (Cars 5-10)<br \/>\n19:53 Exterior of the Train<br \/>\n20:55 Observation Car (Car 1)<br \/>\n23:09 Lunch (Japanese Cuisine Supervised by a 3-Star Michelin Chef)<br \/>\n28:31 Excursion in Kurashiki ,Okayama Prefecture<br \/>\n33:45 Evening cocktails (with live music)<br \/>\n35:42 Dinner (Western cuisine Supervised by a 3-star Michelin chef)<br \/>\n39:47 Inside the train at night<br \/>\n41:01 Inside the room at night (bed, amenities, shower)<br \/>\n43:47 Can I sleep?<br \/>\n44:46 Good morning<br \/>\n46:06 Breakfast<br \/>\n47:21 Excursion in Iwakuni ,Yamaguchi Prefecture<br \/>\n54:56 Mizukaze coffee from room service<br \/>\n56:09 Lunch (Chinese cuisine)<br \/>\n59:04 Arrive at Shimonoseki Station<br \/>\n1:00:51 Free shuttle service from Shimonoseki to Kokura<br \/>\n1:02:41 Photo album delivered to my home later<\/p>\n<p>#japan #sleepertrain #train #luxurytrain #mizukaze #twilightexpressmizukaze<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we&#8217;ll be riding the Twilight Express Mizukaze, a luxury sleeper train in Japan. 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