{"id":256017,"date":"2024-11-12T09:16:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T09:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/256017\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T09:16:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T09:16:48","slug":"japans-best-luxury-sleeper-train-travel-twilight-express-mizukaze-4k-trip-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/256017\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s Best Luxury Sleeper Train Travel? TWILIGHT EXPRESS MIZUKAZE (4K Trip Tour)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Japan&#039;s Best Luxury Sleeper Train Travel? TWILIGHT EXPRESS MIZUKAZE (4K Trip Tour)\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bSlVvyaOX0E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nJapan&#8217;s Best Luxury Sleeper Train Travel? TWILIGHT EXPRESS MIZUKAZE (4K Trip Tour)<\/p>\n<p>Please enjoy a trip on the luxurious sleeper train &#8220;TWILIGHT EXPRESS MIZUKAZE&#8221; in western Japan.<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Videos of other cruise trains in Japan<br \/>\nWorld&#8217;s Only Seven Stars Train In Kyushu (Japan) &#8211; $6000\/Night Luxury Sleeper Train<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World&#039;s Only Seven Stars Train In Kyushu (Japan) - $6000\/Night Luxury Sleeper Train\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zeXK2Wz_Jpc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n32hrs on Japan&#8217;s Ultra-Luxury Sleeper Train, Shiki-Shima ($4,000 Suites for 1 night)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"32hrs on Japan&#039;s Ultra-Luxury Sleeper Train, Shiki-Shima ($4,000 Suites for 1 night)\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0kdbIgTeoeY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Boarding information<br \/>\nBoarding date: September 2024<br \/>\nSeat: Royal Single (Car 4)<br \/>\nFee: 445,000 JPY \/ 2,880 USD \/ 2,680 EUR<br \/>\nDeparture: Shimonoseki Station 9:26<br \/>\nStop Station 1: Hofu Station Arrival 13:47, Departure 17:01<br \/>\nStop Station 2: Onomichi Station Arrival 8:14 (+1 day), Departure 12:01 (+1 day)<br \/>\nArrival: Kyoto Station 16:53 (+1 day)<br \/>\nCourse: 2 days, 1 night, Sanyo course (upbound)<\/p>\n<p>Lunch 1: &#8220;Anagomeshi Ueno (Hiroshima Prefecture)&#8221; Local cuisine supervised by Junichi Ueno<br \/>\nDinner: &#8220;Kikunoi (Kyoto Prefecture)&#8221; Japanese cuisine supervised by 3-star Michelin chef Yoshihiro Murata<br \/>\nBreakfast: &#8220;HAJIME (Osaka Prefecture)&#8221; Western-style breakfast supervised by 3-star Michelin chef Hajime Yoneda<br \/>\nLunch 2: &#8220;HAJIME (Osaka Prefecture)&#8221; Western cuisine supervised by 3-star Michelin chef Hajime Yoneda<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Train information<br \/>\nTrain name: TWILIGHT EXPRESS MIZUKAZE<br \/>\nStart of operation: June 17, 2017<br \/>\nOperator: West Japan Railway Company (JR West Japan)<br \/>\nSection: Shimonoseki Station &#8211; Osaka Station &#8211; Kyoto Station<br \/>\nVehicle: 87 series diesel car<br \/>\nGauge: 1,067 mm<br \/>\nMaximum speed: 110 km\/h (68.35 mph)<br \/>\nOfficial website: https:\/\/twilightexpress-mizukaze.jp\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Class: A-class sleeping car<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 \/>\nMeals: Dining car &#8220;Diner Pleiades&#8221; car 6<br \/>\nObservation: cars 1 and 10<br \/>\nOther: Lounge car &#8220;Salon de l&#8217;Ouest&#8221; car 5<\/p>\n<p>TWILIGHT EXPRESS MIZUKAZE began commercial operation on June 17, 2017, inheriting the name of the special sleeper express &#8220;Twilight Express&#8221; which operated for about 26 years from July 21, 1989 and ended its operation on March 12, 2015 (based on the starting station).<\/p>\n<p>TWILIGHT EXPRESS MIZUKAZE is a 10-car train consisting of 6 sleeping cars, 1 dining car, 1 lounge car, and 2 leading cars with observation spaces. There are two classes of passenger cars, with one room and three rooms per car. The planned capacity was about 30 people, but the tour was ultimately limited to 34 people.<\/p>\n<p>TWILIGHT EXPRESS MIZUKAZE won the Good Design Best 100 award in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Table of Contents<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:52 Shimonoseki Station<br \/>\n02:40 Boarding Car 4<br \/>\n03:50 Room Tour (Car 4, Royal Single)<br \/>\n13:34 Information, Routes, and Prices<br \/>\n16:15 Car 5 Lounge Car &#8220;Salon de l&#8217;Ouest&#8221;<br \/>\n19:32 Car 6 Dining Car &#8220;Diner Pleiades&#8221;<br \/>\n20:44 Cars 7-9<br \/>\n22:22 Car 10 Observation Deck<br \/>\n24:34 Lunch &#8211; Anagomeshi Ueno (Hiroshima)<br \/>\n28:42 Car 1 Observation Deck<br \/>\n29:54 First stop Hofu Station (Yamaguchi)<br \/>\n31:15 Ride the Mizukaze bus to see Hofu &#8211; Mohri Garden<br \/>\n36:18 Depart Hofu Station (Yamaguchi)<br \/>\n38:23 Aperitif time, live music<br \/>\n40:35 Dinner &#8211; Kikunoi (Kyoto) 3-star Michelin<br \/>\n43:38 Nighttime<br \/>\n44:32 Bed, shower, amenities, sleep<br \/>\n48:28 Breakfast &#8211; 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