10 Hours on Japan’s First Class Overnight Train | 🇯🇵 Sunrise Express

Today we ride on Japan’s First-class overnight train room in the Sunrise Seto Sleeper Express on a 10-hour journey from Tokyo, to Takamatsu.

Fee/Day: ¥28,930/£150/$190/₹16,000/€177/C$250/₩250,000/₽17,000
(The fare is 13,980 yen for sleeping car, 3,300 yen for express, and 11,650 yen for fare)
Train: Sunrise Seto
Seat: First Class
Experience: still finding that ultimate udon😭

0:00 Introduction
0:43 Map & Cost
6:09 Room Tour
9:35 Amenities
12:56 Dinner Bento
20:19 Beautiful Japanese Morning!
29:03 Takamatsu Arrival & Traveling
32:54 Udon Breakfast
34:36 Japanese Garden (Ritsurin Park)
39:06 Udon Lunch
44:46 Thanks for watching!

Today we will head from Tokyo to Takamatsu at the Deluxe room on the sleeper train Sunrise Seto, and visit the highlights of Takamatsu. Please enjoy the journey. Good evening. It’s currently Tokyo Station, past 8pm. The train is coming soon, no pigeon to lead my way today. I made it on time

Platform 9. This is today’s route. Tokyo(21:50) – Takamatsu (07:27 next morning) It takes about 9 hours and 30 minutes and covers 800 km (500 mi). The total fare is ¥28,930/$190. This Sunrise is currently the only sleeper train in Japan that operates daily. Berth A (single deluxe) is the highest quality private room.

The Sunrise Express is now arriving. This Sunrise Express is a two-story train with 7 cars each, 14 cars in total, with Sunrise Seto (bound for Takamatsu) and Sunrise Izumo (bound for Izumo). The single DX we booked today is the highest grade, is a premium room with only 6 rooms at each destination.

Oh I should gey some onigiri here. All our rooms are on the upper floors with good view. My room will be No. 25 in car 4. Thank you for this room. Seven cars from the front are Sunrise Seto. It runs from Tokyo to Okayama, connecting with Izumo,

And then disconnects at Okayama, with the Seto train departing first. Let’s go to the last car of the Seto. This is where it will be separated, and at that time many people will gather to watch. Passengers on the Seto should not just sit back and watch. Careful not to leave the train behind.

The Sunrise train is the only sleeper train that operates every day, yet is it difficult to book recently. Reservations can be made from one month in advance on the JR West website. Let’s get a drink. Now, let’s get on board. The first floor is a Sunrise Twin B that can accommodate two people.

And my room, number 25. Here we go. Open Sesame Deluxe Room. The most luxurious room for solo solo travel. As you can see, there is a bed, a sink and a desk. There are no in-car sales on this Sunrise, Everyone can purchase what they like before getting on,

Which is one of the highlights of modern train journies. I still have 15 mintues until depature. let’s go buy bento. the bento shops are closed Will the main shop be opened What the hecko its opendo Wth there’s a lot of meal left This is my chance. This looks cool

Let’s try this today. “Hitokuchidarake” Alright, I’m ready to go. Goodbye, everyone in Tokyo. See you later. Goodbye, everyone in Tokyo. See you later. The lights of the city gradually fade away. The conductor has arrived. I got a stamp. Let’s start the room tour.

The bed size is 196cm x 85cm and the width is wider than other beds. The room goods are pajamas, a cozy pillow, slippers, was this always a thing an amenity kit the blanket is a generous size. There’s a small shelf here, and on the right side is the control panel.

You can adjust the lights, volume, etc. You can try various things like the SOS button. a good hanger. Is this a fridge Looks like it’s locked there’s a chair and a desk It’s a pretty spacious desk. You click here for the lights, and adjust here for the fan. There is a cup.

The water flow is also good. was this always here a regular trash can. there is 1 power outlet I need a longer cord. It looks wider because of this mirror. This room is good size and super comfortable. Now, here’s what you’ve been waiting for. How much is in this bag?

Okay, let see… Shaving foam Face cleansing foam Toothbrush Razor comb cotton swab and hair ties JR custom soap, beauty soap Hair cap Shoe shine Sanitary bag Tissue Shampoo & conditioner facial wash/lotion/cream Towel good size this is the special shower card only for A room sleeper.

There were so many amenities in this bag. No need to worry for the shower card. It was past 10:30. I would like to take a shower first. How to lock the key, press the 4 digits of your choice and press #. This is the shower room only for Single DX passengers. Yay! good.

Shampoo and conditioner are provided. When you insert the card, the shower time will be displayed here. It’s large enough for one person to fit in. A gentle blow dryer is also available. Alright time to head to the dining car. Arrived in the dining car here is my meal

A three course meal Onigiri, water, corn soup, Let’s try this first. I like this, but cold and sad. But it’s not that bad. And Onigiri. Ippudo ramen riceball wth it’s pineapple This is good even when it is cold. Now for the main thing. In fact,

This ekiben is a very rare bento, and you’ll be lucky if you can purchase it. It’s a bento packed with 24 types of Aomori specialties, and includes not only side dishes but also 4 types of rice. First, let’s start with this “pumpkin mochi”. It’s sweet and delicious. sweet.

Next is the most noticeable “red turnip pickle” with a nice sour taste. omelet beef with special sauce Beni Inari Sushi a fried scallop a vinegared scallop shijimi rice. Kuwayaki? Grilled beef belly scallop rice miso oden What is this? Unusual texture and taste ??? Chrysanthemum ohitashi? flower… Lastly,

I’ll eat the pumpkin mochi I ate first. I enjoyed many different kinds of food. Thank you for the meal. a dessert Let’s try the white taiiyaki. fish filled with custard cream. There’s people lining up in the middle of the night there is an ice cream vending machine

Let’s see if I have time to buy one nevermind good bye ice cream It’s the good time to go to bed. Now I’m getting sleepy. It’s early tomorrow. Sleep well everyone. good night. It seems like there is still a long way to go. good morning. It’s before dawn. what a quiet morning

Let’s walk around the train while it’s quiet. wth It’s like 5 am early birds enjoy worms I am going backkk It’s almost April yet there is snow what is happening It’s almost time to say goodbye to Izumo. It seems cold outside. the forecast showed it would be cloudy

Thank you forecast for being wrong Clapclapclapclapclap beautiful clap beautiful sun The time has finally come. Okyer yamer It’s cold out so I didn’t want to go out but ahh my body is moving on its own ahhhh where would i be led ahhh … what in the world literally taylor swift concert

I must go back, Otherwise, I’ll be in trouble. Goodbye Izumo. it’s supposed to rain in Izumo have a rainy day sunrise izumo people Then I came back to my room. It’s bright day. I can keep looking at this forever. We are lucky with good weather. Here we come to a large bridge.

Seto Ohashi Bridge Good morning. and the Seto Inland Sea. Just so beautiful. This is another highlight of this journey. Tanjiro’s house. It’s almost the end. Thank you for the very pleasant time. Single DX room is the best. Takamatsu Station is called Udon Station. I have visited many udon restaurants.

I’m going to look for a slightly different Takamatsu Udon. Thank you for getting me this far safely. By the way, Sunrise Express is 26 years old, is originally the last regular sleeper train that could retire at any time. Before heading out on this Takamatsu expedition, I put my backpack in a locker.

Head to the basement Rental Cycle ¥200/day cheap and efficient way of exploring the city especially on a good sunny day like today First step is the Seto Inland sea pretty clear waters. I love my water the big bridge we crossed earlier is quite far buddy … I kinda hate water

Now, let’s move on to the next location. Goodbye, Seto Inland Sea. Not many udon shops open until the evening. I can just go visit the regular place but i want to go a place i haven’t yet tired. This place was opened let’s give it a try.

There are various types of udon. It’s chilly so I wanted something that would warm me up And I ordered Curry udon and tempura (540 yen) that’s a lot of scallions Thank you for the meal. After a meal is a nice walk in the park.

Ritsurin Park (410 yen), a special scenic spot in Takamatsu City, The plum is already in bloom. so are the cherry blossoms. the water is so clear that it looks like the fish is levitating. look at that gold koi There is also a bird I have no food There are many viewing points.

This is one of them. Hiraiho Hill, an artificial mountain has been built to look like Mt. Fuji, is the best view point in the park. Kikugetu Tei teahouse. built almost 400 years ago Looks like I can enjoy some sweets inside Looks like it’s quite a popular resting spot my snacko arrives

Matcha and sweets Let’s start with sweets. Where can I buy more of these It’s not as bitter as I expected Thanks for the refreshments. It’s lunch time I have arrived ??? There is a line for an udon restaurant?????? ??? No way there is a line to eat udon. no way

Can I go anywhere else Uehara Udon are ya kidding me I decided to return. I got the menu and also got this red thing Talismans to ward local business man trying to enjoy their udon I successfully warded about 5 business man before heading inside Let’s have some delicious udon.

The most popular ”Kashiwa Ten Udon” (1000 yen) chicken tempura and dipping udon look at that gloss how long is this noodle ughhhhh Let’s eat! This is… the chewy udon and this kashiwa tempura are exquisite. It’s obvious why this is popular. chicken is juicy boy Thank you for the meal.

Lastly, I am visiting just across takamatsu station Tamamo Park(entrance fee is 200yen) This is another famous park. This park built around the ruins of Takamatsu Castle, is one of Japan’s three major water castles. boat in the moat It looks like Takamatsu Castle here. But this seems to be a turret, not a castle.

What was the castle is now a ruin. But it still looks good. Let’s go back to Tokyo. This time we will take a bus from Takamatsu to Osaka. I’ll have some delicious sweets. Let’s go slowly to Osaka. Udon places are everywhere. Seto Ohashi Bridge is really nice. Thank you for watching.

See you in the next country! Have a happy day.