I took an overnight bus from Tokyo to Osaka 🚍

I took an overnight bus from Tokyo to Osaka 🚍

Is it worth taking an overnight bus from Tokyo to Osaka? One of my goals this year is to make more friends. So, I’m off to an event in Tokyo to try and do that. Tokyo is a 6-hour drive from Osaka, and the event finishes at 9:00 p.m. So, I figured I might as well save money on a hotel, hop on a bus, and then just wake up in Osaka. What could go wrong? I took the bullet train to Tokyo, which is I love the bullet train. It’s so fast and comfy. Just grabbing some souvenirs. I also made sure to grab a fun bento. Definitely the highlight of the ride, especially because Mount Fuji was being a bit invasive. Rude. Okay, easy part over. Getting off at Tokyo Station was triggering. The last time I was here, I got so lost. I thought I might never get out of the station. Tokyo station is so clean. I was so inspired by the cleanliness. I picked up this pen I found on the ground so I could throw it out. But I could not find a single bin. So now I’m just walking around with a pen I found on the ground. But look at this next train I’m taking. Tokyo is next level. This place is so fancy. Pen’s coming along for the ride. I guess it turns out I was sitting in the premium section making a run for it. Okay, I think I’m in the right section now. Don’t worry, I’ve still got the pen. Anyway, we have made it to Shibuya. [Music] Shibuya blows me away every time I come here. I live in a big city, but this place leaves me starruck every time. The event was super fun. It was at the Losa in Shibuya. Super cool place, and I love the view over Shibuya with the neon lights. Also, there’s a random shoe in the Gu sign opposite. I got to meet some beautiful people here, experience Shibuya at nighttime, and before I knew it, it was time for my overnight bus. This is the VIP liner plumeriia. Plumeriia. It cost me 80 bucks, but it has a toilet on board, and the seats are individual and it’s women only. It left Shinjuku at 11:25 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Osaka at 7:20 a.m. Pretty good, right? Except if you get this seat right at the front of the bus. Not to be dramatic, but I definitely got the worst seat on the bus. I kid you not, I felt like they just added this seat in here as a joke. I was in the middle of the walkway. People literally had to step over me to get on. The bus is super fancy, though. The seats on my left and my right got privacy curtains and I got this cover over my head. And then we were all asked to recline our seats at the same time, which was a detail I really appreciated. I always feel so awkward about reclining my seat, so to have it done in such an organized way was fantastic. The driver’s voice was also so soothing, and we even got an extra layer of darkness with these Velcro curtains at the front. The bus made a few stops along the way, and I use the chance to go to the bathroom. Japanese service areas are just next level, and they don’t feel sketchy at all, even in the middle of the night. I think I got about 3 hours of sleep, but we made it to Osaka. Was it worth it? I had so much fun. But what do you think?

It is worth taking an overnight bus from Tokyo to Osaka? 🚍
I took a trip to the @lostbarjapan in Shibuya, Tokyo, to celebrate their one year anniversary.
And instead of booking a hotel afterwards, I decided to just take an overnight bus back to Osaka instead.

The bus is called the VIP Liner Plumeria.
It left Shinjuku at 11:25pm and arrived in Osaka at 7:20am.
It cost me about ¥8000 (I assume prices vary)
It is a women-only bus.

There is a toilet onboard, and the seats are all separate.
We had three seats per row and two walkways 💺.

There was also privacy curtains and a cover you could pull down over your head, so it actually got quite dark and quiet.

The only this is, you can’t pick your own seat (they’re allocated) and the walkways are quite narrow…

But the bus stopped 3 or 4 times, so I just used one of the astoundingly clean public toilets at the service areas instead of trying to squeeze my way through to the one on board.

The seats can recline quite a way back. They were comfier than an economy seat on the plane, but not as comfy as the bullet train 🚄.

I arrived in Osaka, took a Power Nap, and was kinda functional for the rest of the day.

But what do you think? Would you take this bus?