哦You won't believe what l did on this day
After taking the sleeper train all the way from Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, to Tokyo, l moved on to Niigata to catch the Genbi Shinkansen, because it only runs on weekends! I also took the Toreiyu Shinkansen which is also a special train on this day since l could fit them both into the day's schedule
Train schedule:-
Takamatsu -----------> Tokyo (Sunrise Seto)
Tokyo ---------> Niigata (Max Toki)
Niigata --------> Echigo Yuzawa (Genbi Shinkansen)
Echigo Yuzawa --------> Omiya (Max Toki)
Omiya --------> Akayu (Tsubasa Shinkansen)
Akayu --------> Fukushima (Toleil-Tsubasa Shinkansen)
Fukushima ---------> Omiya (Yamabiko Shinkansen)
Omiya --------> Nagano (Hakutaka Shinkansen)
As you can see, this day was spent hopping from one train to the other. But the main attractions were really the Genbi and Toreiyu Shinkansen!
My cabin was located in Car 9 of the Sunrise Seto.
The sleek & cool Genbi Shinkansen…
also known as the world's fastest mobile art gallery.
Each carriage is of different design.
The reserved seats carriage.
The children's playground carriage.
The cafe carriage.
Beautiful pictures on the wall of the train.
Beautiful scenery viewed from the Genbi Shinkansen.
Lunch bento
The traditional Japanese seats found in Toleil Tsubasa.
The cafe carriage is filled with wooden chairs and tables too.
The foot spa is located in the last carriage.
Nagano Station, viewed from Metropolitan Hotel Nagano.
Takamatsu (Kagawa Prefecture)
Niigata, Echigo Yuzawa (Niigata Prefecture)
Omiya (Saitama Prefecture)
Akayu (Yamagata Perfecture)
Fukushima (Fukushima Prefecture)
Nagano (Nagano Precfecture)
http://www.jreast.co.jp/genbi/sp/
http://www.jreast.co.jp/railway/joyful/toreiyu.html
Mobile art display on Genbi Shinkansen