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The Cockpit Suite private room on Tobu's SPACIA X

When the ride is the trip

Trains with private rooms

A room to yourselves for a family or a group. There are only a few on each train, so book early.

Travel tips

  • On some trains, private rooms cannot be bought online and are sold only at station ticket offices.
  • Some rooms have a minimum number of passengers (for example, three or more).

5 places to go

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  1. 1

    Namba

    Station

    Kintetsu's Shimakaze sightseeing express has Japanese-style and Western-style private rooms. It runs from Osaka-Namba, Kyoto and Nagoya to Kashikojima, with one day off a week on each route.

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    Asakusa

    Station

    Tobu's SPACIA X limited express has a “Cockpit Suite” with a view over the driver's cab, plus compartments. From Asakusa toward Nikko and Kinugawa.

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  3. 3

    Tokyo

    Station

    Green-class private rooms on the Saphir Odoriko to Izukyu-Shimoda. The private berths of the Sunrise Seto / Izumo sleeper also leave from Tokyo.

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  4. 4

    Hakata

    Station

    JR Kyushu's 36+3 tours Kyushu on a different route each day of the week. It resumed in September 2026 with more private rooms.

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  5. 5

    Beppu

    Station

    JR Kyushu's Kanpachi / Ichiroku limited express runs once a day between Hakata and Beppu via Yufuin, and has a tatami private room.

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Photo and data credits

The Cockpit Suite private room on Tobu's SPACIA X Rsa (CC BY-SA 3.0) / Night skyline of Tokyo with the illuminated Tokyo Tower David Kernan (CC BY 4.0) / Fukuoka Tower and the Momochi waterfront Hirho (CC BY-SA 4.0) / Hot spring steam rising between the houses of Kannawa Onsen 松岡明芳 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Cropped and resized.