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JR Kyushu's Aru Ressha dining train

When the ride is the trip

Sake & dining trains

Local sake and regional food with a view from the window. Most are sold as reserved packages and run only on set days.

Travel tips

  • Seats with meals must be reserved several days ahead. They can almost never be bought on the day.
  • Operating days, prices and booking methods change by season. Check the official information before you go.
  • The legal drinking age in Japan is 20.

6 places to go

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  1. 1

    Joetsu-Myoko

    Station

    JR East's Koshino Shu*Kura is all about Niigata sake, running from Joetsu-Myoko to Tokamachi on selected days.

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  2. 2

    Amanohashidate

    Station

    Kyoto Tango Railway's Tango Kuromatsu. The meal courses change by season, including an evening course of local fish and sake. The section it runs depends on the course.

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  3. 3

    Oboke

    Station

    JR Shikoku's Shikoku Mannaka Sennen Monogatari runs between Tadotsu and Oboke along a river gorge. Meals are reserved separately.

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  4. 4

    Yufuin

    Station

    JR Kyushu's Aru Ressha serves a course meal between Hakata and Yufuin.

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  5. 5

    Hachinohe

    Station

    JR East's TOHOKU EMOTION is a restaurant train along the coast between Hachinohe and Kuji. It can be out of service in winter for inspection.

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  6. 6

    Kashikojima

    Station

    Kintetsu's restaurant train Les Saveurs Shima started in November 2026 and runs between Nagoya and Kashikojima.

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Event dates, operating days, reservation rules and opening hours can change. Please check the official information before you go.

Photo and data credits

JR Kyushu's Aru Ressha dining train Hana1213 (CC BY-SA 4.0) / The street in front of Yufuin Station with Mt. Yufu ahead そらみみ (CC BY-SA 4.0). Cropped and resized.