Riding the Sleeper Train in Japan on a Heavy Snow Day (Tokyo→Izumo-shi)
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- Опубліковано 8 кві 2021
- ◆The Sleeper Express train SUNRISE SETO & IZUMO is the only train in Japan that runs every day.
The train departs from Tokyo Station and separates at Okayama Station.
The train IZUMO goes to Izumo City in Shimane Prefecture and the train SETO goes to Takamatsu City in Kagawa Prefecture.
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Correction: 0:37 northwestern→southwestern
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should add it to the caption
That's what I thought. How could u pass by Yokohama if traveling north.
Which camera do you use?
Hey japan looks nice how can someone get citizenship over there
Very well👍
Thank you for sharing
The fact that you can lay down and look up to see stars at night with those curved windows makes this carriage whole lot more amazing!
man, that sounds good.
Yes that is great!!
There's actually another cabin which is smaller in size but has a bigger curved window allowing you to see a lot more
yeah I thought japanese are genious in this, quality of life in traveling that 12hours is something else.
I also feel such a magical hallucination!!!
The best part was the guy did not utter any words! no crappy explanations. Just plain simple text explaining everything.
Hmm......
I hate that every video has some annoying narrator nowadays. I definitely prefer videos with captions
Probably because the creator might be japanese. Cyberbullying is so rampant over there, people prefer to stay anonymous.
Why i love his channel
@@Katzelle3 I doubt that's why, lul. He's probably just aware of the simple aesthetic, mood, and appeal of narration-less videos (like Primitive Technology's and My Mechanics' videos)
For cozy sleeping-obsessed people like me, this is heaven 😍
@@angie1598 keep buying tickets..u can live in it then!
Ikr
Heaven is WAY better than this
@@mrridiculous4896 yeah but this is so cozy for small caostrophobic lovers
@@borislavpetkov2565 Yeah, but you will still pain, suffering, hate, anger, etc. but in heaven, you wouldn't experience either, so that is why heaven is Way better than the train ride.
no music, pure information, live sound, perfect quality and the editing is the mirror of train travel, soft tempo...I want to go to japan!
for introvert like me, this train is paradise coz i dont have to share room like other sleeper train
what is the train's name? can we use japan rail pass?
@@limalee6002 Sunrise Express. There are A lot of videos about this train
Same here
Introvert loves there privacy ❤️
I'm an extrovert but I will enjoy this the same.
true
Trains in Japan: departure 6 minutes delay, arrival 2 minutes advance.
Trains in my country: departure maybe, arrival no.
Let me guess... it's the Hungarian MÁV. :D
🤣🤣🤣
Ah, Amtrak.
lol
Test
When I was a child there was a sleeper train called the "Westlander" that ran from Brisbane to Charleville. And I used to ride on this every year to visit my Grandmother . It was a brilliant train , it had First and Business class sleeping berths , and an economy class seated car , as well as a licensed dining car where you could get meals or a drink , and since it was an Australian train at that time the dining car was a pub when it was not time for a meal to be served . The food was pretty good and it was a real treat to have bacon and eggs at sunrise while going down the range .
Unfortunately owing to funding cutbacks the service has been reduced to just economy seats and a cafe car that has a vending machine for snacks and drinks . But when it ran at it full glory it was one of the great train trips of Australia.
What a great memory to have!
As a Queenslander I was really surprised to see Charleville mentioned out in the wild in an obscure corner of the internet.
Thanks for sharing!
I would love to ride this train, and stay up all night watching out the window to experience the beauty of dusk while most of the world sleeps. It would feel so calming.
Or stay up all night in the dark looking out the window while talking with my love...
@@jonjohnson4981 single 🙄
@@psi4262 Same here... Sadly, "my love" in my first comment is part of an imaginary future.
before I took this train, I dreamt of lying in bed and staring into the sky (until I fall asleep or never sleep). but soon, I got annoyed because every passing station had lights shining straight into my face hahaha. It's too dazzling. It went from dark→dark→dark→BAM!→dark→dark→dark→BAM! i stopped looking at the sky after a while.
Well a large portion of the world won't be sleeping, it'll be day time there
I truly can't think of anything more cozy then sitting on your bed in the sleeper train, drinking coffee and looking at the snow.
@Super Fun Happy Dude no masks :) Other people optional
Actually one of my chief complaints about this cabin is that there appears to way to make a coffee and no comfortable seat to sit and drink said non-existent coffee.
There seems to be no freshly made food around, only some canned drinks.
Here doesn’t seem to be a blind at the window, so coming into a station means that everyone can see you inside … in bed !! Oooops … just seen that there is one ..
@@britbyname3620 8:23 is the blinder closing completely
I have always loved snow. It covers everything in magical fairy dust transforming the most ordinary views into a mystical landscape that never fails to delight the spirit!
Tell that to my son who came home from a long day to power out and 40cm of snow, the snowblower wouldn’t work and he had to hand shovel. 😂
Very poetic. I love the imagery. You must be a writer. If not, you should be.
@@Oxygen257 I'm the next best thing. I'm Irish!
@@ciaranheaney1103 yeah, it comes off as very poetic and the way you expressed that makes it sound so magical and beautiful (which i can only agree with)!
@@ciaranheaney1103 The snow delights the spirit not only because of it being magic dust...it also elucidates the finer details, and blurs the broad-strokes that cause most people to tune nature out. The finer the snow fail, the more stark this enchantment becomes on whoever views it.
The air quality does wonders for snow's brilliance and timbre (metaphorically)...cleaner water and air gives only more potency; take two scoops of snow, one from the city, another from the countryside.
Even in a country as condensed as Japan, the essence of both is varied:
- the one from the city possesses more impurity and finer contamination. It clumps together and hardens, however its weight is uneven.
- the one from the country in contrast is uniform; pure, untarnished. It hardens evenly, or when moved through, gives yield with the softness of water.
Idk what it is about this video but it's SO comforting. Idk if its the atmosphere, the simple yet pretty train or the weather. But it's just SO comforting.
I feel like this is one of those things that, if you got the money for it, you should do at least once in your life just for the experience
That's what I was planning back here in Canada. We have the Via Rail. A train that crosses the entire country. In my mind, I pictured the train would be as beautiful as this one. Then I watched some Via Rail videos.... it looks... uh.. not like this at all.
In short, you feel it worthy of being in the bucket list😂👍🏻
No pe
@@Lee-fw9mr via rail is probably one of the most disappointing things i have come across in a long time. for that amount of money i'll fly business and save myself the days of pain
@@Lee-fw9mr Yeah, VIA rail doesn't look that great and it's much cheaper/faster to fly in Canada, so not a lot of point unless you hate flying!
The most attractive thing for me in japan is their simplicity and rich culture
only possible without the nightmare of diversity
@@whyme7996 ugly
@@whyme7996 bruh
@@whyme7996 this is true. You can only have this if the place is run by and lived by people who share your culture and history, who looks like you that you tend to trust them and call your shared living spaces your community. They tend to cherish these things. Have a bee living with crocodiles or vice versa and see how they thrive? Only humans are crazy enough to deny this and wonder why there's no peace in the world 😂
@@whatno.6007 make amerikkka great again Trump2024
You recorded it so peacefully :). I wouldn’t mind if it were 3 hours long
I know what you mean. I've started watching train videos every night before I sleep. They're so relaxing. This one is excellent.
I took my students to western Honshu in 1999. It was the trip of a lifetime! It was a cultural exchange with our sister high school in Gifu Prefecture. We visited the school, went to small sumo, Hiroshima Peace Park, attended a party for the exchange teacher from Montreal, shared karaoke with the teachers, went to a karaoke box with a few close friends, visited the mayor of Toki City and a ceramist studio owner who is considered a National Treasure. We stayed in Kyoto at an Inn and visited Nara. On the way to Tokyo via bullet train we saw Mt. Fuji. It was surrounded by clouds, as if floating! A true spiritual experience! Your country and it’s people are spectacular!
I love your videos... It's not chaotic, like other travel blogger where it is 80% talk and 20% sceneries... I like this, it's more therapeutic and feels like I'm the one who is really traveling...
Do you know Dylans travel reports? he also uses original sound + subtitles, also doc7austin’s DreamlinerCentral
@@sonkeschluter3654 corre t
@@sonkeschluter3654 I will always travel for food, ist auch super. Keine Gerede, nur die Geräusche um einen herum. Geht zwar meist ums Essen, aber der Kanal stellt auch Reisen und Hotels vor. Ist auch aus Japan ;)
Exactly!
this is peak train youtube for sure
I traveled around China in trains in 2004, as a foreigner I was forced to buy an expensive sleeper birth when it was available... and once I shared a compartment with a beautiful middle aged woman, we smiled at each other pleasantly and sipped tea by the window.. she didnt speak english and I didnt speak chinese. in the evening she sang a song, just sort of casually... but she was obviously a professional performer... it was the most beautiful voice Ive ever heard in person and it was just for me... a kid from america. I didnt have anything so wonderful to share with her.... just my remembrance of it.
That was definetely nice !
Yes, sound great. Glad you will have pleasant memories!
This guy knows how to make a impression without a word or nonsense sounds. Loved the journey..❤
I love trains, I love snow, and I love Japan. What an awesome journey this was. How lucky
What I like most about Japan is that everything is super clean, polished and shining.
So, you have not been to Japan yet huh?
@Austin Pokemon Tell me where it's not better than other country maybe? I've been there and a family member studied there in the countryside in Fukui, and the sewer water is cleaner than my drinking water, i can see everything underneath.
edit: i want to even add that even i've seen more animals in Osaka more than i've ever seen anywhere else. Which says something.
Clean as dumping radioactive water into sea?
@@Ni7suj_ that's probably true, but definitely REACHING lmao
Don't try too hard, just look at something you see everyday
@@tuahsakato17 how is that “probably” true when Japanese government already announced? it’s radioactive water. You can’t see it in short term.
“hey dad why is my sisters name rose?”
“because your mom loves roses”
“thanks dad”
“no problem Riding the Sleeper Train in Japan on a Heavy Snow Day (Tokyo->Izumo-Shi)”
A half an hour after reading your comment I understood the joke. It bugged me and I kept thinking about it.
Underrated comment
@@scheimaa172 hehehe
I don't get it
@@Rhetzelle they named their kid this video's caption bc they loved it so much
I’m from Canada, and although we do have lovely scenic railways through the Rocky Mountains, there is nothing this smooth, luxurious and yet affordable to be had… YET! I am suprised by how much the snowy Japanese landscape looks like home!
From what I can tell with all the train travel videos I've watched on youtube, the Japanese have the most stylish and practical trains.
Air travel is fast but also stressful and boring. This is relaxing and enjoyable. Some times you wonder why the rush?
For avgeeks like myself, it's not the rush but it's the thrill and the sound of the engines the smell of thre cabin. 😍 To each of their own I guess, I love traveling on train for different reasons.
For me it’s because I only have so much time off work and I want to spend as much of it with my family, not travelling.
@@Raditram sound of the screaming babies
@@PerhapsToast2 You know they have screaming Babies on buses, subways and Trains too though
For most, it's because they don't have much time off and they got something else planned as just spend the entire holiday in a train.
For me, I barely got enough time off with my 12 hours flight to comehome (excluding waiting during transit), I can't afford slower transportation even if I actually didn't like the cramped plane cabin.
Trains in Japan: Arrive on schedule, are clean and fast.
Trains in America: We have a schedule?
American railway unions ruined the railway industry.
germany is worse trust me xD
@@Snowy-hj6vi Nein, sieht so aus als wärste noch nie in Amerika mit nem Zug gefahren
@@buckaroobonzai2909 I thought the American Auto makers destroyed the rail industry (at least in California). What did railway unions do? :O
@@JAFrk too many cars and highways for sure. I hope they realize what they've got before it's over
I’ve always heard Japan was crowded everywhere. It’s BEAUTIFUL
Simply, no country does trains like Japan. In every respect they are the best in the world- timeliness, cleanliness, service, design, safety, style, and availability (good cost/value ratio too!). I travelled on a sleeper train from Tokyo to Sapporo about 8 years ago, also on a snowy day. It was an incredible experience. I'd recommend it to anyone!
It's about time there's one like this without an influencer screaming in your ear with fake smiles
"HHHHHHHEY WHATS UP EVERYONE. IM ABOUT TO TAKE A TRAIN ACROSS JAPAN. I GOT THE BEST ROOM SO LETS GO CHECK IT OUT! IF YOU HAVEN'T YET DONT FORGET TO SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON AMD TURN ON THE NOTIFICATION BELL" I literally downvote every video when they say that.
@@derekderek2570 lmao
@@derekderek2570
You forgot the ol "It's your boy " 😄
There's already an amazing Silent traveler, a European guy. His videos are simply the best.
@@derekderek2570 ughhh... Hate those type UA-camr...
The first thing I noticed was that everything was so clean.
The first thing I noticed is that they give you a pijamas 😆
@@noeoleole6911 no
Japan is the cleanest country i guess no stupid graffity and this kind of shit ..yeah i DO LIKE it .
The whole country is. Tokyo is the cleanest city I even been.
I´ve never been to Japan, but Tokyo looks so depressing from air photos. It´s all buildings and roads, not the tiniest bit of green spaces. Not my type of dream city.
정말 환상적인 기차여행입니다.
What a wonderful train travel!!
Oh, this definitely goes on my list of things I want to experience. It's always so magical to ride a train through the snow covered countryside. Thank you for sharing this wonderful train route.
My husband and I visited Japan for two weeks several years ago. I didn't speak any Japanese, yet got around easily. The train system was clean, quiet and easy to navigate. Now I live in Chicago and the train system is a joke. People are nasty and get violent on the subway. It's like stepping into a reverse world. I wish more people could see how Japan keeps a city like Tokyo running. We stayed in Shinjuku, then Kyoto. We took trains to Osaka, and Hakone for the hotsprings. I wish Japan was a closer neighbor of ours, I'd visit every year!
Overall western civilization would greatly benefit from the respect and civility that I see in most Asian people. BTW, I am Spanish.
because people in America have no respect for others whatsoever. You got people fighting, shitting, and throwing garbage on the train. Can't fix the train system when the people themselves can't even act right.
@arcanesage legit can't read a comment section without someone saying its the democrats fault or its the republicans fault.
no other country has such a political shit show that people blame every little issue on one or the other, and fuck it gets annoying hearing it as an outsider. sort your shit out america.
Amtrak trains … not sure what else to say
@arcanesage I think a balance in between is the best. Being a Japanese can be so stressful.
Now I totally understand why someone would make a movie about living on a train after the days are gone.
Sameeee
There's a whole show about it too! It's called "Snowpiercer" and it's on netflix. I think it might have the same name as the movie you were thinking about but I could be wrong.
@@trashbagiana No, you're right. :)
Ikr
Ohh I thought of Snowpiercer too
Thank you for sharing, not only we got a feel of the train but also an impression of the Japanese countryside. It looks very beautiful, it looks surprisingly similar to the Swiss/ Austrian countryside. In Belgium trains aren't that clean and as we have a small country you travel from one side to the other in a couple of hours.
I loved the way the windows are shaped to give a marvelous view.
Thank you Kuga. This video is great. Your cabin is wonderful; the interior looks so restful. This gives a great idea of the experience. Love the snow when you are inside in the warm! In New Zealand, we no longer have overnight trains, but we have a couple of daytime tourist trains through some lovely scenery. 🇳🇿
Thanks for watching!
I'm going to take the New Zealand train someday🇳🇿
If you like, please subscribe to my channel :)
@@kugastravel5180 Thank you! Yes. I’ve subscribed. I will watch more of your videos thanks Kuga.
I’d like to point out that I didn’t see any ads for anything anywhere. It’s just so clean on another level. I want to visit Japan before I die.
There are ads everywhere in large cities
Just go, it really doesn’t cost much to travel, except for the tickets to Japan. But if you go to Japan at the right time of the year, you can save up to 50%
@@ZX-Su That's great! I wish can go to Japan one day. My dream since childhood, travel to Japan especially the countryside area.
Same...
If you are good enough in this life Japan is where you go when you die.
Thank you! You shared what it would be like to actually have that travel experience. No crazy music, tons of talking, just the experience. I stopped watching most travel videos because they weren’t about the actual travel. This is my first video of yours. I look forward to watching more.
I can only agree with you. I'm absolutely thrilled with this video too!
Exactly!
Great point!
I agree, and I would also suggest the channel I Will Always Travel for Food
I lived in Russia for 5 years and traveled extensively on overnight trains. Doing it during winter was sublime. Oh how I miss that. I plan on doing this Japan trip in the reasonably near future on a stopover on the way to my wife’s home of the Philippines. Will just need to reserve for three which won’t be cheap. Excellent video. Thanks!
This is a wonderful video, I enjoyed from start to finish. There’s no comparison to the old worn out trains in the U.S. with this beautiful, clean and modern train. The scenery was gorgeous and I’d love to take an overnight trip on the Sunset Express. ♥️
This one is Sunrise Express btw😂
Friebdly reminder: this is a _luxury_ train. Not a commuter.
The Amtrak Zephyr and Califoria Express (?) are absolutely beautiful sleepers. Free and decent food too!!
The type of transport where you go to sleep in and wake up fresh, ready to go to places when you arrive are unmatched
Imagine if we replaced airlines with sleeper trains and this is how you went on holiday
There's something kinda poetic on that person sitting on the bed, whatching how the train go far away...
Truly
All of Makoto Shinkai's works (famous Anime Director) has a motif of watching trains zoom past - really poetic
@@shantanuhalder8103 thanks for the recommendation 👍🏻😊
With a mask on!?🤷♀️
A poetic muzzle on the face?
This so relaxing. I watch this every time I am having trouble falling to sleep. Thank you.
Everything is unbelievably clean! I can’t even imagine this level of service here in Russia🥲
да вроде чистые поезда сейчас и даже туалеты в электричках :-)
What do you think is the reason?
Russia is also prominent for spectacular trail lines…
I loved watching Bald and Bankrupt on his train journey through Russia.
You have amazing landscape and interesting buildings.
It was quirky to see efforts to grow palm trees indoors in snow country.
In Russia they squeeze four people in one room like this.
@@valerym1400 Not if you paid 200$ for a ticket!
I once got an СВ (sleeping car class) ticket on some good train. The experience was somewhat similar already, for a lot less. The included food especially was very good. I didn't test the shower but it was provided.
All i mean to say is: it's not reasonable to compare budget options with this video :)
That's soo comfy! In my country we only have those bunk beds where you sleep with up to 6 strangers in a shared cabin. But this one... well you have a whole private room for those hours... Oh how I'd love that! Would never fly again
I'm glad the UA-cam algorithm showed me this video.
there's just something mystical and therapeutic about japan and her scenery and this video brought it out really well...
Nah it's all about that the video description above is one of the best ever. No pu ssy talking, no English, but pure relaxation and peace 😌
The train stations are so clean, with no grafitti anywhere -- LOVELY. I love Japan. It is one of the most beautiful and well cared for countries I know of. I would love to take this train as a vacation.
I've watched this several times now and it's impossible not to appreciate the care you put into your videos. Thank you Kuga
As soon as you get away from any metropolitan area in Japan, the country really shows it's biggest appeal. Beautiful and timeless towns amongst sprawling mountains and forests. I can't wait to call this land home someday.
are you planning on moving to japan?
Have to agree. I’ve been there once. And the minute you get out of the city, you really get a feel for the calmness of the country.
I have to agree as well, i saw a lot of storks by the river once when i was traveling in Japan, i'll never forget that one.
Goddammit wanna travel there again in the countryside. I love seeing the farmers in their uniform, they look dignified.
Its*
It's = it is *or* it has
Its = belonging to it
@@englishatheart thank you for the explanation
I'm from Russia. 10 years used to serve in train. My favorite route was Kharkov-Vladivostok-Kharkov. 8 days one way. 9000 km. from one point to another. Your trains are very good!
Please can I get a job over there?
Главное ,что в Харькове был. Гыыы!! Слава Украине!!!
@@aquaminerale3640 вот надо было тебе это написать... 🤦♂
@@Felis_Sparrow так он, наверно, с этой станции пишет 20:00 )))
Классно
Honesty it feels like a dream to just sit in your bed and just watch the world go buy at this hour in the dark.
Merci pour cette vidéo !
Ce train est incroyablement propre ! Rien à voir avec les trains en France 🇫🇷
I have huge travel anxiety so I love to see videos like this just to see how exciting it would be to travel without actually having to travel! I like the atmosphere of an empty station in the morning too, there is something so peaceful about travelling late night or early morning, like you're the only person awake. Very serene :) We don't have trains where I live in western Norway because there are too many mountains and not enough people - but we do have express boats and ferries!
Can relate , I have travel anxiety too
My favourite thing in the world when I was little was being driven 2 hours back home through the city at night each week after visiting my aunt and uncle
I have massive travel anxiety and just bad anxiety in general. When I turned 25 in 2017, I decided I would suck up the courage and visit Japan (from Australia) Since I was young, I had always wanted to go. I hated planes (even to this day) and I had never traveled in my life, let alone by myself. My Japanese was horrible at the time also. You know what? Not only did I survive, but, I had an amazing, life changing experience. I had seen more of Japan in one month than I had seen of my own country back in Australia. I then visited Japan again a year later in 2018 with a friend, and then almost two years later in 2020, I moved here. I have now lived here for over 18 months, am happily married to a Japanese girl, have some close Japanese and other foreign friends and run my own business in the very country I always dreamt of visiting since I was a kid.
The point of my story? Success is never built in your comfort zone. I was so scared to leave the comfort zone of my home back in Australia. But, it’s the best decision I ever made in my life, no matter how uncomfortable it was at the time. Trust me, if you can, suck up some courage and go for what you want! You only have one life, try not to waste it. Good luck :)
And those express boats and ferries are fantastic!
Rail cow girl has some great videos on YT as she drives the train though some very wonderful scenery, much of it in the mountains, and lots of tunnels in Norway.
Trains in India:
Departure: 10 minutes early
We: "oh no!"
Train: stops midway for 2 and a half hours
Arrival: 6 hours late
We: "oh yes of course"
they may be late but they can never depart early not even a minute.
This topic isn't even debatable! Mumbai peeps know this!
That stupid local trains suck
Sucks to be u eh
@Harsh local trains don't run hours late man! Its definitely the express trains which get delayed in India by hours and sometimes by days, especially in northern parts of India during winter, due to fog.
Complete peace and quiet 🤫. No music, loud people or Craziness. I absolutely love it
Really like Kuga’s style. Great videography. Simple straightforward explanations. Not fooling around or froufrou.
That train cabin looks so cosy, I would love to ride on a train like that.
Me too.
Me three
@@TheGenesect10 do we have to listen to that speaker the hole day? or maybe it is possible to "kill" that lady and man when you dont want to be disturbed, either with voice or music.
@@carlin226 Of cause you can turn off the radio at anytime you want, but in order not to miss your station, it's best to keep it on.
When a train compartment looks comfier than your bedroom 😬
Wearing a mask while being alone in your cabine, now that's impressive....
Japan is always one step ahead
Hi, I am a Taiwanese. Because of COVID-19, I stay at home almost the whole day even in the weekend, and I found this video which is so relieving and refreshing! I always love to travel to Japan. I hope the pandemic is over soon.
I am so sorry. I live in Wasilla, Alaska. I'm very blessed to live in Alaska. I've never had to quarantine, don't social distance, don't wear a mask except in a medical facility, and have only known one person who had covid. The young man who sold me a car. He said the virus was like a mild cold. I hope things get better for you.
@@sherriewilsey8613
Its basically the flu for young people
For old people its more risky
@@skippityblippity8656 I still prefer taking precautions for other people (that’s how I thought of it)
Taiwan has many cases and lots of deaths. Not a good place to go or think about at the moment.
I have been working from home for 3 weeks and it seems the pandemic will continue for 2 months at least. For now, the key is to get the enough vaccines as quickly as possible. God bless this world. 😩
.........I watch it again. The thrill for me would not be the destination....but travelling in a humming tube of comfort while beautiful Japan passed by in those big windows. I'd be looking for the longest rides possible...as I feel a certain sadness when it's time to disembark.
Indeed...I wonder if they offer roundtrip service, where you just enjoy the ride out and back, rather than putter around at the destination?
@@VulpisFoxfire If so, I'd do the round trip twice. 😁
That elevator feeling in the stomach when you’re about to reach the destination and have to leave the train, but secretly you want to stay forever in that environment, because it is controlled and so calming...
"That humming tube of comfort."
@@xamalion7334 Yes indeed. I would want to huddle up in a coccon like this for at least a couple of days...
What a beautiful and luxurious ride! Thanks for taking us along. As someone who really wants to be in Japan but cannot at this time, your videos fulfill that explorer’s void. Arigato!
I have woke up on a train in a snowy mountain pass. It was a magical experience.
I spent ten days in Japan in 2013 and it was like a dream. Much respect for the polite and powerful society they have built.
@arcanesage Yep. Been here 5 years so far, it can be done but it's not made to be a paradise. While the society is functional, the 'pursuit of happiness' is simply not a thing here.
@@bleedingkansai9961 I do not believe that "pursuit of happiness" is a thing anywhere, especially in America
@@rockinresurrection6542 it is a thing in america. if youre on the upper end of the lower class or higher, you can just work hard enough and achieve whatever you want
@@umamifan Has nothing to do with happiness if you ask me. You probably also believe in American exceptionalism, don't you?
LOL
I love Japan how it makes you feel so empty but not alone.
Language barrier?
What a great video. No stupid background music, no talk, just the rythmic sounds of the train. You let the video talk for itself. Thank you!
I love how many details there are to be noticed, from the station, to the placard, even the symmetry of the hole punches in the speaker. I feel zen just from watching a UA-cam video.
I lived in Japan for 10 years, rarely had train problems
I moved to NY, very first train I rode...broke down
I know what you mean. I lived in Japan too for a little while. Services were so timely compared to where I live now!
Welcome back. 😄
Why did you move back?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
en Buenos Aires es un MILAGRO cuando funcionan jajaja
We don’t even have a passenger trains in Iraq..,
Seeing this makes me feel like it’s another world.
Hope to have a chance to experience those things.
@silenceofthelambs You sound very American
@silenceofthelambs You must change your life and find something better to do with your life than merely spreading hate through comments...must be painful to live a life full of hate for others? you must be burning inside of yourself every second? Feel pity about you...
@silenceofthelambs Bad guys are limited in every religion. Iraq is poor now becuase US invaded the country saying they have massive weapons while the proof is a plastic bag of washing powder.
@silenceofthelambs pls mind your language
@@deanl0 not American, just racist. Not everyone in America thinks like him
The snowy winter scenery is amazing. I actually plan to visit Japan during an autumn in the future.
I love these videos so much, I dont know why but it brings me comfort in a way that has helped my panic attacks, everysingle time i feel uneasy or bad in anyway i just go and watch your videos, thank you.
I love videos like this, where they're just so relaxing and therapeutic. Japan is such a beautiful country, and I hope to be able to go there someday.
Agreed. I felt like I was there with the rider. I was also bemused to see that one of the stops was the hot springs where Otterman, Aty, and Ui have gone...started to feel like I knew the place a little, although I've never been there. (I wonder if otters can travel on trains!?) ;--} Thanks for the ride!
I went to.japan in 19 for 2 weeks
Hope can go again for longer..
I wanna visit too 😂 Anime was the first thing which got me interested in Japan and as i am getting to know that beautiful country, i am falling in love with it more n more 💞
I’ve been back in June 2019 and it was alot of fun! The people are so friendly and polite and it’s super clean there too
I been there and I miss it . I wanna go again
Put your headphones on & gaze outside. Oh what a heavely feeling!
😌 i always do that in the overnight sleeper bus
Earphones & window seat with night sky & moonlight shining above is something u can't understand without actually trying it
@@99Teutons It's gives a feeling that one is travelling in some other universe. Serene & beautiful.
I love how everything and everyone in Japan is so clean and disciplined.
So scenic and peaceful! I nearly feel like I was in the train car itself 🥰 Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
the night, the train, the pale light.. it's very relaxing and seems wants to accompany me to falling asleep
i almost fell asleep watching it. ☺️
@@Sarah1212mm same
I love the silence you offer to us! We can contemplate!
Das würde mir auch gefallen.
Liebe Schnee Landschaften und dann in so einem Abteil 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Könnte Stunden rausschauen.
I loved this video so much! I've watched this so many times. So relaxing. Thank you!
I've noticed how beautifully clean the trains are, must be an absolute pleasure to travel in these lovely surroundings.
I currently live in uk, having lived in the states and Norway. I must say I’d love to experience this life. Your country is beautiful clean and respectful. Thank you for sharing.
If you lived in Norway, you must have taken possibly the most beautiful rail journey in the world between Bergen and Olso.
Hi Len, I am back in the UK after 16 years in France [which is mostly very clean] and I have to say, these videos of Japan make me long for a litter-free place again. I do wonder with anticipatory embarrassment what Japanese tourists visiting England [in particular] make of the litter /graffiti etc when they visit here.
The snow is beautiful!! These trains are super cool. I hope this winter brings blizzard after blizzard. ❄ is amazing!
This train is one of my favorites!! I love the two levels and everything is just so clean and beautiful! Really loved this journey!❤
Some people think we don't have overnight trains in the U.S., but actually Amtrak has some very pleasant sleeper trains, and the views can be spectacular. We don't have as many amenities with our bedrooms (and I am very envious of being able to lock one's compartment when one leaves to take a shower), but the rooms are clean, the windows are huge, and meals are included with the price of your bedroom. My favorite train is The Cardinal, which goes through parts of the Appalachian Mountains on the East Coast which only hikers get to see. The scenery reminds me of the mountains in your video. Thank you for your video - it was beautifully done, and made me dream of someday visiting Japan and riding on this train!
I wonder what the cost of a sleeper ticket is compared to a regular one. I've always had to take the 16hour trip in a regular seat with people leaning against me and we weren't allowed to sleep in the observation car.
How much does the ticket cost?
I was on an amtrak sleeper train once and they woke me up at 2am to move another passenger into my seat
@@aiaistandley You're basically paying for the price of spending the night in a mid-tier hotel, cost of travel, and meals altogether. The cost for 2 nights, 1 day from California to Kansas City was $1000 (2 people) for a Roommette or $1500 for a Room (bigger + in-cabin shower).
You've got to be joking. Worse trip in my life.
Swami vivekananda once said, "The world has never seen such a patriotic and artistic race as the Japanese, and one special feature about them is this that while in Europe and elsewhere Art generally goes with dirt, Japanese Art is Art plus absolute cleanliness. I would wish that every one of our young men could visit Japan once at least in his lifetime."
Love and Respect from India 🇮🇳 🇯🇵
Patriotism results in nationalism and nationalism is a disease
I think we all should live for ourselves only
@@fearyflamingo2373 Bullshit!!Globalism is a disease.
I'm gonna come back when this thread declares humanity a disease
Europe dirty?, imagine India loo
why must a nice comment be ruined by such trivial replies?
Absolutely excellent video. No music just the sounds of the train and the announcements : excellent!! Shower card, the layout of the toiletries, the short texts and the views from the train, again excellent work. The sleeping cabin itself looked modern and clean with lots of amenities and the train itself looked very modern as well. Great video and much appreciated
So beautiful and comforting….felt like I was there! Thank you ❤️
I’m amazed at how clean and efficient everything is. We could never have something like this in America.
Higher average IQ in Japan
You should see in Europe.
@@beaconing7689 This is absolutely not true. Americans are perhaps one of the peoples most attentive to personal hygiene as well as their homes, gardens and public places. Americans smell clean. Obviously there are exceptions, but compared to many European countries, especially in northern Europe, there is no comparison. In Europe, the opposite rule seems to be applied where at very clean streets seems to correspond the less washed people and vice versa.
@@ansapa1234 I think the person was refering to the stations being so clean, not the people.
@@jacquelineharper-simmons12 hope so :-) thank you, bye
I've been on this train before and if any of y'all get the chance, definitely try it out. It's nice to wake up to see you're suddenly across the country and with an actual bed, you feel so refreshed! Plus, Izumo is a really nice place to visit and totally worth the trip!
What kind of food were you able to get on the trip? I can't imagine going 12 hours on a train with only a green tea. Is there food served with your ticket or is there at least food to purchase or do you have to bring food with you?
Do they have couples cars? I sleep better with my husband around.
@@elfiefromangelcity6142 I was thinking the same thing in case I had my child with me. I wouldn't want to be in separate rooms. More of a safety issue in that situation.
I dream of an airplane like that
I really enjoyed watching this. Thank you for sharing such a great, informative and relaxing video
Beautiful interior and exterior. I love dashing through the snow on a speeding train. Thanks.✌
I was having some serious anxiety tonight. I put this video on and was immediately whisked away to Japan and found myself breathing calmly once more. Thank you. (:
I also have serious anxiety, it really keeps me awake during the night and breathing heavily and crying.
@@user-charlie2 I invite you to listen to Qur'an. You can try Surah Ar Rahman by Basmalah Muzzammil.
@@Millielai12 Personally calm beats and misc sounds is better for calming me down, hearing a man singing, especially with his deep voice with no background kinda takes the sleepiness away
@@Millielai12 - why would anyone want to listen to that evil, misogynistic, vile, made up drivel
Most humble and disciplined people in the world 🙏🙏🙏 love from India 🇮🇳
Love Japan....love India
@@onenation9436 ❤
Yeah...humble and disiplined to bomb Hawaii---go Japan!!
I wish i could learn japanese and live in this peaceful place , its really facinating how people are calm and everyone is minding their own business, the culture of japanese people amazes me , you can see over 90 % of people having common sense which you cant find in countries like india or any other asian country, god i wish i could live there some day...
Thanks for sharing, Kuga. The snowy scenery from the 2nd half of the journey is so, so beautiful! Paradise!
This overnight Express train trip....reminded me of my childhood days my father was a railway employee...we used to travel to parents house in the village from city during school holidays.....my parents are living happily after retirement....I miss them during these covid times....I have my own family now.......
Wow
My father used to work for the railway in Germany. I love being on a train since then.
I used to ride the Amtrak train from Pennsylvania to Washington DC as a kid around Christmas . It was beautiful to see the snow. Thanks for the memory! 🚂 🚞 🚊
Perfect video! Helps me sleep. No commentary, no BS music. Thank you 🙏🏻