Luxury trains offering tourists a chance to visit Japan’s hidden gems

Luxury trains offering tourists a chance to visit Japan’s hidden gems that allow tourists to experience less-visited places in luxury

The recent launch of luxury train tours that allow tourists to experience less-visited places in luxury could provide a much-needed boost to Japan’s faltering regional economy.

The development occurs as governments and commercial firms look for methods to attract foreign tourists to locate off-the-beaten-path destinations, as local train lines and villages in graying Japan are under pressure from dwindling passenger numbers and a falling population.
These trips include those on Tokyu Corp.’s opulent Royal Express train, which travels throughout Japan.

Luxury trains offering tourists a chance to visit Japan’s hidden gems that allow tourists to experience less-visited places in luxury

In November and December, Tokyu and Central Japan Railway Co. jointly run tours in Shizuoka Prefecture, where travelers spend three days and four nights while taking in views of Mount Fuji and enjoying a variety of delights, including local eel dishes.

All six trips sold out despite the high cost of the tickets, which ranged from 750,000 yen ($4,800) to 820,000 yen each person.

By transporting customers to less-traveled lines in western Japan,

the West Japan Railway Co.’s Twilight Express Mizukaze is contributing to the preservation of regional customs.

To greet passengers at Tottori Prefecture’s unmanned Higashihama Station, people voluntarily performed a local folk song.
According to dancer Masuo Hamaguchi of the group, the trains “brought more tourists and made the town lively.”

There is “considerable growth potential” from the nation’s under tapped regional tourism destinations

according to Takeshi Sakimoto, a sociology professor at Edogawa University with a focus on tourism studies.

“Luxury train excursions have the potential to grow into a significant catalyst for faltering local railway lines,” he stated,

citing their capacity to attract international visitors away from urban areas like Tokyo and Kyoto that are suffering from the strain of tourists.

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