Today we’ll be riding the Twilight Express Mizukaze, a luxury sleeper train in Japan. In the video, you can enjoy a look at Mizukaze’s Royal Single Room, the onboard facilities, dinner and breakfast supervised by a three-star Michelin chef, two lunches, and two excursions.
Date: September 2025
Seat: Royal Single (Car 4)
Price: ¥445,000 JPY ($2,913.5 USD)
Departure: Kyoto Station, 10:22 AM
Stops (Day 1): Kurashiki Station, Arrival at 2:32 PM, Departure at 5:52 PM
Stops (Day 2): Iwakuni Station, Arrival at 8:51 AM, Departure at 12:16 PM
Arrival: Shimonoseki Station, 3:56 PM (+1 day)
Itinerary: 2-Day, 1-Night Sanyo Course (Outbound)
■Train Information
Train Name: TWILIGHT EXPRESS Mizukaze
Started Service: June 17, 2017
Operator: West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Route: Shimonoseki Station – Osaka Station – Kyoto Station
Maximum Speed: 110 km/h (68.3 mph)
Official website: https://www.twilightexpress-mizukaze.jp/en/
Class: A-class Sleeper
Seat: “Royal Twin” cars 2, 3, 8, and 9; “Royal Single” car 4; “The Suite” car 7
Dining: Dining Car “Diner Pleiades” car 6
Observation Car: cars 1 and 10
Other: Lounge Car “Salon de l’Ouest” car 5
■Table of Contents
00:00 Intro
00:38 Mizukaze Lounge at Kyoto Station
01:56 Boarding from Kyoto Station
04:48 Room Tour (Car 4, Royal Single)
13:15 Information (Fare and Route)
13:56 Onboard Facilities (Cars 5-10)
19:53 Exterior of the Train
20:55 Observation Car (Car 1)
23:09 Lunch (Japanese Cuisine Supervised by a 3-Star Michelin Chef)
28:31 Excursion in Kurashiki ,Okayama Prefecture
33:45 Evening cocktails (with live music)
35:42 Dinner (Western cuisine Supervised by a 3-star Michelin chef)
39:47 Inside the train at night
41:01 Inside the room at night (bed, amenities, shower)
43:47 Can I sleep?
44:46 Good morning
46:06 Breakfast
47:21 Excursion in Iwakuni ,Yamaguchi Prefecture
54:56 Mizukaze coffee from room service
56:09 Lunch (Chinese cuisine)
59:04 Arrive at Shimonoseki Station
1:00:51 Free shuttle service from Shimonoseki to Kokura
1:02:41 Photo album delivered to my home later
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