If you ’ve get a lot of time and do n’t give care much about comfort , you could get across Japan for less than$30 a day . But if that ’s not quite your style , there is a far better — and far pricier — alternative . You could husk out $ 10,000 for a luxury sleeper train that will take you across the res publica in lawful solace .
AsMashablereports , the East Japan Railway Company ’s gear Suite Shiki - Shima began making voyage on May 1 , and its passengers have been depend on in gamey style ever since . The power train offers 17 double - occupancy cabins , with a waiting room railroad car , a dining elbow room , and two lookout cars .
The trip " extend you a quality scene of Japan ’s rich , beautiful instinctive scenery , the local diligence of each neighborhood and the unique culture that permeates Nipponese people ’s day-by-day lives , " consort to the railway’swebsite .
The seasonal trips are two , three , or four days long and embrace 620 to 1120 miles in total , with all meals included , with daily sightseeing trips . The solid food aboard the train is coordinated with the finish out the windowpane , so you eat dish prepared by local chefs featuring ingredients from the realm .
The elite trips come at a cost : A three - day , two - night trip staying in the train ’s fancy cabin , the Shiki - Shima Suite , costs more than $ 9300 for a undivided passenger , and around $ 6200 per person for a pair . The same trip costs almost $ 4500 per individual for the lowest - level double - tenancy cabin .
Tickets are already sold out until March 2018 , but you’re able to keep an eye out for openings on the East Japan Railwaywebsite . You ’ll have to submit an software for tickets , and if there is more interest than there are tickets , winners will be choose by lottery .
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