Making Good Use of the Sleeper Train in Japan | Sunrise Express

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  • Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
  • I took the last regularly scheduled sleeper train in Japan to get back to Tokyo. First, I took Shinkansen from Hiroshima to Okayama and changed to Sunrise Express.
    I booked a berth called Single, which is the most common on Sunrise Express. To get the tickets, you need to go to the ticket office. The last minute purchase is not recommended because the sleeper train is very popular.
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  • @jerrybaird2059
    @jerrybaird2059 Год назад +39

    I had written off the idea of going to Asia because of my age (79) and the time required to get there from Florida. But I am so fascinated by these videos that I am going to go!

    • @CptShelby
      @CptShelby Год назад +5

      It will be amazing, you have to do it. Japan is a wonderful country for tourists and train travel.

    • @loosilu
      @loosilu Месяц назад

      Jerry, I'm here on e year later, did you go?

    • @loosilu
      @loosilu Месяц назад

      It's true it's a long flight. If you use a japanese airline it is very comfortable! older people are treated WONDERFULLY in Japan!

  • @taaffmaster
    @taaffmaster 2 года назад +30

    I love how it played "I've been working on the railroad" while they were working on the train. 😄😄

  • @amputeeright
    @amputeeright 2 года назад +139

    My middle son loves trains. We took him on a train trip for his birthday last month- it was a dinner theatre sort of thing with a very elegant meal, and a murder mystery to solve. He loved it. I have shared your train videos with him, and now he wants to try this, too.

    • @lovebug3585
      @lovebug3585 2 года назад +12

      My late father was a train enthusiast and he would have loved to have had a party like that ❤️ great to hear the next generations has railfans

    • @amputeeright
      @amputeeright 2 года назад +8

      @@lovebug3585 He's 33- he's been a train fan since we adopted him. We had to drag him out of Strasburg in Pennsylvania when he was younger- only a three scoop sundae would console him.😁

    • @dubioussightz1538
      @dubioussightz1538 2 года назад +3

      What venue offers this cool experience

    • @bethdoublekickchick8007
      @bethdoublekickchick8007 2 года назад +2

      Naww that's so lovely 🤘🥰🤘

    • @margojohnson4224
      @margojohnson4224 2 года назад +3

      Happy birthday to your son from Phoenix Arizona

  • @AnaSolVa
    @AnaSolVa 2 года назад +24

    Honestly, the idea of sleeper trains with beds sounds amazing to me, you can stay somewhere later than you usually could if you needed to take other transportation methods, sleep on the train, and be somewhere new early the next day.

  • @areareare9953
    @areareare9953 2 года назад +24

    I love how they play "I've been working on the railroad" song when coupling. That's hilarious. Dinah blow your horn!!!

  • @hawkgammon
    @hawkgammon 2 года назад +66

    STJ enjoys some fine dining courtesy of 7-11, and manages to evade his fellow passengers and train personnel who are on the look out for "suspicious behavior".

    • @Ground53
      @Ground53 2 года назад +9

      STJ is a legend

  • @Netro1992
    @Netro1992 2 года назад +85

    Every time I have gone to Japan, I have taken sleepers. Watching them slowly disappear as the decades have gone by has been a sad experience, but I suppose it really is better and more convenient to arrive by a super fast train rather than a much slower train you sleep on, but I can't help but think the sleepers were a more fulfilling experience.

    • @h8GW
      @h8GW Год назад

      I'm pretty sure they'll always be sleeper trains as long as Japan Railways allows overnight service.

  • @LiveLife-1980s
    @LiveLife-1980s 2 года назад +25

    Modern Railroad coupling is always fun and quite interesting to watch. Train crew skills are remarkable and their patients are tested as they try to match pins and links while coupling cars. Wow!💚

  • @AmbientWalking
    @AmbientWalking 2 года назад +24

    Sometimes, we can enjoy life's simple pleasures such as watching a great travel video like we're doing now! Thanks for this!

  • @lindseyrea9237
    @lindseyrea9237 2 года назад +39

    With your love of sunrises, you should come to New Zealand some time. The East Cape of the North Island of New Zealand is the first place to see the sun each day because of proximity to the International Date Line. Unfortunately, we only have 2 real ferry routes and our trains are pretty limited. We have a few excellent tourist train routes, but the local and intercity routes leave a lot to be improved on.

    • @pixibelle3282
      @pixibelle3282 2 года назад

      The train from Christchurch to Greymouth & back was enjoyable. We stayed in Greymouth for a day before returning. This was years ago so I hope it's still going.

    • @lindseyrea9237
      @lindseyrea9237 2 года назад +1

      @@pixibelle3282 Yes it is. And there are two others which have re-started since the pandemic. One goes down the east coast of the South Island from Picton to Christchurch, and the other is Auckland to Wellington.

    • @pixibelle3282
      @pixibelle3282 2 года назад

      @@lindseyrea9237 It's been years since I went to visit my sister in Christchurch but right now I can't afford to come.

  • @gerald5344
    @gerald5344 2 года назад +17

    When you first demonstrated the door lock, I thought I'd be just the sort of person who forgets his number and has to track down the conductor!

  • @TheKingOfBeans
    @TheKingOfBeans 2 года назад +8

    Bukkake noodles will always be funny 😆

  • @duckwings6245
    @duckwings6245 2 года назад +28

    Japan's train networks and services are awesome!!! Thank you for sharing this amazing trip with us. I want to go too!!!

  • @asrirachmawati3276
    @asrirachmawati3276 2 года назад +8

    Never get bored... That masive window, It's a dream sleeper night train.

  • @AuntK68
    @AuntK68 2 года назад +6

    Oh my gosh, they start playing "I've Been Working On The Railroad" at 4:36 when the trains are coupling! 😁

    • @riffgroove
      @riffgroove 7 месяцев назад +1

      "Just to pass the time away!"

    • @AuntK68
      @AuntK68 7 месяцев назад +1

      @riffgroove "Dinah blow your horn!" LOL

  • @akaKuiper
    @akaKuiper 2 года назад +14

    Your content is peak! So satisfying to watch before going to sleep

  • @marysilcox9459
    @marysilcox9459 2 года назад +5

    I may have watched too many Japan travel videos…I spent the first 13 minutes yelling “go buy a shower card!”😅

    • @lind.
      @lind. 2 года назад

      I was thinking that too.

    • @riffgroove
      @riffgroove 7 месяцев назад

      Yeah, they sell out instantly.

  • @groermaik
    @groermaik 2 года назад +2

    Even the most mundane things look amazing through your eyes. ありがとうございました.

  • @margojohnson4224
    @margojohnson4224 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for taking us along on your train adventure.

  • @suzannadannaTARDIS
    @suzannadannaTARDIS 2 года назад +2

    It's amusing that they're playing "I've Been Working on the Railroad" while the two trains are coupled.

  • @gabyarvizu5618
    @gabyarvizu5618 2 года назад +1

    Now I understand why wedding music, beautiful everything, views, train, food machines . Thank you for so many videos.

  • @RichardCJohnson
    @RichardCJohnson 2 года назад +10

    The Sunrise Express is on my bucket list 😍

  • @rkbkirin5975
    @rkbkirin5975 2 года назад +1

    "Carbs meet carbs" was exactly what I think whenever I have one of those yakisoba buns!

  • @marysmith7765
    @marysmith7765 2 года назад +2

    I never get tired of Sunrise Express videos.

  • @jeremyforino2933
    @jeremyforino2933 2 года назад +7

    Thanks for showing the coupling. I was on the Hayabusa and didn't get off in time to see it uncouple from the other train. It looks so neat when Shinkansen do it. I love stuff like that.

  • @DragonFox84
    @DragonFox84 2 года назад +2

    seen many channels use this train.....ive learned to first get the shower card or it sells out fast. those guys you saw at start were prob rushing to the car that sold the cards. i have a feeling some may buy more then one since its 6 min. ive seen them sell out with not a busy night. good luck next time you take that train lol.

  • @pyoung168
    @pyoung168 2 года назад +3

    Forgetting your berth code is always a worry I used to have with digital locks. So I come up with a single code that I always use. It is random for anyone else but I never forget it because I always use the same one. Glad you got to Tokyo in time even with the delay! Great video. Thanks!

  • @stephaniegordon7917
    @stephaniegordon7917 2 года назад +1

    I love watching all of your videos of Japan. Your videos are very interesting.

  • @darthlaurel
    @darthlaurel 2 года назад +2

    The famously on-time Japanese train was late!
    Unthinkable!

  • @jameshanlon2998
    @jameshanlon2998 2 года назад +2

    I really love this channel. I might not comment always, but please know I enjoy all of your hard work.

  • @stabothegremlin
    @stabothegremlin 2 года назад +8

    The relaxing sleep i would have if i went on this

  • @ES-7766
    @ES-7766 2 года назад +1

    My husband and I love your videos. Thanks!

  • @endangeredmarmot4518
    @endangeredmarmot4518 2 года назад +2

    I am a huge fan of sleeper trains - thanks for bringing us along!

  • @lesbw356
    @lesbw356 2 года назад +3

    Japan has a wonder rail system. All the trains are well kept and cozy. If only we had the same thing in the U.S.

  • @Skylight_Vann
    @Skylight_Vann 2 года назад +1

    I've always saw the uncoupling of the sunrise express but this is the first time i watched the coupling wohoo

  • @Skullhaed
    @Skullhaed 2 года назад +5

    I honestly wish i could travel as much as you all thos experiences ill never have😭

  • @creole_mello
    @creole_mello Год назад +1

    Your videos are so tranquil and calming to me. It definitely helps me not focus on my anxiety. Thanks for posting such great content!!!

  • @susanhafferkamp4325
    @susanhafferkamp4325 2 года назад +2

    I miss you showing your fancy socks in every video.

  • @johnree6106
    @johnree6106 2 года назад +7

    My first time witnessing a trains marriage 💑

  • @Waywren
    @Waywren Год назад +1

    Well done getting yourself to Tokyo in time *and* getting material for an entertaining vid!

  • @Llcmtg
    @Llcmtg 2 года назад +1

    The sun rise is still beautiful even with the clouds

  • @RedUnit10
    @RedUnit10 2 года назад +3

    Love sleeper trains! Spent a whole 3 days on one once on a trip from NYC to Florida.

  • @netrhyda8761
    @netrhyda8761 2 года назад +1

    Very interesting! A romantic train wedding (my first), and a power failure! But no famous curry!!!!! Great video!

  • @jevvvNZ
    @jevvvNZ 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for a lovely night of train travel. The single sleeper looks like a great way to travel.

  • @wardvos7925
    @wardvos7925 2 года назад +3

    You should've showed us the code for the door, now you got karma :)

  • @umbraelegios4130
    @umbraelegios4130 2 года назад +1

    "Here comes the Sun" 🎶🎶

  • @scottydoggymama
    @scottydoggymama 2 года назад +1

    I love your little quirky comments

  • @brianvano1938
    @brianvano1938 2 года назад +2

    That Sun ☀️ rise was very very Kool 👍🤗
    🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

  • @scout_princess
    @scout_princess 2 года назад +1

    This is the first video that I've heard English voice in a Japanese train video 😅 I'm happy about that 🎉

  • @waukesharailwayservices7462
    @waukesharailwayservices7462 Год назад

    3:03 is when you hear the satisfying music from the station I need to trainspot in japan someday

  • @adonnabrazell6364
    @adonnabrazell6364 2 года назад +1

    Hehehe he said ship :). sorry big kid at heart and adore trains. love it :)

  • @imaramblins
    @imaramblins 2 года назад +1

    If you listen carefully, when the trains are coupling. You will hear them playing "I've been working on the railroad."

  • @lisanassy-harrison8670
    @lisanassy-harrison8670 Год назад

    I'm giggling at the "I've been working on the railroad" song in the background.

  • @rleeAZ
    @rleeAZ 2 года назад +1

    Two things I can count in in your videos: sunrise and noodles.

  • @NikCan66
    @NikCan66 2 года назад +2

    Always great video to watch

  • @FraserAtSea
    @FraserAtSea 2 года назад +1

    Sleeper trains have always sounded AMAZING to me, but I've never got around to doing it - thanks for this video!

  • @TonyTheYouTuba
    @TonyTheYouTuba 2 года назад +1

    I think having the clouds around the sunrise like that makes it look even better, lovely contrasts and light rays.
    Also no point hiding your door code, we all know it was 2345 😂

  • @mewsli
    @mewsli 2 года назад +1

    I do hope that you had curry rice as part of your evening meal Solo Travel San. I don't like to think of you going without. As always a video worth watching. My thanks.

  • @zignitz
    @zignitz 2 года назад +2

    My man eats big like me, love it.

  • @VerhoevenSimon
    @VerhoevenSimon 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for showing the coupling.

  • @davidcho9579
    @davidcho9579 2 года назад

    clearly remember old days that experienced sunrise izumo trian almost 20years ago. that travel was so amazing ever have..

  • @miwa-kyoto
    @miwa-kyoto 2 года назад +2

    Wow, the view after passing Atami is stunning 🌿

  • @gypsyjustgypsy
    @gypsyjustgypsy 2 года назад +4

    Trains coupling and hot carb on carb action? I thought this was a family channel! 😂

    • @jasonlescalleet5611
      @jasonlescalleet5611 2 года назад +2

      To say nothing of the…type of Udon available at the station.

  • @sallymoen6371
    @sallymoen6371 2 года назад +1

    Hojicha, my favorite Japanese tea.
    I was wondering if you ever visit a tea merchant or shop. Here in the U.S. you would visit an Asian grocery store to find the varieties of tea, though green tea, plain not toasted, is found pretty much everywhere now.
    I buy hojicha most of the time in Seattle at a local grocery chain Uwajimaya.

  • @malinirajendra224
    @malinirajendra224 Год назад

    The natural sunrise 🌅 and the Sunrise express both are amazing 👏

  • @kristihanson
    @kristihanson 2 года назад +1

    I love hojicha. I drink it hot and iced. Good choice!

  • @ibz8455
    @ibz8455 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for a beautiful sunrise. Love your videos

  • @7passionstar
    @7passionstar 2 года назад +1

    I know I say this everytime but I just love your videos. They make me so happy! 🥰

  • @gloriawatson
    @gloriawatson 2 года назад +2

    You were cutting it close getting to Tokyo by 8 am. Thank goodness you have the train system you do. Loved the sleeper train, you had a nice cabin. Just a suggestion, use your birthrate when you have to remember a set of numbers. Great view after Atami. I really enjoyed the train ride. Will definitely see you in the next one. Take care/stay safe.

  • @dannygreenii5611
    @dannygreenii5611 2 года назад +1

    Love your videos. Hi I'm from Wyoming in the U.S. You do a great job.

  • @AttackOnFullMetal
    @AttackOnFullMetal 2 года назад +4

    Sleeper trains are amazing! I someday wish to go on one. However it's very expensive here in Canada 🇨🇦

  • @titan133760
    @titan133760 Год назад

    I love that it has become a minor attraction when both the Sunrise Seto and Sunrise Izumo lines get coupled/decoupled

  • @dukeallen432
    @dukeallen432 2 года назад +1

    You got a nice sunrise.

  • @Sunitadash11
    @Sunitadash11 2 года назад

    Nicely describe.. the train wedding ceremony ..😀😀😀😂😂😂awesome 👍

  • @rockstopsthetraffic
    @rockstopsthetraffic 2 года назад +1

    YES I love these trains

  • @maxwong6222
    @maxwong6222 2 года назад +2

    Door code is so secret even you can't recall what it was 🤭

  • @helenel4126
    @helenel4126 2 года назад +1

    Your trains are so clean and quiet. They travel so smoothly. They put our (US) trains to shame.

  • @silverian
    @silverian 2 года назад

    Sunrise looks great!

  • @MT-qu2tg
    @MT-qu2tg Год назад

    9:31 I really like peach iced tea. However I am currently enjoying raspberry iced tea with sliced strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries.

  • @stevenzack1497
    @stevenzack1497 Год назад

    Gotta say that I couldn't take my mind off of the yakisoba bun. LoL. It looks so good.

  • @monique77771
    @monique77771 2 года назад +1

    haha it's funny because I was watching your other one talking about this one 😂

  • @naenae3461
    @naenae3461 Год назад

    I like how there's probably 5 other people taking video for their RUclips channel. But of course yours is best 😉

  • @gloriamoore3208
    @gloriamoore3208 2 года назад +3

    I didn't realize that train have blackouts. The longest blackout here (Madison Heights, Michigan) was about a week. I believe it was in 2003.
    If you need refreshing because you need a shower, you can sponge-bath. using a pan or a sink of water with a washcloth from head to toe first with soapy water then clear water for rinse then towel dry. I'm assuming you showered before you came on the trip, so it wasn't an emergency.
    Thank you for the video. It seems relaxing.

    • @gloriamoore3208
      @gloriamoore3208 2 года назад

      Oops typo- trains have blackouts.

    • @sepruecom
      @sepruecom 2 года назад

      It wasn't a blackout. The train was just unlucky to stop under a section insulator. The electric supply is divided into isolated power circuits, and there are short sections without power inbetween those. Usually these section insulators are built in places where trains (or trams/subways/light rails for that matter) don't usually stop, but this was an emergency break so there was little choice. The driver probably had to go to the other end of the train and power it up from that side in order to move away from the insulated section, then go back to the front again to continue (since the train consists of two units and thus has two power collectors). Not to speak about the protocolls and communication with the control center to get something like that done...

  • @blktauna
    @blktauna 2 года назад +2

    I'm sorry but when you write bukkake I have a whole different image that I'd rather not have LOL Your snack choices are always interesting.

  • @mousiebrown1747
    @mousiebrown1747 2 года назад +1

    This makes riding a US train seem like taking a trip in a “Covered Wagon.”

  • @rosa97509
    @rosa97509 2 года назад +2

    ooh cool im early! love your videos they help me go to sleep because they calm me down

  • @STSGaCa
    @STSGaCa 2 года назад +1

    STJ uploads new video, got my lunch all ready to eat, this is going to be good

  • @catherine59226
    @catherine59226 2 года назад +1

    Always enjoyable watching your channel! 👍🏻❤️

  • @janiceee7345
    @janiceee7345 2 года назад +1

    Thanks kindly for another of the many enjoyable, relaxing, fun videos you make! Both of your channels are great! I've been an avid fan for almost a year and your humor comes through STJ (Train wedding, kiss, LOL😅!) And of course the beauty of your sunrise is serenity at its finest whether from train or boat/ship/ferry . You seem glad to travel, and must be having fun as you choose cool happy socks (which are the only way anyone could identify you😉) ~Peaceful Bessings On Your Journeys~ (ps: I'm going to rewatch your yummy Apple video from september as its getting to be apple time here in the heartland of America and I shall make an apple pie in your honor🍎and dream of nice, clean, safe travels in Japan!)

  • @MrSatyre1
    @MrSatyre1 2 года назад +1

    Wish I could sleep on trains. I've tried, but too noisy. 😔 Very relaxing video, as always! 👍

  • @cherylsemrau7100
    @cherylsemrau7100 2 года назад +1

    Lovely. Greetings from Canada.

  • @bobmetcalfe9640
    @bobmetcalfe9640 2 года назад +1

    Only six minutes of warm water? My wife would have a fit.😀

  • @johnhawks5035
    @johnhawks5035 2 года назад +1

    A lovely video. Thank you.

  • @BoskiM
    @BoskiM 2 года назад +1

    I was expecting you to do a survey about our best forms of transportation in Japan 👍🏾😎

  • @titaniumterminator5281
    @titaniumterminator5281 2 года назад +1

    Another great vid pal

  • @OfficialPizza
    @OfficialPizza Год назад

    Years ago I took a sleeper train from Istanbul, Turkey to Sofia, Bulgaria. We had to stop and wake up at around 2 AM at the border, to disembark and queue single file, outside, at a utilitarian, concrete communist-era border post, so that three (3) men in uniform could each look at our passports through a small window (one sitting, two standing behind him, peering over his shoulder and looking up at each of us suspiciously like a scene out of Wes Anderson). The facilities were equipped with a squat toilet. Yes, on a train.
    Despite this, and two other instances of being awoken for on-train inspection of our passports and visas, I found the trip delightful. It was quite a bit shakier than the Sunrise Express (now think about the squat toilet again), but the rocking of the train actually helped me sleep. And the view over the landscape after the sun rose was gorgeous, and absolutely unforgettable. A very unique experience and actually one I quite cherish.

  • @JarradL
    @JarradL Год назад

    I'm noticing in your videos that a travel extension cord or a powerboard would be so beneficial

  • @ReginaTeca
    @ReginaTeca 2 года назад

    One more delicious video to watch ! Love them !!!

  • @ms.lindsey4414
    @ms.lindsey4414 2 года назад

    This was a peaceful train trip.

  • @kathleenevans1201
    @kathleenevans1201 2 года назад +1

    As always, a great video!