The name alone signals what’s in store for passengers who will take luxury sightseeing overnight train trips to the Shikoku and Setouchi regions from January to March 2024. The service is called Royal Express.
Fourteen of 22 leading train operators, including many Japan Railways companies, plan to raise their starting fares by 10 yen (8 cents) to 20 yen for major conventional lines from spring.
TAKAMATSU An artificial intelligence-based system identified 15 sites on the island of Shikoku that share striking similarities with popular tourist destinations around the world.
TADOTSU, Kagawa Prefecture Shikoku Railway Co. (JR Shikoku) will introduce a second-generation train for its popular Iyonada Monogatari sightseeing service in Ehime Prefecture on April 2.
Financially struggling railway operators say they are at a loss over how to deal with the government’s push to have security cameras installed on new trains, prompted by a series of high-profile assaults on passengers.