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Title: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 12:29:34 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_01.jpg)
The futuristic champagne-gold Train Suite Shiki-shima, operated by East Japan Railway, has five-star lounge, dining and observatory cars and features a menu devised by a Michelin-starred chef. The 10-car train accommodates just 34 passengers in 17 suites, and the most expensive room, the Shiki-shima, costs ¥950,000 (£6,600) per person for two sharing. The train embarked on its maiden journey on 1 May and seats have already been booked up until March 2018. Title: Re: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 12:29:52 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_02.jpg)
Train enthusiasts snap photos of the sleeper as it makes its debut at Ueno station in Tokyo before a four-day trip to north-eastern Japan Photograph: Kyodo News/Getty Images Title: Re: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 01:09:42 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_03.jpg)
Train Suite Shiki-shima departs Photograph: AFP/Getty Title: Re: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 01:10:08 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_04.jpg)
Trainspotters watch the 10-car vehicle cross a field in Nikko, north-east of Tokyo Photograph: Yoshitaka Sugawara/AP Title: Re: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 01:10:21 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_05.jpg)
A peek inside the futuristic observatory car Photograph: AFP/Getty Title: Re: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 01:10:38 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_06.jpg)
All aboard: the train’s main door Photograph: AFP/Getty Title: Re: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 01:38:21 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_07.jpg)
Title: Re: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 01:39:18 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_08.jpg)
The suite room, one of 17 on the Train Suite Shiki-shima Photograph: AFP/Getty Title: Re: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 01:40:39 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_09.jpg)
Introducing the five-star Shiki-shima suite … Photograph: AFP/Getty Title: Re: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 01:41:48 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_10.jpg)
... with twin beds below the dining area Photograph: AFP/Getty Title: Re: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 01:43:53 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_11.jpg)
A minimalist meal served in the dining car Photograph: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Title: Re: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 01:45:20 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_12.jpg)
A pianist entertains passengers in the lounge Photograph: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Title: Re: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 01:45:59 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_13.jpg)
The train passes through Date, Hokkaido, with Mount Yotei in the background Photograph: Kyodo News/Getty Title: Re: A Look Inside Japan's Luxurious Shiki-shima Sleeper Train Post by: jeevan rathore on September 07, 2017, 01:46:16 PM (https://700020.xyz/files/techlap/news/shiki_shima_japan_14.jpg)
The journey to north-east Japan offers spectacular views Photograph: AFP/Getty |