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

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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[@taaffmaster]

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

[@jerrybaird2059]

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]

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

[@loosilu]

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

[@loosilu]

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!

[@AnaSolVa]

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.

[@amputeeright]

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]

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]

@@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]

What venue offers this cool experience

[@bethdoublekickchick8007]

Naww that's so lovely 🤘🥰🤘

[@margojohnson4224]

Happy birthday to your son from Phoenix Arizona

[@AmbientWalking]

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

[@areareare9953]

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

[@hawkgammon]

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]

STJ is a legend

[@LiveLife-1980s]

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!💚

[@Netro1992]

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]

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

[@asrirachmawati3276]

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

[@akaKuiper]

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

[@duckwings6245]

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

[@groermaik]

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

[@gerald5344]

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!

[@margojohnson4224]

Thank you for taking us along on your train adventure.

[@lindseyrea9237]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@gabyarvizu5618]

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

[@stephaniegordon7917]

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

[@TheKingOfBeans]

Bukkake noodles will always be funny 😆

[@marysmith7765]

I never get tired of Sunrise Express videos.

[@endangeredmarmot4518]

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

[@stabothegremlin]

The relaxing sleep i would have if i went on this

[@RichardCJohnson]

The Sunrise Express is on my bucket list 😍

[@jameshanlon2998]

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

[@ES-7766]

My husband and I love your videos. Thanks!

[@jeremyforino2933]

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.

[@creole_mello]

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

[@AuntK68]

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

[@riffgroove]

"Just to pass the time away!"

[@AuntK68]

@riffgroove "Dinah blow your horn!" LOL

[@jevvvNZ]

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

[@pyoung168]

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!

[@Waywren]

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

[@rkbkirin5975]

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

[@Llcmtg]

The sun rise is still beautiful even with the clouds

[@ibz8455]

Thank you for a beautiful sunrise. Love your videos

[@NikCan66]

Always great video to watch

[@7passionstar]

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

[@lesbw356]

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.

[@RedUnit10]

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

[@darthlaurel]

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

[@johnree6106]

My first time witnessing a trains marriage 💑

[@suzannadannaTARDIS]

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

[@rosa97509]

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

[@malinirajendra224]

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

[@rockstopsthetraffic]

YES I love these trains

[@umbraelegios4130]

"Here comes the Sun" 🎶🎶

[@scottydoggymama]

I love your little quirky comments

[@FraserAtSea]

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

[@brianvano1938]

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

[@waukesharailwayservices7462]

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

[@dannygreenii5611]

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

[@catherine59226]

Always enjoyable watching your channel! 👍🏻❤️

[@davidcho9579]

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

[@miwa-kyoto]

Wow, the view after passing Atami is stunning 🌿

[@VerhoevenSimon]

Thank you for showing the coupling.

[@silverian]

Sunrise looks great!

[@Skylight_Vann]

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

[@lisanassy-harrison8670]

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

[@scout_princess]

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

[@SkullHaed]

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

[@netrhyda8761]

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

[@ReginaTeca]

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

[@marysilcox9459]

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

[@lind.]

I was thinking that too.

[@riffgroove]

Yeah, they sell out instantly.

[@blktauna]

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.

[@gloriawatson]

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.

[@kathleenevans1201]

As always, a great video!

[@naenae3461]

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

[@ms.lindsey4414]

This was a peaceful train trip.

[@Sunitadash11]

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

[@dukeallen432]

You got a nice sunrise.

[@johnhawks5035]

A lovely video. Thank you.

[@STSGaCa]

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

[@mewsli]

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.

[@adonnabrazell6364]

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

[@titaniumterminator5281]

Another great vid pal

[@OfficialPizza]

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.

[@kristihanson]

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

[@helenel4126]

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

[@TonyTheYouTuba]

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 😂

[@zignitz]

My man eats big like me, love it.

[@DrZark]

That train is clean and nice.

[@michellemeentemeyer7047]

That was a beautiful sunrise.

[@titan133760]

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

[@DragonFox84]

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.

[@jovantemusic68]

Great video thanks for posting!

[@janiceee7345]

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!)

[@cherylsemrau7100]

Lovely. Greetings from Canada.

[@dennisd9914]

Thank you for an amazing video again!

[@susanhafferkamp4325]

I miss you showing your fancy socks in every video.

[@MT-qu2tg]

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

[@AttackOnFullMetal]

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

[@vegaz2895]

Great 👍

[@stevenzack1497]

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

[@rleeAZ]

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

[@mousiebrown1747]

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

[@wardvos7925]

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

[@imaramblins]

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

[@radhika4082]

STJ San, your videos are making me long to visit Japan.

[@sallymoen6371]

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.

[@gloriamoore3208]

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]

Oops typo- trains have blackouts.

[@sepruecom]

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...

[@monique77771]

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