Japan’s JR East to Launch New Overnight Train in Spring 2027; Overnight Train to Connect Tokyo, Northern Tohoku Region

Japan’s JR East to Launch New Overnight Train in Spring 2027; Overnight Train to Connect Tokyo, Northern Tohoku Region

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will launch a new overnight express train in the spring of 2027, connecting the Tokyo metropolitan area and the northern part of the Tohoku region, the company said Tuesday.

JR’s new overnight sleeper train will connect Tokyo and northern Japan, is private cabin-only

A way to ride the rails from Tokyo to Tohoku while you snooze. For many years, the Shinkansen has been time-conscious travelers’ go-to method for going from one region of Japan to the other. That doesn’t always mean that the Shinkansen is the option that maximizes your sightseeing time, though, since while it’s often the fastest point-to-point way to get around, you’re still going to be spending a period of time sitting on a train instead of see…