Twilight Express Mizukaze

  • Published on : 02/01/2024
  • by : Japan Experience

West Japan's Luxury Night Train

The Twilight Express Mizukaze is a super luxury sleeper train in Japan. The JR Twilight Express Mizukaze operates between Kyoto and Shimonoseki at the western tip of Honshu in Yamaguchi for the one-night, two-day trip, or does a round-trip back to Kyoto for the two-nights, three-day option. 

Onboard the Twilight Express Mizukaze

The train itself is a hybrid diesel, allowing it to run on the un-electrified San-in Line, and consists of ten cars carrying a maximum of only 30 passengers.

It was designed by industrial designer Tetsuo Fukuda whose other train works include the Sunrise Seto, Sunrise Izumo, and the N700 Series Shinkansen.

The interior was designed by Kazuya Ura whose experience is in designing luxury hotels, as the train really is a hotel on rails. The two end cars are observation cars, both with an exterior viewing platform. 

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Twin room on the Twilight Express Mizukaze

Twin room on the Twilight Express Mizukaze

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Twin room on the Twilight Express Mizukaze by night

Twin room on the Twilight Express Mizukaze by night

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