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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 7:27 pm
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Originally Posted by armagebedar
BTW, don't forget the Akebono and Nihonkai trains to Aomori!
Sleeper Limited Express “Akebono” brings back memory! Before Yamagata Shinkansen “Akebono” used to run Ueno-Fukushima-Yamagata-Akita-Aomori. It has become thing of the past when JR had sleeper trains running overnight all over Japan.

Used to take Sleeper Express “Ginga” between Tokyo-Osaka. Train left around 10 p.m. and arrived at the destination at 8 a.m. It was great for business giving full day at Tokyo or Osaka. But Shinkansen got faster and now runs Tokyo – Shin Osaka in less than 3 hours. Many business travel between Tokyo and Osaka became day trip and ridership of Sleeper Express “Ginga” went down.
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