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Tour Package: Across Japan form North to South in 3 days maximum number of Shinkansen

Odakyu Travel has recently sold travel package aimed at train geek. Such travel package is not unusual in Japan, targeting otaku type.

This tour package is traveling from Wakkanai in Hokkaido (northern most train station in Japan) to Nishi-Ooyama in Kyushu (southern most train station in Japan excluding monorail in Okinawa) in 3 days by encompassing maximum number of different Shinkansen type trains. The trip itinerary is:

Day 1:
Arrive at Wakkanai on own.
Lodging: Dormi Inn Wakkanai

Day 2:
Hotel lobby 6:20 a.m.

Limited Express "Sarobetsu no.2"
Wakkanai 6:36 a.m.
Asahikawa: 10:19 a.m.

Limited Express "Lilac no. 18"
Asahikawa 10:30 a.m.
Sapporo 11:55 a.m.

Limited Express "Hokuto no. 16"
Sapporo 2:38 p.m.
Hakodate 6:25 p.m.

”Hakodate Liner"
Hakodate 8:06 p.m.
Shin Hakodate Hokuto 8:28 p.m.

Shinkansen "Hayate no. 98"
Shin Hakodate Hokuto 8:43 p.m.
Shin-Aomori 9:45 p.m.

Local
Shin-Aomori 9:55 p.m.
Aomori 10:01 p.m.

Lodging: Route Inn Aomori Station

Day 3:
Local
Aomori 7:24 a.m.
Shin-Aomori 7:28 a.m.

Shinkansen "Hayabusa no. 10"
Shin-Aomori 7:43 a.m.
Morioka 8:43 a.m.

Shinkansen "Komachi no. 10"
Morioka 8:50 a.m.
Sendai 9:29 a.m.

Shinkansen "Yamabiko no. 132"
Sendai 9:41 a.m.
Fukushima 10:07 a.m.

Shinkansen "Tsubasa no. 132"
Fukushima 10:13 a.m.
Utsunomiya 10:55 a.m.

Shinkansen "Nasuno no. 272"
Utsunomiya 11:23 a.m.
Oomiya 11:50 a.m.

Shinkansen "MAX Tanigawa no. 321"
Oomiya 1:06 p.m.
Takasaki 1:30 p.m.

Shinkansen "Asama no. 613"
Takasaki 2:02 p.m.
Nagano 2:48 p.m.

Shinkansen "Hakutaka no. 565"
Nagano 2:54 p.m.
Kanazawa 4:20 p.m.

Limited Express "Shirasagi no. 64"
Kanazawa 5:48 p.m.
Maibara 7:44 p.m.

Shinkansen "Hikari no. 653"
Maibara 7:53 p.m.
Shin-Osaka 8:27 p.m.

Shinkansen "Nozomi no. 57"
Shin-Osaka 8:38 p.m.
Okayama 9:23 p.m.

Shinkansen "Hikari Rail Star no. 593"
Okayama 9:23 p.m.
Kokura 11:29 p.m.

Lodging: JR Kyushu Hotel Kokura

Day 4:
Shinkansen "Kodama no. 775"
Kokura 7:16 a.m.
Hakata 7:33 a.m.

Shinkansen "Tsubame no. 313"
Hakata 8:08 a.m.
Kumamoto 8:58 a.m.

Shinkansen " Mizuho no. 601"
Kumamoto 9:03 a.m.
Kagoshima Chuo 9:46 a.m.

Local
Kagoshima Chuo 10:02 a.m.
Nishi Ooyama 11:52 a.m.

Charter Bus
Nishi Ooyama station 12:30 p.m.
Stop for lunch along the way
Kagoshima Chuo station

Departure date: Sept. 18
Cost: 155000 yen ($1,454, 1237 Euro) per person.

Included:
Transportation from Wakkanai to Nishi Oono to Kagoshima Chuou
Breakfast and lunch on Day 2, Day 3, and Day 4
Lodging on Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3

For those interested, unfortunately this tour is already sold out.

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