CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCEFun-Japan[3] and Untold Japan both cite 15 October 2013 as the Seven Stars in Kyushu’s launch date by JR Kyushu.
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- Oct 15, 201390% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
JR Kyushu Launches the Seven Stars Luxury Sleeper Train
JR Kyushu debuted the Seven Stars in Kyushu, Japan’s first cruise train, offering multi-day luxury rail tours around the island with staff outnumbering the roughly 30 guests it carries. The service became one of the hardest sleeper-train tickets in the world to book.
- JR Kyushu's Seven Stars in Kyushu deluxe sleeper excursion train made its first service on 15 October 2013[2]
- The name comes from Kyushu's seven prefectures and seven coaches; tours run from Hakata as 2-day and 4-day circular routes[2]
Notable features
- Designed under industrial designer Eiji Mitooka, it has five sleeping cars, a lounge car with piano and bar, and a dining car, carrying 28 passengers, at a cost of about 3 billion yen[2]
- The 77 series coaches are based on the 817 series EMU body on 787 series bogies, built by Hitachi at Kudamatsu and JR Kyushu's Kokura Works, and are hauled by a dedicated deep-maroon DF200-7000 diesel locomotive built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries from the JR Freight Class DF200, at up to 100 km/h[2]
- The rear car has two deluxe suites with observation windows at the end, and every suite has its own toilet and shower, designed in porcelain by the late Sakaida Kakiemon XIV[2]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=dj4NO2GPn_gyoutube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Oct 15, 2013 ✓· 33% of score
Fun-Japan[3] and Untold Japan both cite 15 October 2013 as the Seven Stars in Kyushu’s launch date by JR Kyushu.
- [2]88%Seven Stars in Kyushu - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 15, 2026· 33% of score
- [3]70%What is Japan’s First Cruise Train "Seven Stars in Kyushu"?fun-japan.jp· Added Sep 15, 2026· 33% of score
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