Shiki-Shima luxury cruise train launches

Passengers board the champagne-liveried Train Suite Shiki-Shima via the lounge car where the windows are designed to resemble trees in a forest  (Photo: Akihiro Nakamura).

JAPAN: East Japan Railway welcomed the first passengers aboard the Train Suite Shiki-Shima (Island of Four Seasons) luxury cruise train for a tour of eastern and northern Japan starting on May 1.

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