The number of Japanese sake trains on the train where you can enjoy local sake is increasing. Trains specializing in wine and beer as well as sake are also increasing in popularity.
If there is a kitchen in the train, you can eat and drink at the restaurant, but it is also good to have a train with no kitchen facilities, such as ekiben and sake.
This time, we will introduce the “Autumn / Winter Edition” of Hokkaido, Tohoku and Hokuriku sake trains that will fulfill your dream of blissfulness of drinking sake while enjoying the scenery flowing down the train window.
Enjoy the sake and superb views while being shaken by the train! "Hokkaido, Tohoku, Hokuriku"
Would you like to put yourself in a different space than usual?
In such a case, people go on a journey, but driving a private car and going out is nervous. So what is good?
It is a train. You can drink sake while gazing at the changing scenery and take a nap. When you arrive at your destination, you can also enjoy finding a izakaya where sake is delicious.
Most operating days are weekends. You can heal the body and mind that are exhausted from work.
Train journeys to enjoy sake are not intended to arrive. I enjoy the train itselfIt becomes.
The train used is a sake train where you can drink sake dignifiedly. No need to worry about the eyes of others.
So, from here on, we will help you with your "Sake Train Trip".
Sake train [Hokkaido]
The local line of Hokkaido, which runs on the eternal earth, is a highlight as you can appreciate the exceptional views in Japan.
You can even feel the excitement of a train that feels warm and the steam locomotive that runs powerfully in the snow.
You have to experience how delicious the sake you drink in such a situation.
This time it was sake and Odemaru! "Nagare Strait Isaribi Train"
Information provider: Japan Travel Official
Naganami of "Donan Isaribi Railway"■Take the Strait. This is a sightseeing train that runs between Hakodate Station and Kikonai Station twice as long as usual (2 hours).
* "Nagare" is a dialect in the southern region that means "go slowly" or "go slowly". Speaking of which, I haven't been told that recently, so I feel a little relaxed.
Heartful! Freshly made sake snacks are delicious "Nagarere Strait"
The special feature of the Nagare Strait isWarm contact with residents along the lineThat there is.
For example, at the Moheji Station platform, there is a seafood barbecue that grills in front of you, and if you cook it, it will be packed in a lunch box. Because fresh marine products are the ingredients, there is no way to go wrong with sake!
At Kamiiso StationStand-alone demonstration salesYou can shop for special products just by handing money through the window without having to go to the home. Speaking of which, I've seen such a scene in a movie ...
The highlight is the night view of Hakodate seen from the train window!The inside of the car is dimmed to make the night view look beautiful, romantic feelingYou can also soak.
Toast the night view of Hakodate with local sake!
I got a great sake!
Junmai Sake Misogi no Mai
224% of Hiko 100 from Kikonai is used for rice. It is also surprising that there are nine liquor stores. The taste is dry, but it is very mellow and has a good umami. pic.twitter.com/CgHy2tUFmE— Various in Kanto (@goooooko) May 27, 2013
By the way, the recommended sake on this sake train is handed along with the lunch boxKikonai Town's “Junmai Sake Misogi no Mai”. It is said that it is hard to get anywhere except here because it is a local sake. If you find it, buy it immediately.
The “Namagare Kaigo” as a sightseeing train is held irregularly (the operation schedule is posted one week to 1 days ago), so you must check it occasionally so that you do not miss it, The special service of the "Isabi Oden Train" has been decided, so let me introduce it.
"Isabi Oden Train"
"Isabi Oden Train"Not only Oden but also "Seafood Bowl"Also provided. Both use fresh local ingredients, so they go well with local sake.
Features of the "Isabi-Oden Train" with sake
- Ride section: JR Hakodate Station ⇆ Kikonai Station
- Ride time: about 4 hours
- Standing sale on the home of a local volunteer
- Providing "Isabi Oden" and "Kaisendon" (tea and sake "Misogi no Mai") using local ingredients on the outbound route
- On the return trip, "What de's" dessert
- Stop at Kikonai Station and get to the most popular roadside station in Hokkaido
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Click here for the occasional “Nagareme Strait” event
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Postscript: "Nagare Strait / Christmas Train" has been announced. Don't miss the last straits event this year, which is only December 12st!
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Enjoy both sake and steam train! "SL Winter Wetlands"
Round trip between Kushiro Station and Shibecha Station. There is a daruma stove in the steam locomotive that runs in the snow and has a powerful whistle. Not just warm up,There seem to be many people who enjoy sake by grilling squid.
A tourist train running on Kushiro Marsh in Hokkaido in winter, "SL Winter Marsh" has started operation this season from 26thhttps://t.co/5YRgWLtvzl#nhk_news #nhk_video pic.twitter.com/yA4jkYQG0I
— NHK News (@nhk_news) January 26, 2019
Sake that can be purchased at the stand has been established in Kushiro City since 8Fukuji Sake Brewery's “Fukuji One Cup”. Popular with umami and sharp taste.
The snacks you can buy on the train are the squid, the delicacies of smoked delicacies, such as saury and aki, and komai (fish under ice). I'll pinch while aiming for a photo opportunity.
The driving day is a weekend from January 2020, 1 to March 25, 3. Ride time is about 1 hour and 1 minutes. Enjoy a retro train journey and snow scene with plenty of sake cups in one hand.
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Leave the camera and it's sake! Features of SL train
- Ride section: Kushiro Station ⇆ Shibecha Station
- Ride time: about 1 hour 30 minutes
- Get a ride certificate
- Enjoy the Kushiro Marsh from the train window
- Since 2020 is the 20th anniversary, may there be a surprise plan?
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Sake train [Tohoku]
There are a number of sake trains, but after all, sitting on a tatami mat, the Japanese people relax and feel the sake delicious.
Torei Yutsubasa is a Japanese sake train that best meets the needs of sake enthusiasts, especially packed with sake made in Tohoku, a region where high-quality rice is produced.
Then, let's take a look at the charms of the running Ozashiki sake brewery “Torei Tsubasa” ♪
Train "Torei Tsubasa" with tatami, sake and hot springs
"Treyuyu Tsubasa", which runs between Fukushima and Shinjo, is a combination of "train" and "treille" (French meaning of the sun).
This train is designed with the motif of the Yamagata symbol Tsukiyama, and the large arc of the car body expresses the calmness and the Mogami River.Let's enjoy the original scenery of Japan and the calm nature from the car window feeling nostalgic while drinking sake.
Train “Torei Yutsubasa” where sake, hot springs and travel are in progress at the same time
Inside the car we are askingHot spring elements are tightIt is clogged.
As the name implies, not only enjoy the journey of the train while bathing in the sunshine,Stroll around the train to enjoy the hot spring town.
At the bar counter, local Yamagata sake. Exhilarating just by looking!
While looking at the car windowRelax between footbath and relaxation. You will be healed ~
We Japanese who can relax when they take off their shoes. "After bath lounge"It is heart-hateful attentive to prepare me.
Characteristics of the train "Toray Yutsubasa", which has a rich selection of sake
- Ride section: Fukushima ⇆ Shinjo
- Ride time: about 2 hour 15 minutes
- Enjoy the Japanese style with birch tables and tatami mat seats
- Relax in the footbath while watching the car window
- Tatami-mat floor bath
- A bar counter full of Yamagata sake (Kamikimoto, Toko, first grandson, etc.)
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Sake train [Hokuriku]
Sake trains in Hokuriku, where not only sake but also fresh ingredients are abundant, do not disappoint Sake lovers.
Here we will introduce you from the handsome sake train to the gorgeous sake train that women want.
Popular by sake theme train "Koshino Shu * Kura"
The theme of Niigata's dignified climate is a combination of bluish black and white called "Aishita black". The theme is "gifts of water and the earth."
`` Koshino Shu * Kura '' is a sake train where you can enjoy the specialty sake of the local sake kingdom Niigata and the snacks that are particular about fresh local ingredientsThe recommendation is a drink comparison set at the service counter "Kuramori". It is 3 yen for 2000 cups of Niigata local sake and snacks including old sake.
In addition, there are five types of Niigata local sake, and a handy sake at a cheap price of 5 yen to 1 yen per cup!
The type of handed sake depends on the season, but to give an example,
- Hime no Uesen Honjozo (Ishizuka Sake Brewery) 200 yen
- Kashiwuro Sanzui Junmai Ginjo (Kashiwa Sake Brewery) 200 yen
- Niigata Shipp Junmai Ginjo (Imadaiji Shuzo) 300 yen
- Niigata Shipp Junmai Ginjo (Kimi no Shuzo) 300 yen
- Tsuruge Junmai Ginjo (Aoki Shuzo) 300 yen
etc.
Koshino Shu * Kura, a train with the finest appetizers that sparkle the eyes of sake drinkers
For a snack, how about the ekiben which is also sold at the service counter "Kuramori"? Among them, Naototsu's station lunch "codameshi" is the best choice!
Candied boiled cod, salted cod roe, pickled cod with parent and child, pickled nozawana, wasabi pickled.
The rice that cannot be seen under a large amount of cod corps is cooked rice full of kelp flavor! The color of the kinshi egg is also beautiful, isn't it perfect for sake?
The popular "codame" is sold out immediately, so it's recommended to buy it as soon as you get on!
"Koshino Shu * Kura" train with live jazz performances and sake tasting
While drinking sake while watching the Sea of Japan spreading on the train window at a standing table made with a sake barrel as a motif,Live jazzBegins.
photo by JR East Niigata Branch
After passing Ome Station,Tasting by sake brewery in NiigataIt may be better to refrain from drinking sake until then.
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Characteristics of the train “Koshino Shu * Kura”, where you can drink and compare Niigata sake
- Service section: Joetsu Myoko Station ⇆ Tokamachi Station
- Driving days: each weekend
- Ride time: about 2 hour 30 minutes
- Other courses: "Yuzawa Shu * Kura" Joetsu Myoko Station ⇆ Echigoyuzawa Station (about 3 hours), "Yanagi Shu * Kura" Joetsu Myoko Station ⇆ Niigata Station (about 3 hours)
The trains will be closed during the winter season, but extra trains from Niigata Station ⇆ Nagaoka "Yinono Shu * Kura" and Yahiko Station ⇆ Niigata Station "Niigata Station-Yahiko Station" will be announced in December 2019.
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Niigata's sake brewery tour train, Echigo Toki Meki Resort "Setsugetsuka"
photo by IRishikawa521 on Wikipedia
The resort train "Setsugetsuka" runs in the Joetsu district of Niigata Prefecture.A gorgeous gourmet sake train that not only allows you to fully enjoy the sea and mountain scenery with the widest window in Japan's largest car window, but also allows you to enjoy the seafood and mountain food to your heart's content.
The body color, called “silver vermilion”, is a traditional Japanese color, with warmth and calm in the eye-catching glitz.
Departure time of Itoigawa Station, "Arai Course" operated by Setsugetsuka / Winter Special Service.
Next, stop at Tsutsuishi, a station in the tunnel.
The image was taken last week when I got on the train.#Echigo Tokimeki Railway#Echigo Toki Meki Resort pic.twitter.com/zIhXKcYdV3
— Resident of Echigo (@ komiei0526) February 2, 2019
Sake brewery tour / French train with three-tier service
There are four types of winter special service courses for "Setsugetsuka", but we recommendArai course with sake brewery tour.
On the train, after departure from Itoigawa Station, we will provide “Arai Course (with Kanzuri Sandwich)” supervised by French chef Ryuta Iizuka. Sake seems to advance!
The visit to the sake brewery is "Kimi no Inui Sake Brewery", founded in 13 (Tempo 1842).
Yamagoshi, which was a must for sashimi (kimoto) brewing, is a waste of waste that eliminates the hard work of Yamagoshi. Is one of the few sake breweries that make The building is old-fashioned. Please enjoy the stout warehouse tour and tasting.
Visit a sake brewery at Echigo Toki Meki Resort “Setsugetsuka” * Features of the “Arai Course”
- Ride section: Itoigawa → Joetsu Myoko (Kanzuri experience and sake brewery tour by changing bus at Arai station)
- Time required: about 4
- Demonstration of snow play with snow statues and kamakura and sedge straw work!
- Special service days in winter: January 2020 and February 1, 25
[Arai Course] Click here for Kanzuri Snow Exposed Experience and a long-established sake brewery tour
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Go to the Oyama Shinshu / Sake Brewery Festival with the gourmet train "Nautical Mile" Go!
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The June 2019 Yamagata-ken Oki Earthquake, still fresh in memory.
The sake brewery in the Oyama area of Tsuruoka City, Yamanashi Prefecture was severely damaged at that time, but we are glad to see that the restoration work has proceeded, and on February 2020, 2, the 8th Oyama Shinshu Sake Brewery Festival was decided. did!
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The Oyama Shinshu Sake Brewery Festival is an annual festival where you can enjoy fresh sake from the brewery in Oyama, where rice is grown and the underground water is abundant. There are three types of events to enjoy sake (introduced below).
For those waiting in line outside the brewery until entry, from each breweryBehavioral sake of warm sake of famous sakeThere are also unexpected fun, such as having a sake brewery ticket with a sake brewery tour ticket!
What is the train "Nari" where you can drink sake?
"Nautical miles" is a gastronomy vehicle operated by JR East that enjoys Niigata's food, Shonai's food and the Sea of Japan landscape.
The 4 seats of Car 24 are for those who have purchased travel products, and while running from Niigata to Sakata, you can enjoy seasonal Japanese cuisine at three restaurants in Hanamachi, Niigata Furumachi while watching the Sea of Japan in a luxurious car. You.
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It's okay to get on Cars 1 and 2 just by purchasing a ticket without purchasing a travel product! There are lunch boxes and sake on the car.There are two types of sake: Yamashiroya Junmai Daiginjo and Taiyomori Special Junmai. "Niigata Shippu Amazake".
This "nautical miles" will be temporarily stopped at Uzen Oyama Station only on this day for those who are going to drink Oyama Shinshu (Limited Express Inahomo is also temporarily stopped). What a smart measure ♪
Inaho 1Departs from Niigata Station 8:22 → arrives at Uzen Oyama Station 10:10
Features of the sake brewery festival by train "Nautical Mile"
- Ride section: Niigata ⇆ Uzen Oyama Station
- Ride time: about 2 hours
- Oyama Sake Brewery Tour: Tasting freshly squeezed fresh sake at Haneda Sake Brewery, Tokai Honten, Fuji Sake Brewery, and Kahachiro Kato Sake Brewery.
- A meeting to enjoy Oyama Shinshu: 4 kinds of famous sake and small dishes from 10 sake breweries. Attention is the new sake that uses the sake rice “Snow Goddess” that debuted this year. All seats are reserved so you can enjoy it slowly.
- Comparison of eight types of Oyama Shizo's carefully selected eight kinds of drinks
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Click here for "The 25th Oyama Shinshu / Sake Brewery Festival"
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Train "Bell Monta" where you can drink sake while watching the scenery
The official name is"Belles montagnes et mer". "Beautiful mountains and the sea" in FrenchIn that sense, the train with such a stylish sound will leave a strong impression on foreigners.
The gallery is inside the train
That's the feeling of a gallery as if you stepped into the car without betraying the name of the train.
Using the window frame inside the car as a frame, directing a beautiful landscape full of changes in the mountains and the sea like a single paintingBecause they do. What a wonderful idea to put the scenery from the flowing car window in the picture frame and appreciate it.
A selection of local artworks
In addition, Eight works of traditional wooden sculpture `` Inami sculpture '' exhibited in Nanto City, Toyama PrefectureIt has been. Let's take a closer look at the world of art expressed by a wood carver with a single chisel.
The straps and possession are also upgraded!Made in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, with the image of "Takaoka Copperware" featuring a beautiful casting surface, and decorated with a pattern representing the four cities along the lineIt is done.
We will introduce you from the train menu, Belmonta, where you can enjoy the view of the large window and drink a little while staying in the gorgeous gallery.
In-car sales of the train "Bell Monta" that fulfills the wish of sake lovers
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One of Belmonta's in-car sales plans is a tipsy set and a drink comparison set.
- Tipsy set ... Snacks from 4 cities along the line + local sake along the line
- Drink comparison set ... 3 types of local sake along the line
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In addition, there are a total of six delicious plans, including a petit Toyama Bay sushi set and a petit Toyama Bay bowl set!
Features of the art train "Bellemonta" that supports sake lovers
- Ride section and ride time: Approx. 50 minutes from Takaoka to Johana, 55 minutes from Takaoka to Himi
- Traditional handicrafts exhibition: tea bowl of "Shokawa woodblock" and teacup of "Ecchu Sansuke ware"
- Sushi chef rides. Serving fresh, freshly sushi
- There are hands-on sightseeing spots along the line, such as Himi Hot Springs and Shogawakyo Pleasure Boat
- Passengers by March 2020, 3 will receive a clear file of not for sale and pass cases by lottery
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Sake on the elegant train “Bride Noren” wearing Kaga Yuzen
Former Kaga Domain"Bride noren" is one of the traditional culturesthere is. This is what the parents wished for the happiness of the daughter-in-law and gave it to the bride-to-be.
On the day of the wedding, it was customary for the bride to go through this goodwill and marry, and then to become a person of the house on a sunny day.
Even now, that tradition has been handed down,On the train "Bride Noren", we wish the passengers happinessIt is named after thought.
The body of "Bride Noren" is a gorgeous and gorgeous train with a red body reminiscent of Kaga Yuzen and a black belt with a gold border.
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The logo on the front, side and inside the train"Kaga Mizuhiki" is a motif. This is also the happiness that comes from connecting the hearts of people who cannot be easily solvedIt is designed in hope of.
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It is used abundantly everywhere in the car,Yuzen's Old Collection. The passage isCarpet reminiscent of stepping stones and running water in a Japanese gardenIs spread all over.
The ceiling is a kimono design, the lighting is set up in the image of flowing water, the wide windows have a UV cut effect, and there is no more hospitality interior for womenHas become.
There is also a display of traditional crafts, and on the back of the shelfGold leafLet's use it.
Different types of gold leaf are used for the decoration of the wall, and the gorgeous checkered pattern emerges.
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It's easy to imagine that on-board service would be gourmet Japanese food and sweets, because the train was designed more for ladies than for gentlemen. It is half hit and half off.
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Delighted by Japanese sake enthusiasts, with a well-established Japanese restaurant set and select sweets from a patisserie that is active worldwideThere is also a tipsy setI am doing. "Bride's goodwill" is also "good tipsy goodwill" ♪
The sake on the tipsy set is an original label that matches the colors"Sonemoto Junmai Ginjo Sake (Sonemoto Brewery, Ishikawa Prefecture)".
Fruity and sweet scent, so sweet or light.A good match with the famous Jibu-ni boiled by the well-established restaurant Otomoro. Smooth sake goes on ♪
Features of the “Bride Noren” train where you can also enjoy sake
- Ride section and ride time: Kanazawa ⇒ Wakura Onsen about 1 hour 20 minutes
- Attendant in kimono-style hospitality
- Events such as performing traditional performing arts and sampling and selling local products
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Book a sake train as soon as possible!
Now, which sake train do you want to ride?
I want to enjoy sake and snacks and relaxed hot springs on all the trains introduced!
In Hokkaido, Tohoku and Hokuriku, land, climate and water are all suitable for sake brewing. The fresh seafood in the area is like sake for local sake. You should be able to have the ultimate gourmet experience.
I like to drink sake at urban stores, but the best sake I drink while watching the mountains, rice fields, sea views, and birds flowing through the windows!
If you like the sake train you like, we recommend you book early. There were many word-of-mouth saying "it was already sold out ..."
I want to drink on a sake train trip! "Shinto set" 180ml x 5 bottle set
Why not enjoy a drink comparison on a sake train?
There are three types of sake: Junmai Daiginjo, Junmai Ginjo and special Junmai. Because each contains 3ml, it is perfect for a bite while traveling.
Put it in a daypack and let's go on a journey with a sake train ♪
