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There is a soft drink vending machine only. Please buy something to eat and drink before boarding. You may drink and eat anywhere. You may drink beer, wine, whatever. There is no restrictions. But do not have a party. If you share your space with child who is 5 years old or younger, it is free of charge. You can share a young child in even Nobi Nobi seat. I have seen mother and young child to share one spot of Nobi Nobi seat a few times.

However if you ride this train with baby, I recommend you to stay in the compartment. If you stay in Nobi Nobi seat with a baby, both you and other passengers may be stressful because a baby cries.

In my experience, a female solo traveler can ride on Nobi Nobi Seat. I have seen many female solo travelers in Nobi Nobi seat. Of course most of travelers are male. But I have seen many types of travelers in Nobi Nobi Seat, like senior couples, mother and small child, and some female travelers.

This train does not offer any Wi-Fi service. If you want connection, please bring a mobile router or slot a SIM card into your phone. Please find more informaion in the post below:.

All compartment equip the power outlet. But Nobi Nobi Seat does not have any power outlet. You may require an extra battery. We have lots of restrictions to take this train. Especially the booking is an issue. But this train is only scheduled overnight train in Japan now. You can save your time and save your cost of the accommodation. You may take this train from Osaka to Tokyo. I believe that Sunrise Izumo and Sunrise Seto offer very memorable ride.

You probably can reserve a private room on the JR Pass online site. So purchase the JR Pass online and check whether you can reserve a private room or not. Since this article is recently updated, I wanted to point out this wrong information. The Sunrise can be booked online since last year. I believe you can also book it on the English version without having to buy JR Pass.

The downside is that you can only receive the ticket at JR East stations. All seat types can be booked on JR West e not sure about the English version, but you can definitely book the Nobi-Nobi seat in the English version. Thanks for your comment. I understand that Eki-net covers Nobi Nobi seat. If so, Sunrise is not covered. But if not, would you please tell me the address? Since most readers do not understand Japanese and it is almost impossible to register Japanese site, I did not mention a booking through Japanese website.

But you are right. It is possible to book a space on Sunrise on Eki-net and e I will update an article later. Oh, sorry. You might want to update that. Thank you for your wonderful and helpful description of the train. The train stops in Shizouka for about 40 minutes, just after Midnight. Were there any food concessions open there? Could you have gotten off train …. This train stops at Shizuoka but it stops for one minute. You have to get some foods and drinks before boarding. You cannot buy any foods on board and there is no time to buy on the way.

Thank you for your careful informations. Or I must have a valid Pass for the entire trip? If you start using JR pass on day 10, it will be expired at on day You cannot take the train on day 17 anyway. If you meant to take a train on day 16 and want to continue to travel to Tokyo from Okayama by Sunrize Izumo, you may have to add the fare for the part of the trip on day JR Pass official site mentioned that the pass will cover until getting the final destination.

That menas the pass will cover until you get Tokyo. But now the official JR pass website does not mention about this rule. Hello Takeshi, sorry about my error. Of course I wanted to mean day 16th, thanks for your precise correction. In such evenience in Italy you could ride until destination, I think the better choice is to ask JRWest online support. Thank you very much. About JPRail. Sponsored links. Is this train okay for travelers with a small child? Is Nobi Nobi Seat safe for woman traveling alone?

Does this train offer Wi-Fi and power outlet? Sunrise Seto is an overnight express train which runs between Tokyo and Takamatsu. This post explains you about this train with many photos. In addition, it is now possible to make online reservations for seats that were previously impossible. In this article, I will explain how to buy a pass and how to reserve a seat on this official website.

How to reserve a seat of Japan Railway trains at the station and online. Japanese train seat reservation is a bit tricky. The online reservation is very limited and you have to book it in most cases.

This post explains you how to manage the booking. It is one of Japan's most important shrines. There are no records of exactly when Izumo Taisha was built, but it is often considered the oldest shrine in Japan, being already in existence in the early s as revealed by the nation's oldest chronicles. Izumo used to be ruled by a powerful clan in pre-historic times, and the region plays a central role in Japan's creation mythology. The main deity kami enshrined at Izumo Taisha is Okuninushi no Okami.

According to the creation myths, Okuninushi was the creator of the land of Japan and the ruler of Izumo. He also became known as the deity of good relationships and marriage. Visitors consequently clap their hands four times instead of the usual two times during their prayers: twice for themselves and twice for their actual or desired partners.

Every year, from the 10th to the 17th day of the 10th lunar month falls usually in November , Shinto 's eight million deities from across the land gather at Izumo Taisha for a meeting. It is for this reason that the 10th lunar month is known as Kamiarizuki "month with deities" in Izumo, and Kannazuki "month without deities" everywhere else in Japan.

As per tradition, the Kamiari Festival is held at the shrine during this period. The main approach to the shrine starts at a giant torii gate and a shopping street lined by stores and restaurants. At the end of the street stands a large wooden torii gate, which marks the entrance to the actual shrine grounds.

Continuing north, the approach uniquely leads downhill for a few dozen meters, leading to the Matsu no Sando where the trail is divided into three lanes by two rows of pine trees. Visitors are to refrain from taking the center lane, as it is said to be the path reserved for the deities.

Going past the pine trees finally leads to a bronze torii gate , the entrance to the main shrine grounds. Immediately upon entry, visitors will be confronted by a beautiful wooden structure with a huge sacred straw rope shimenawa hung across half its length. This is the Worship Hall Haiden. The shimenawa indicates the presence of a deity and separates divine space from the mortal realm. All comments related to the contents of our articles are welcome. It is not allowed to post promotional messages, links to external sites, or references to activities not related to this blog.

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