Genbi Shinkansen (art viewing, countryside tour & light dining train excursion) *Service ended in December 2020
Enjoy contemporary art with the world's fastest art appreciation experience. Along with the contemporary art created by the artists featured on each vehicle for this train, the train features a café that serves Tsubame Coffee, a popular beverage from Tsubame-Sanjo, and desserts made from carefully selected local ingredients under the supervision of Chef Romi Igarashi from romi-unie. Travelers can discover a variety of panoramic attractions along the route from the train windows.
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MYSTICAL VISTASMore Information about Genbi Shinkansen (art viewing, countryside tour & light dining train excursion) *Service ended in December 2020
Street address
- Departure from Niigata Station or Echigo-Yuzawa Station (Niigata Station: 1-1-1 Hanazono, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture; Echigo-Yuzawa Station: 2427-1 Mondo, Yuzawa, Oaza, Yuzawa Town, Minamionuma-gun, Niigata Prefecture)
Access
- From Niigata Station or Echigo-Yuzawa Station
Opening Hours
- Check the timetable at the JR East website
Closed
- Only weekends
Best season
- All year
Point
- Check the train schedule at the above JR East website
Map
Spots around
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Hoshitoge Rice Terraces
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Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum of Contemporary Art
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Tsukioka Onsen
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Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia Nihonkai (Sea of Japan)
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Befco Bakauke Observation Room
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Northern Culture Museum
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Senkakuwan Ageshima Yuen
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Imayo Tsukasa Sake Brewery
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Gotokuya Jube Photoshoot(Geisha Style)
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Ryuto Geigi Café
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Sake Museum Ponshu-kan
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Walking around Murakami
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Niigata Station
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House of Light
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Yahiko Shrine
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Sado Kinzan Gold Mine
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Uonumanosato
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Taraibune (tub boats)
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Sado Island Taiko Centre (Tatakokan)
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Matsudai Nohbutai
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Kiyotsu Gorge
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Echigo-Yuzawa Station