By SHINYA MATSUMOTO/ Staff Writer
May 31, 2022 at 07:00 JST
The Nanatsuboshi luxury sleeper train is parked at JR Hakata Station in 2020. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Luxury comes at a price and Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) is not stinting on creating lavish interiors for the renovated Nanatsuboshi (Seven Stars) sleeper train that will operate on new routes from October. [Read More]
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