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Special train “Nagato Yumoto Onsen Utaakari-go” is now available (service has been cancelled).

  • Last updated:

    Dec 31, 2021

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    Nagato Tourism Convention Association

2022.1.27. Note: This train service has been cancelled (release from JR West's official website ).

Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the restoration of the JR Mine Line

On Tuesday, December 28, a special train, "Nagato Yumoto Onsen Utaakari-go," was announced by the JR Mine Line Utilization Promotion Council, Nagato Yumoto Hot Spring Town Corporation, Nippon Travel Agency Yamaguchi Branch, and West Japan Railway Company.

The "Nagato Yumoto Onsen Utaakari-go" will run specially on the San-in sightseeing train "XX no Hanashi" train in conjunction with the winter event " Onshin River Utaakari 2022 " at Nagato Yumoto Onsen, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the restoration of the JR Mine Line.

Sightseeing train "XX no hanashi

Ontoshinagawa Utaakari 2021

This tour will be held as an opportunity for visitors to experience the hospitality along the Mine Line and the charm of Senzaki, the hometown of Nagato City-born children's song poet, Misuzu Kaneko.

Please take this opportunity to enjoy a trip on the "Nagato Yumoto Onsen Utaakari-go".

Operation Information

  • Date of operation: Thursday, February 3, 2022 - Friday, February 4, 2022
  • Operation period: Outward (2/3): Shin-Yamaguchi Station - Asa Station - Senzaki Station - Nagato Yumoto Onsen Station
    Return (2/4): Nagato City Station - Nagato Yumoto Onsen Station - Asa Station - Shin-Yamaguchi Station
    *Special "XX no Hanashi" sightseeing train cars, which normally operate on the San-in Line, are used.
  • Headmark: A headmark commemorating the 10th anniversary of the restoration of the Mine Line will be displayed.

*You need to apply for the following Japan Ryoko set plan (JR round-trip + lodging) together with the special train (free of charge).

About Tour Registration

  • Application starts: Tuesday, December 28, 2021, 14:00~.
  • Application locations: Accepted at all Nippon Travel Agency stores nationwide
  • Japan Travel Package
    ・Arrival and departure from Shin-Osaka Station: 34,500 yen and up (including JR round trip + overnight stay, half board)
    ・Arrival and departure from Hiroshima Station: 21,700 yen and up (including JR round trip + overnight stay, half board)
    ・Arrival and departure from Hakata Station: 20,500 yen and up (including JR round trip + overnight stay, half board)
    ・Arrival and departure from Kokura Station: 17,900 yen and up (including JR round trip + overnight stay, half board)
  • tour itinerary
  • Tour Highlights
    (1) A special chartered sightseeing train "XX no Hanashi" will run between the Sanyo Line, Mine Line, and San-in Line, which normally do not operate.
    (2) On the outward journey, Mine City's live-in entertainers "Kaito Suzume" and "Uchi" will guide you along the Mine Line and offer local specialties of the cities and towns along the line.
    (3) You can make light motifs (free of charge) related to " Onshin River Uta Akari 2022 " event in Nagato Yumoto Onsen.
    (4) You can make a wooden toy museum using "____ no hanashi" as a motif for the sightseeing train. (4) A limited number of wooden train toys produced by the Nagato Toy Museum of Art will be on sale.
    (5) At Senzaki Station, the train will stop by the Kaneko Misuzu Memorial Museum, where Director Setsuo Yazaki will give a special guided tour.
  • Contact: Yamaguchi Branch of Nippon Travel Agency TEL: 083-972-2211 (weekdays 10:00-18:00 / closed Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays)

*This project is a subsidized project adopted by the Japan Tourism Agency as a "project to promote the revitalization and high-value-added development of existing tourist attractions.