The Mickey Mouse Shinkansen

Published on : 24/06/2019
by : Japan Experience

Explore Kyushu with a Japan Rail Pass

Since May 2019 and until November 2019, you can ride a Mickey Mouse shinkansen to explore Kyushu with a Japan Rail Pass.

Why not travel in Kyushu in a Mickey Mouse shinkansen?

Since May 2019 and until late november 2019, you can ride a special 800 shinkansen between Fukuoka (Hakata Station) and Kagoshima Chuo : a Mickey Mouse Shinkansen.

In Japan, trains often put the spotlight on anime :

Learn more about the Kyushu Shinkansen.

This shinkansen nickname is the "JR Kyushu Waku Waku Trip Shinkansen". Each of the train’s six cars is decorated with illustrations of Mickey Mouse enjoying a summertime trip, watermelon and local onsen.

One of the Limited Express Sonic Train will also be decorated.

How to ride the Mickey Mouse shinkansen ?

This shinkansen is covered by the Japan Rail Pass. JR Kyushu announced the train schedule each month in a dedicated website. You can check before your trip on this website.

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