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Kyushu course
Kyushu course
A journey to enjoy the elegant Seven Stars while viewing the changing nature of Kyushu from the train windows
This is two days journey around Kyushu and you can experience richness of spending time on the Seven Stars. This journey brings you relaxing moments in the changing scenery through the train windows. The sunset over the East China Sea from the Hisatsu Orange Railway will be a memorable. Communicating with local people in small coastal towns, the west and east of Kyushu, will surely warm your heart.
*Please be aware that the itinerary is subject to change.
*Please be aware that the itinerary is subject to change.
Upon departing from Hakata station, the Seven Stars heads for Kagoshima, the southern Kyushu area. A relaxing time will be spent viewing the scenery of the glittering azure-colored sea from the train windows and there are other things to enjoy prepared on the train.
Enjoy a day filled with the history of Kyushu and the Seven Stars through the stories of Okawa Kumiko craftsmen, who decorated the interior of the Seven Stars.
- Timetable / route
*This timetable is for 2D1N journeys from March 16th 2024 and beyond. *As of October 15th 2023.
- Cuisine
- Delight in the seasonal treasures cultivated on the island of Kyushu that fill your meals over 2 days and 1 night
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Accomplished chefs who represent Kyushu skillfully prepare each treasure
that has been nurtured in Kyushu's seas, mountains, and rivers.
Day 1
- Yamanaka
- Yamanaka, established in 1972, has been frequented by food connoisseurs from all over Japan as a famous “Hakatamae (Hakata-style)” sushi restaurant. On the Seven Stars, you can enjoy a luxurious time with seafood and inshore fishes from the Genkai Sea and just made sushi by polished chefs. (Lunch)
- Table de Chic
- This is a blissful French cuisine prepared by two chefs who are a married couple from Kagoshima. Based on the solid skills they have gained through experience at restaurants both in Japan and overseas, they express the appeal of ingredients from Kagoshima and Kyushu in their dishes. (Dinner)
*From 2024 spring, “Table de Chic” will be renamed “BELLE FRANCE.”
Day 2
- Seven Stars Head Chef
- The head chef of "Seven Stars in Kyushu" uses ingredients that have been grown in the bountiful nature of Kyushu and locally processed foods that are filled with the wishes of the producers.
Enjoy the delicious breakfast by the head chef, who has worked for many years on the Seven Stars. (Breakfast)
- Wakaeya
- A long-standing restaurant, established 300 years ago and located in Kitsuki City, Oita, is famous for “Ureshino”- sea bream chazuke (sea bream on rice covered in tea) made with tea and sea bream marinated in a sesame sauce crafted according to a secret family recipe. The dish derived its name from a phrase from a former lord of Kitsuki. It is said that he murmured “ureshii noo” (“I am happy”) upon eating sea bream chazuke. The flavor of this tasty dish has been passed down unchanged for generations. (Lunch)
*Please note that restaurant facilities and types of cuisine are subject to change.
