クルーズトレイン「ななつ星in九州」｜JR九州

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the Endless Expanse of Kyushu’s Alluring Landscapes
We guarantee you exceptional views from this sophisticated, deluxe train,
which operates on a 3,000-km-long railroad that connects Kyushu’s seven prefectures.
The island’s diverse nature, histories, and cultures that vary according to each region,
as well as the smiling faces of the locals living along the routes,
are only some of the highlights that you can see from the train.
Framed in our panoramic windows, these once-in-a-lifetime sights will always have a special place in your heart.
Enjoy the endless expanse of Kyushu’s landscapes to your heart’s content.

Journey details

Routes
Autumn & Winter 2022
(Oct 2022 - Mar 2023)
Spring - Autumn
(Mar - Sep 2023)
Hospitality
Unzen
Journey
A journey to experience the blessings of the earth and traditional culture, and to encounter the charm of Kyushu that will lead to the future
This is a journey around the northern part of Kyushu, where you can experience the blessings of the rich land and culture of Kyushu. Yufuin and Unzen, which have long been loved as health resorts, the Taisho-ji family temple of the Hosokawa clan tucked away in Kumamoto City, vegetables grown carefully from seeds on the rich land of the Shimabara Peninsula, the Wakaran culture of Nagasaki as it has flourished as a gateway to foreign countries, and the World Agricultural Heritage passed down in the Kunisaki area of Oita Prefecture.
Please experience the Kyushu region that we want to convey to the future.
*The itinerary may be changed.
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Day 1A journey to feel the warmth of Kyushu and relax

After leaving Hakata Station, you will get a feeling of the peaceful rural scenery from the train windows as you head to Yufuin, your first stop.
You will be able to feel your heart relax in the somewhat nostalgic atmosphere, surrounded by nature and the atmospheric townscapes.

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Day 2Enjoying the good old samurai culture and feeling the pulse of the sea and the land

The second day starts from Aso Station. On an outdoor excursion, it is possible to experience the Hosokawa-ryu Bonseki, a part of the Hosokawa culture. Customers who choose to stay onboard the train will go to Kumamoto on the Seven Stars via the Tateno switchback. For lunch, please enjoy a special lunch at the Taisho-ji Temple, the family temple of the Hosokawa clan, the lords of the Kumamoto Domain. After that, you will cross the Ariake Sea by ferry and go to Unzen Shimabara.

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  • Hosokawa-ryu BonsekiHosokawa-ryu BonsekiMORE
  • Ryotei HanzuiryoRyotei HanzuiryoMORE
  • Winter stargazingWinter stargazingMORE
Day 3Visit Western Kyushu, where you can feel the abundance of nature

Western Kyushu, blessed with the energy of the earth and a rich food culture The second half of the trip is to Western Kyushu. For the lunch eaten on the Shimabara Peninsula, you will visit a restaurant that expresses local stories in its cuisine. The dinner onboard the "Seven Stars" features Shippoku cuisine, which represents the Wakaran culture of Nagasaki, and hospitality from the Kenban geisha. You can experience the food, nature, history and culture unique to western Kyushu.

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  • Shimabara RailwayShimabara RailwayMORE
  • Shirakumo LakeShirakumo LakeMORE
  • UnzenUnzenMORE
Day 4Thinking about railway travel

On the fourth day, we will slowly go down the Nippo Main Line from Kokura. On the Kunisaki Peninsula, you will experience the rich circulation-type agriculture made possible by the sawtooth oak trees. In the last part of the journey, you will return to views of Mt. Yufu on the Kyudai Main Line. You will recall your memories of the four-day journey as the scenes flow past the train windows on your way to Hakata Station, which is the last station of your trip and a new starting point for your life.

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Cuisine
3-Night 4-Day Journey to
Savor Kyushu’s Bountiful Cuisine
Our skilled chefs from all over Kyushu spend time and effort themselves to cook the seasonal ingredients,
which have been grown with love by carefully selected farmers.
Enjoy the luxurious cuisine, which includes Japanese, French, local and Italian cuisine.
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Day 1

Ishidobashi Shiratsugu
The rich seasonal taste of ingredients carefully selected from the fresh foods of Hakata, the coloring of the changing seasons, and the beauty of the meticulous cuisine. Staff will serve you wholeheartedly so that you can enjoy the deliciousness with your five senses. (Lunch)
Ishidobashi Shiratsugu
La Verveine
La Verveine is a French restaurant located in Yufuin, Oita Prefecture. It uses local ingredients for dishes that will make your mind and body healthy and enable you to eat with peace of mind. The cuisine will be served with the hope that you will eat the delicious food and be revitalized. (Dinner)
La Verveine

Day 2

olmo coppia
This is an organic restaurant in a renovated 160 year old storage house near Aso Station. It is well known for its dishes that are warm and good for both body and soul. On the Seven Stars, the restaurant "Kasei" at Aso Station will serve safe and heartwarming homemade dishes using organic ingredients, with a focus on homegrown vegetables and organic vegetables grown in open fields that are delivered from Minami-Aso. (Breakfast)
olmo coppia
Ai Hosokawa
Born in Okayama Prefecture. Developed her culinary skills and sensibilities in Italy. She moved to Kumamoto and offers simple yet flavorful dishes that bring out the flavor of the local ingredients with oil and salt, which you can enjoy at the site of the Taisho-ji Temple, where the history of the Hosokawa clan is still alive. (Lunch)
Ai Hosokawa

Day 3

pesceco
The "Satohama Gastronomy" can only be enjoyed on the Shimabara Peninsula, where the chef was born and raised.
Through the food, you can feel the stories created by the nature of Shimabara, which are stories that can only be told by Chef Inoue, who knows the place well. (Lunch)
pesceco
Vill a del nido
Ingredients from the rich land of Unzen have been made by producers who have nurtured them with care and sincerity. Chef Yoshida expresses the feelings of those producers with his dishes.
You can enjoy the delicate and gentle tastes that reveal the chef's personality. (Lunch)
Vill a del nido
Unzen Fukudaya "Kofuku"
The aroma of flowers, soil and vegetables that floats in the fields of Mr. Masatoshi Iwasaki, a seed harvesting farmer. The original taste of vegetables that are overflowing with vitality is brought to a higher level by the cooking of Executive Chef Kusano. (Lunch)
Unzen Fukudaya Kofuku
Shiseki Ryotei Kagetsu
The history of Kagetsu begins in 1642. Shippoku Cuisine is a traditional cuisine of Nagasaki, which has a unique Wakaran culture because even during the period of national isolation, Nagasaki remained connected to parts of the world including Portugal, the Netherlands and China. You can enjoy a meal that combines the tradition of Kagetsu with the Seven Stars. (Dinner)
Shiseki Ryotei Kagetsu

Day 4

Seven Stars Head Chef
The head chef on the Seven Stars makes use of ingredients that have been grown in the bountiful nature of Kyushu and locally processed foods that are filled with the wishes of the producers.
Please enjoy the delicious breakfast prepared for travelers by the head chef, who has spent many years with guests on the Seven Stars.　(Breakfast)
Seven Stars Head Chef
Kyoyahonten
This famous establishment has been in business for 30 years, and started with hopes to spread “Kyoto-style” bento hospitality in the Oita area. From the grains of rice to the vegetables used in the bento box, much effort has been made in using local Oita ingredients. Guests are sure to enjoy a specially prepared Seven Stars boxed bento.
Kyoyahonten
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Yufuin town walk
Yufuin boasts the third largest volume of spring water flow in Japan and is one of the top hot spring resorts in the country, but you will not find any huge hot spring inns there.
Instead, you will find a number of tranquil inns that blend in with the greenery of the plateau, stylish cafes, and small art museums. The town development in Yufuin has been created over more than half a century. It is definitely not gorgeous, but it is a unique hot spring area that offers genuine relaxation and a refined atmosphere.
Even today, if you take a step away from the busy main street, you will find a peaceful rural landscape that will soothe the hearts of visitors. Please spend a relaxing time meeting with the warm local people.
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Taisho-ji Temple
After the Kato clan, the Hosokawa clan ruled Kumamoto, which was said to be a difficult to govern country. As the family temple of that Hosokawa clan, Taisho-ji Temple is now home to descendants of the Hosokawa clan. You can experience the history and romance of Kumamoto in the former site of the Taisho-ji Temple site, which is currently normally closed to visitors.
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Hosokawa-ryu Bonseki
The history of bonseki is said to have started more than a thousand and several hundred years ago, when people loved and viewed stones as a symbol of the earth as a spiritual practice. Later on, in the Edo period, it was combined with the tea ceremony as an alcove decoration in a teahouse, and then from the middle to the end of the Edo period, it became established as independent miniature-landscape art.
Among them, the Hosokawa-ryu Bonseki was founded by Yusai Hosokawa and his son Sansai, who were famous as a military commander and a master of the tea ceremony. It was one of the four major schools of bonseki in the Edo period, when bonseki was highly popular. Please enjoy to your heart's content this time-honored traditional culture of Japan, which has been handed down continuously to a very limited number of people as a discipline of samurai families.
(Customers who choose to go on the outdoor excursion)
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Ryotei Hanzuiryo
Surrounded by greenery, this is a luxurious ryokan made in the sukiya style of building by a Kyoto shrine carpenter in gardens of nearly 20,000 square meters. You can experience the extraordinary in a private space where the scenery changes every season.
The soothing Japanese gardens will ease the hearts of guests and invite you to spend a blissful time there.
https://hanzuiryo.jp
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Winter stargazing
There are places around Unzen Jigoku where you can feel the geothermal energy. Being able to lie down in the vast national park and feel the warmth of the earth all over your body as you view the star-filled sky will no doubt provide a perfect opportunity to reflect on the earth and the universe. This is a valuable experience unique to Unzen in winter.
(Only for customers who wish to)
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Unzen vegetables from seed harvesting
Unzen has vegetables called "native varieties".
These are vegetables that have been cultivated in the area for a long time, such as the "Unzen kobu takana" and "Unzen akamurasaki daikon".
There are farmers in Unzen who grow these native varieties from seed, allow them to flower, and collect the seeds.
These vegetables that are grown from seed harvesting for life on the Unzen land have a strong and powerful taste.
Passengers will divide between three different restaurants on the Shimabara Peninsula and be able to enjoy dishes made with vegetables harvested in the best condition. (Day 3 Lunch)
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Shimabara Railway
There are 24 stations on the Shimabara Railway, which connects Isahaya Station with Shimabarako Station. The Ohmisaki Station is said to be one of the closest stations to the sea in Japan. From the track, which was also used by the JGR Class 150 steam locomotive (the first locomotive), you can view the serene appearance of Mt. Unzen and the coastline with the characteristic tidal range of the Ariake Sea. The Seven Stars guests will be taken to Isahaya Station by a chartered train.
(Customers on the Shimabara Railway Travel Plan)
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Shirakumo Lake
The area around the Shirakumo Lake, which is a man-made lake of about one hectare, is a quiet lakeside area surrounded by lush forests and blessed with a natural environment.
You can listen to the singing of wild birds as you enjoy Nordic Walking with your guide.
(Customers on the Unzen Hot Springs Stay Plan)
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Unzen
We can see the view from the ferry at Kumamoto which is Mt. Fugen. Mt. Fugen stands calmly. Enjoy Unzen, which is blessed with abundant nature and hot springs, such as Japan's first national park and Global Geopark.
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原木しいたけ
大分県が生産量日本一を誇る「乾しいたけ」。国東半島宇佐地域は古くからクヌギを使用した原木しいたけ栽培が行われてきました。クヌギは、伐採しても約15年で原木として利用できる大きさに再生するため、森林の新陳代謝を促し里山の保全に貢献しています。
（車外エクスカーションを選択のお客さま）
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菊炭​
切り口が菊の花に見えることから「菊炭」とも呼ばれる「茶の湯炭」。クヌギを原料としたものが最良とされています。国東半島宇佐地域で伐採されたクヌギを使用し、厳しい品質基準を満たした認証品。
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World Agricultural Heritage in the Usa region of the Kunisaki Peninsula​
The operation of the "circulation type agriculture, forestry and fisheries" in the Usa region of the Kunisaki Peninsula has been recognized as something that has value for the world as World Agricultural Heritage. On the Seven Stars, you will approach this World Agricultural Heritage Site from the two completely different viewpoints of log shiitake mushrooms and chrysanthemum charcoal.
(Customers who choose to go on the outdoor excursion)
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