Limited Express Kuroshio: Shin-Osaka to Shirahama
Down the Kii peninsula beside the Pacific
2h 30m
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas
Curated collection
Train journeys by JR West
Western Japan, from the Sanyo Shinkansen to the Japan Sea coast.
5 published journeys
What defines this collection
A considered way into the catalogue
JR West covers Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima and the coast facing the Japan Sea, with high-speed lines, limited expresses and sightseeing services. These are the published JR West route experiences.
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Limited Express Thunderbird: Osaka to Tsuruga
The Kansai connection to the Hokuriku Shinkansen
1h 20m
Photo: MaedaAkihiko / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sanyo Shinkansen: Shin-Osaka to Hakata
Osaka to Kyushu along the Inland Sea corridor
2h 21m
Photo: JobanLineE531 at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0
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Limited Express Kuroshio: Shin-Osaka to Shirahama
Down the Kii peninsula beside the Pacific
2h 30m
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas
Limited Express Thunderbird: Osaka to Tsuruga
The Kansai connection to the Hokuriku Shinkansen
1h 20m
Photo: MaedaAkihiko / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sanyo Shinkansen: Shin-Osaka to Hakata
Osaka to Kyushu along the Inland Sea corridor
2h 21m
Photo: JobanLineE531 at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0
Sunrise Izumo: Tokyo to Izumoshi
Overnight from Tokyo to the shrine coast
11h 50m
Photo: Mitsuki-2368 (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sunrise Seto: Tokyo to Takamatsu
Japan's last regular overnight train, to Shikoku
9h 27m
Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0