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HIGH RAIL 1375 crossing the highland Koumi Line beneath summer clouds.

Japan · Scenic

HIGH RAIL 1375

HIGH RAIL 1375 runs across the Koumi Line between Kobuchizawa and Komoro, with daytime and evening services designed around elevated scenery and the night sky.

Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0

Experience
Designed train

Onboard-led journey.

Route
Kobuchizawa → Komoro
Duration
Approx. 2h 40m

Why this experience

What makes this train worth choosing

Choose it for a compact highland experience where the train theme matches the landscape, especially if the Hoshizora evening service fits your date.

Designed train

The train as the object

Interior, material and carriage detail, taken only from the verified record.

HIGH RAIL 1375: High rail car No.1
HIGH RAIL 1375: High rail car No.1 · Photo: くるみ１２１１ (Kurumi 1211) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Themed interior
Confirmed

Train design is explicitly built around the highland/starry-sky concept.

Café / food service
Confirmed

Advance-reservable bento is offered on selected services.

Route context

Kobuchizawa → Komoro

The published route runs from Kobuchizawa to Komoro via Nobeyama Station.

Key stops

Kobuchizawa StationNobeyama StationKomoro Station

Kobuchizawa StationKomoro StationNobeyama Station
Japan · geographic corridor through verified stops · indicative alignment, not exact track geometry

  1. Kobuchizawa Station

    Japan

  2. Nobeyama Station

    Japan

  3. Komoro Station

    Japan

Signature moments

In order, along the way

The published highlights, in route order.

  1. Koumi Line highlands

    The Kobuchizawa–Komoro route is the landscape foundation of the experience.

  2. HIGH RAIL Hoshizora

    Selected evening services explicitly build the trip around the night sky.

JR East HIGH RAIL 1375 two-car train at Kai-Koizumi Station on the Koumi Line in Japan.
Along the route · JR East HIGH RAIL 1375 two-car train at Kai-Koizumi Station on the Koumi Line in Japan. · Photo: D-s-yama / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Evidence on demand

Practical reality

Route, onboard, season, fit and booking detail remain available without interrupting the feature above. Unknowns stay visible.

Time & itinerary

Approx. 2h 40m

The published route runs from Kobuchizawa to Komoro.

Confirm the selected date and any engineering changes with the operator before travel. The route map and verified stops are in the route section above.

When to go

Year-round service; verify the selected date and any engineering changes.

Where to sit

Seat-side guidance not yet verified

We have not confirmed a better side for this journey. We would rather say nothing than send you to the wrong window.

Good for

Good fit for

  • Photographers

    Especially good

    Highland scenery and evening star-sky services create strong visual appeal.

  • Couples

    Good fit

    Compact route and evening themed service work well as a shared outing.

  • Rail enthusiasts

    Good fit

    Purpose-built themed rolling stock on the Koumi Line adds train interest.

Think twice if

  • You cannot just turn up

    A reservation is required for this journey.

How it scores

Our current editorial assessment, for comparing journeys, a considered judgement, not a measurement.

SceneryStrong
ComfortStrong
Value for moneyStrong
Food & drinkModerate
Character of the trainExceptional
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More subjective

UniquenessExceptional
Iconic statusStrong
PhotographyExceptional
RomanceStrong
Travelling with childrenModerate

Not rated yet: seat quality, onboard service, slow travel quality, remoteness.

Step-free access and assistance are set out with the practical detail further down rather than reduced to a score.

Reservation & booking
Reservation
Required
Booking difficulty
Easy
Rail pass
Accepted

Not yet verified: typical price. We leave these blank rather than guess.

  • All seats are reserved.
  • Purchase the basic fare and reserved seat in advance through JR East channels; selected JR East/Japan Rail Passes may cover the fare within their valid area while a seat reservation is still required.
  • A seat reservation is still required with a rail pass.
Official journey information, JR East (opens the operator site in a new tab)Compare similar journeys

We link to the operator's own journey page. No direct booking channel has been verified for this service, so availability and fares must be checked there. Journey length: 2h 40m. Source: JR East Joyful Trains; no check date recorded.

Your next step

Reserve the experience, then confirm it with the operator.

All seats are reserved. Purchase the basic fare and reserved seat in advance through JR East channels; selected JR East/Japan Rail Passes may cover the fare within their valid area while a seat reservation is still required. A seat reservation is still required with a rail pass.

Official journey information, JR East (opens in a new tab)

We link to the operator's own journey page. No direct booking channel has been verified for this service, so availability and fares must be checked there.

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Two ways onward

An E6 series Komachi Shinkansen crossing a bridge in autumn colour.
An E6 series Komachi Shinkansen crossing a bridge in autumn colour. · Photo: 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the same railway

Akita Shinkansen: Tokyo to Akita

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Another published journey on the JR East network.

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Sources & freshness

Journey information is reviewed against published material and maintained as sources change.

Last reviewed date not recorded.

Official sources