[JR West] 2024 “WEST EXPRESS Ginga” Sanyo Course Operation Overview/Hospitality *JR West Japan*
Press release: August 22, 2024
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2024 “WEST EXPRESS Ginga” Sanyo Course Operation Overview/Hospitality Sightseeing train “WEST EXPRESS Ginga” will run from October 2024 to March 2025 in 2024
We would like to inform you about driving times and hospitality regarding the Sanyo course.
*1. Operation overview*
(1) Operation section: Kyoto Station – Shimonoseki Station
(2) Train type: Night express train
(3) Operation period: October 4, 2024 (Friday) to March 12, 2025 (Wednesday) (based on departure date from the first station)
*2. Release method*
It will be sold at JR West online reservation service “e5489″, Midori no Madoguchi and Midori ticket machines Plus nationwide.
・Tickets go on sale from 10:00 a.m. one month before each service date. ・For e5489, 5:30 a.m. 7 days before the ticket sales start date. You can use the “Advance Application Service” from . (When using first seat, couchette, or reclining seat)
・Available not only from the Keihanshin area, but also from the Hiroshima/Yamaguchi area.
*3. About hospitality*
We offer a lot of hospitality unique to the Sanyo course at the stops and on board the train.
We will notify you separately regarding the dates after January. *We will inform you about the hospitality implementation date based on the departure date from the first station.
Information about “WEST EXPRESS Ginga” can also be found on the website. * https://www.jr-odekake.net/railroad/westexginga/*
We believe that the initiatives introduced here will particularly contribute to goals 2, 8, 11, and 12 of the 17 SDGs.
* “WEST EXPRESS Ginga” Sanyo Course Operation Overview *
・Operating period: October 2024 to March 2025
・Service section: Kyoto ⇔ Shimonoseki (via Sanyo Main Line)
・Train type: Train type
* Operation day calendar (based on the departure date of the first station) * * “WEST EXPRESS Ginga” Sanyo Course Hospitality *
*In-train event (down train)*
・Iwakuni City
☆Local specialties will be sold on board☆
■Implementation section: Iwakuni – Shimonoseki ■Implementation date and time: 1. November 1st, 2. November 4th, 3. November 8th
1. Honey (Bian)
https://bee-an.com/
■Honey collected locally in Iwakuni City
2. Japanese chestnut sweets (Ganne Kuri no Sato)
https://www.meyerworld.net/
■We have sweets such as chestnut kinton made with Ganne chestnuts! 3.Craft beer (Meyer World)
https://www.ganneguri.com/
■Refreshing craft beer made with Meyer lemons
* ・Ube City*
☆Event/sightseeing PR by Ube City staff☆
You might win original Ube goods!
■Implementation section: Between Ube and Shimonoseki
■Implementation date and time: December 16th and 20th
■Contents: Ube Garapon lottery
Ube Tourism and Convention Association https://ube-kankou.or.jp/
* In-train events (down/up trains) *
・Shunan City
☆Tourism PR by Shunan City staff☆
Experience a fantastic factory night view that looks like a galaxy ♪ ■Implementation section: Tokuyama to Shin-Shimonoseki
■Implementation period: October 4th, 14th, 30th, November 9th, 15th, 20th, 25th, December 7th, 13th, 18th
■Contents: Shunan factory night view VR experience, Shunan factory night view video broadcast, novelty pamphlet distribution
SNS follow campaign
Shunan City Tourism Promotion Division https://www.city.shunan.lg.jp/site/kanko/
* In-train event (up train) *
・Hofu City
☆Local specialties will be sold on board☆ (*Only on certain days)
■Implementation section: Between Shimonoseki and Tokuyama
■Implementation period: October 23rd, November 6th, December 4th and 14th
・Sake “Nishiki Sekai” (Takeuchi Sake Brewery)
https://peraichi.com/landing_pages/view/takeuchishuzou/
A masterpiece produced from Hofu’s ultra-soft groundwater and the legendary sake rice “Kokuryoto” born in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
・Kamaboko “Shirogane” (Shirogane Honpo Sugimoto Rihei Main Branch) https://www.hakugin.co.jp/
Shirogane is a unique kamaboko that is pure white and has an excellent chewy texture, made using the traditional method of “Yakinuki”. ・Uiro and other Hofu souvenirs
https://visit-hofu.jp/
Specialty products of Hofu, nurtured by rich nature and history, including Uiro *In-car display and sales (free space in car 4)*
Hofu City
・”WEST EXPRESS Ginga” x “TONOBL” original T-shirt
Galaxy collaboration T-shirt with an indigo dyed brand using traditional Japanese techniques in Tomumi, Hofu City, a seaside town rich in nature.
*An indigo-dyed tapestry with the same design is displayed inside the train.
Tonomachi Machizukurisha (TONOBL)
http://yamaguchi.tonomi.or.jp/brand/tonobl/
・“WEST EXPRESS Ginga” x “Yamaguchi Foundry Memorial Museum”
collaboration head mark
A replica of the tin head mark specially produced at the Yamaguchi Foundry Memorial Hall, which tells the history of Hofu, where the foundry industry was flourishing.
Yamaguchi Foundry Memorial Museum
http://yamaguchi.tonomi.or.jp/brand/tonobl/
Original T-shirt (left, center), collaboration head mark (right)
*In-car display (free space in car 4)*
*Yamaguchi City*
* ・Ouchi doll*
This doll was made by Hiroyo Ouchi for a princess he brought from Kyoto, and is loved by people who wish for a happy marriage.
* ・Yuda Onsen original goods (Yudaururu) *
The beautifying ingredients from hot springs will give you smooth and beautiful skin, just like after soaking in Yuda Onsen.
Ouchi doll (left), Yuda Onsen original goods Yudauru (right) *Sanyo Onoda City*
* ・Sulfuric acid bottle (mini replica) *
A ceramic bottle manufactured to transport sulfuric acid
* ・Ceramic pufferfish teapot*
Sold on trains and at stations from before the war to the 1950s
*・Blown glass works*
Breathe into the red molten glass
Mini replica of sulfuric acid bottle (left), ceramic blowfish tea pot (center), blown glass work (right)
Hagi City
* ・Hagiyaki*
It has a history of more than 400 years, and is characterized by the “Shichigake of Hagi”, which changes the glaze tone as it is used.
* ・GI Hagi (Sake) *
Sake produced by six sake breweries in Hagi City and Abu Town that have been designated as a national Geographical Indication (GI). Hagi ware (left), GI Hagi sake (right)
*In-car display (free space in cars 3 and 4)*
Yanai City
* ・Goldfish lantern*
Yanai’s traditional crafts were inspired by the Neputa floats of Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture during the Edo period.
* ・Goldfish lantern heart-shaped frame decoration*
Take a commemorative photo in a goldfish lantern photo frame arranged in a heart shape!
Goldfish lantern (left), goldfish lantern with heart-shaped frame decoration (right)
*Only available on down trains! Yanai Station Event*
[Yanai Station] Downbound Arrive at 8:13 – Depart at 8:31
☆A Showa-era salesman appears on the platform while the vehicle is parked☆
Local guides will be selling products made with care at Yanai’s shop. Great for breakfast in the car!
■Implementation dates: October 14, 21, and 28, November 4, 18, and 25, December 2, 9, and 16
■Place of implementation: On the platform while stopping at Yanai Station ■Contents: Selling snacks in the style of a Showa vendor
(Taimeshi, rice balls made with local products, etc.)
・Yanai City Tourism Volunteer Association
http://www.kanko-yanai.com/y_wp_root/tour_guide/
* Limited to down trains departing on Fridays! *
[Himeji Station] “Maneki no Ekisoba”
A sprinkle of small shrimp in the melting tempura. Uses original Chinese noodles with Kansui. This is Maneki’s signature product. Tempura Ekisoba 480 yen (tax included) (left), Ekisoba conventional line up store (center), Hyogo Gokoku Sake appetizer bento 1280 yen (tax included) (right)
■Place of implementation: Himeji Station inbound platform (arrival at 23:48 – departure at 0:40)
*Business hours have been specially extended to accommodate the operation of Galaxy.
■Contents: No reservation required, payment on site
At the JR Himeji Station platform, the side of “Maneki no Ekisoba” while stopping
You can enjoy it. Please enjoy this opportunity.
*We also have special bento boxes and soba noodles for souvenirs.
*The photo is an image. Depending on the operating conditions, the hospitality content may be changed or canceled. *