Let's take a Joyful Train to see the night view from one of the top three train windows in Japan! Night View Yasuyasutemi

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Night view from JR Obasute Station

One of the three best train views in Japan

Suddenly, have you ever heard of "Japan's three best train windows"? And do you know where each of them is located? The answer is...








Hokkaido: Nemuro Main Line: Over the Karikachi Pass *Now closed.
Nagano Prefecture:Shinonoi Line JR Yatte Station
Miyazaki Prefecture:Hisatsu Line Yadake Crossing
One of these lines has been closed down, so it is effectively "Japan's Two Great Train Window". The JR Yatte Station introduced here is 6 stations away from JR Nagano Station, which is easily accessible from central Tokyo.
Located on a mountainside at an elevation of 551 meters, the platform offers a view of Chikuma City, Nagano City, and on clear days, the mountains of Hoku-shin in the distance.
Please refer to the following article for more details.
Chikuma City in the foreground, Nagano City in the background, and the mountains of Hoku-shin in the background.

Let's go see the night view on the "Night View Otesudo" Joyful Train!

The view from JR Otoriseto Station, known for its spectacular scenery, is not only great during the daytime, but it is also recommended to visit at night. This time, I took a ride on JR East's(*) Joyful Train "Night View Yasuyoshi," which runs for a limited time only, to enjoy the night view from JR Yasuyoshi Station.

The "Night View Yosetsu" is an all-seat reserved rapid train that runs approximately 22 km between JR Nagano Station and JR Yosetsu Station, stopping only at JR Shinonoi Station on the way. The train cars are the same as those of the "Resort View Furusato," another Joyful Train, with large windows that allow passengers to enjoy the view from the train windows and spacious seat pitch.

Joyful Train: A train that is not just a means of transportation, but a train with a variety of fun features that make the "ride" itself the purpose of the trip.
The "Night View Yatte" train stopping at JR Nagano Station.
One of the features of this train is its large windows. You can fully enjoy the view from the train windows.
The train departs from JR Nagano Station and takes only 35 minutes to the final destination, JR Otesute Station, where you can purchase commemorative goods.
The train rushes through the city of Nagano at night, arriving at its destination, JR Yasuyasute Station, at 19:22.

As we alighted at the platform, we were greeted by a pleasant night breeze and a chorus of frogs. It seemed that the frogs had come out because the rice paddies had just been flooded. As I turned my gaze outside the platform, I saw countless city lights shining in the darkness, as if scattered with small jewels. Chikuma City spread out in the foreground and Nagano City in the background.
Zenkoji-daira at night.
The observation map on the platform shows the approximate location of the train.
Volunteers on the platform offer guided tours of the night view, so you can learn more about the night view, and we encourage you to participate.
In the station building, a local miso brewery offered miso soup and amazake (sweet sake), and there was also a special store. You can buy amazake and miso for souvenirs.

Departure time for the return trip was 20:29, and we spent about an hour enjoying the night view and listening to the tour guide before returning to JR Nagano Station.
Incidentally, on the return trip, the lights in the train are partially turned off shortly after departure from JR Otesute Station to make it easier to view the night scenery. The seats with a night view are Seat A. Please refer to this when you make your reservation.
Hospitality on the platform.
Amazake (sweet sake made from rice bran) and miso soup with many ingredients served in the station building.
We recommend that you book your stay in Nagano City with the JR East View Dynamic Rail Package!
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