Tobu Top Tours began selling travel packages on September 18 that use the special overnight train “Nikko Autumn Foliage Night Express 23:45” in Japan.
The plan uses a special overnight train that departs Asakusa Station at 11:45 p.m. and arrives at Tobu-Nikko Station the following morning. You can sightsee during the relatively uncrowded morning hours, avoiding congestion and traffic. Operation dates are October 18, 24, 25, 31 and November 2 and 7, departing Asakusa Station. En route, boarding is also available at Kita-Senju, Shin-Koshigaya, and Kasukabe stations.
Available only as part of a travel package, with buses after arrival at Tobu-Nikko Station to Oku-Nikko’s Chuzenji Onsen and Yumoto Onsen. A “spacious two-seat use” option that secures the adjacent seat is set for all dates, using Tobu’s 500 series “Revaty” rolling stock.
Both a round-trip plan (outbound by the “Nikko Autumn Foliage Night Express 23:45,” return by Tobu Railway) and a one-way plan (return on your own) are offered, and the round-trip plan can also be booked without the round-trip bus to Oku-Nikko. Details are provided on the company’s dedicated domestic tours website.
