
Kochi Station Front Tourism Seeks Nickname for ‘Full Flat Seat’ Route
Kochi Station Front Tourism is seeking suggestions for the name of the full-flat seat ‘Sommeil Profond’ operated route from May 9 to 31.
The two-tiered full-flat seat “Sommeil Profond” features a total length of 180 cm and a width of 48 cm, with the height when fully flat being 51 cm for the lower and 51–73 cm for the upper tier. It started operations in March and is currently deployed on the overnight highway bus routes connecting Tokyo and Kochi. It is the first introduction of such seats within Japan.
Up to five candidate entries will be selected internally from the submissions, and after a public vote conducted from June 16 to 30, the grand prize winner will be decided on July 10. Prizes include 10,000 yen worth of QUO Card Pay for the winning entries, and 50,000 yen worth of QUO Card Pay for the grand prize winner.