{"id":107471,"date":"2018-02-20T17:30:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T08:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?p=107471&lang=en"},"modified":"2018-02-20T17:30:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T08:30:38","slug":"aru-ressha-riding-on-the-kyushu-sweet-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/aru-ressha-riding-on-the-kyushu-sweet-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Aru Ressha – Riding on the Kyushu Sweet Train"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perhaps you\u2019ve heard about JR Kyushu\u2019s luxury sleeper train, Seven Stars in Kyushu<\/a>? It sounds like a once-in-a-lifetime gorgeous trip but with with fares beginning at \u00a5300,000 for a single night journey, and that\u2019s a little rich for many of us. So today we introduce another of JR Kyushu\u2019s special trains \u2013 the Aru Ressha (\u201ca certain train\u201d) \u2013 and it\u2019s a sweet deal in more ways than one! The train is more commonly known as JR Kyushu Sweet Train and that\u2019s because passengers are served a five course meal including a savory gourmet bento<\/em> followed by four elaborate desserts produced by Yoshihiro Narisawa, the owner chef of the restaurant Narisawa (Tokyo). Naturally there are fine beverages, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, and the service is top class. The elegant gold and black exterior and wooden interior train designed by Mr. Eiji Mitooka (Seven Stars in Kyushu) is a beauty and very comfortable.<\/p>\n

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Last month (January 2018) Fukuoka Now was invited to ride on the JR Kyushu Sweet Train and below are our snapshots and menu description. We highly recommend it for couples, but also to families and overseas travellers. It\u2019s certainly very unique and a sweet deal! The train is currently running between Sasebo Station and Nagasaki Station, but the route and menu change with the season so check the official website<\/a> for details. The one way journey fare is \u00a525,000 (including all food and beverages) and well worth it!<\/p>\n

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Menu January 2018 – JR Kyushu Sweet Train<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nThe first dish, served in a wooden bento<\/em> box was \u201cHappy New Year\u201d<\/strong> and included seasoned rice prepared with oysters from Konagai-cho, Nagasaki Prefecture with Japanese tiger prawns from Kumamoto Prefecture, bigfin reef squid from Nagasaki Prefecture and also red bream from Nagasaki Prefecture served with a root vegetable salad. Finally, Kyushu-reared beef cooked in soy sauce and mirin served with winter vegetables enveloped in a sesame aroma.<\/p>\n

Along with the bento<\/em> box of delicacies was a cup of \u201cWarm Sunlight\u201d<\/strong>
\nBoiled soup made with chicken bred in Oita Prefecture and Chinese cabbage sourced in Miyazaki Prefecture <\/p>\n

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\nAnd the the first of many sweets arrived! \u201cFirst Dream of the New Year\u201d<\/strong>
\nTea-flavored custard pudding and a caramel cocktail<\/p>\n

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\nNext was a palate cleanser, \u201cFirst Shrine Visit of the Year\u201d<\/strong>
\nAmazake brewed using rice from Oita and Nagasaki Prefectures. Infused with yuzu and strawberry aroma.<\/p>\n

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\nThis was as good as it looks! \u201cHarmonious Families\u201d<\/strong>
\nCr\u00eape suzette\u200b made with citrus fruits sourced from Saga and Kumamoto Prefectures<\/p>\n

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\nThe finale was a set of three sweets\/mignardises \u201cNew Year\u2019s Greetings\u201d<\/strong>
\nParcel pie made with Japanese chestnut
\nMatcha-flavored cr\u00e8me brulee
\nVanilla gateau<\/p>\n

Drink Menu<\/strong>
\nSparkling wine (Tsuno wine, Miyazaki Prefecture)
\nWhite wine (Kumamoto wine)
\nRed wine (Miyakonojo wine, Miyazaki Prefecture)
\nCoffee (Horiguchi coffee, Tokyo)
\nTea (Hoshino tea, Fukuoka)
\nGreen tea (Kitamura tea, Nagasaki)
\nHyuganatsu juice (Sun A, Miyazaki)
\nKiyomi orange juice (Tajima citrus orchard, Saga)
\nMineral water (MYM water, Oita)
\nSparkling water (Otogino, Oita)<\/p>\n

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Perhaps you\u2019ve heard about JR Kyushu\u2019s luxury sleeper train, Seven Stars in Kyushu? It sounds like a once-in-a-lifetime gorgeous trip but with with fares beginning at \u00a5300,000 for a single night journey, and that\u2019s a little rich for many of us. So today we introduce another of JR Kyushu\u2019s special trains \u2013 the Aru Ressha […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27918,"featured_media":107473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"107471","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4914,4913],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others","category-things-to-do","location-nagasaki-prefecture","en-US"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/jr-kyushu-aru-ressha-001.jpg?fit=1400%2C933&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27918"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107471"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107569,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107471\/revisions\/107569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}