After the fruit farm visit, we decided to hop on the Resort Shirakami train; Buna that was leaving just a few minutes prior to our reservation. Talk about doing things last minute!
The trip from Akita to Aomori is 5 hours and 10 minutes; along scenic routes. Debuting in 1997 at the same time as the Akita Shinkansen, the Resort Shirakami is a train operating with three configurations, named the Aoike, the Buna and the Kumagera. The Resort Shirakami runs from Akita along the Gono Line to Hirosaki, then turns around before continuing northward along the Ou Line to Aomori. Most of the Resort Shirakami route is along the Gono Line, which is 147.2 kilometers of coastline track.
We got these seats and the seats can be pulled down for a more comfortable ride while enjoying the scenery outside. Feel free to make yourself at home!
The train conductor, a jovial man mistook us as tourists from Taiwan. When I said no and told him we were from Malaysia, he mentioned that plenty of Singaporean tourists rode this scenic train.
Photo of the view outside :
The train slowed down at a particularly scenic spot to allow passengers to view the beauty of the coastline better and take photos. And taking photos was easy in this train because of the huge window! On one side you can view Japan's coastline and on the other side, you have mountainous scenery.
More lovely views from the train will up later, once this trip report until Day 13 is over. Stay tuned!
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