The seven Japan Railways Group companies have announced that they will offer a special across-Japan sightseeing tour plan using 24 select trains, including the Cassiopeia overnight limited express, whose regular operations ended in March last year.
The joint project, announced on Tuesday, is among events to mark the 30th anniversary of the privatization of the Japanese National Railways, through which the seven JR firms were created.
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