Railway operators across Japan are offering myriad package deals ranging from overnight tours to countdowns inside carriages for passengers who want to celebrate the upcoming change of eras.
Tobu Railway Co. will operate a special overnight train carrying travelers from an area near Tokyo to a hot spring resort to celebrate the end of the current Heisei Era on April 30, when Emperor Akihito abdicates, and the beginning of the Reiwa Era on May 1.
The "Thank You Heisei, Hello Reiwa" train led by their diesel locomotive DL Taiju will leave Minami Kurihashi in Saitama Prefecture at 11:55 p.m. on April 30 and arrive at Kinugawa Onsen in Tochigi Prefecture at 5:00 a.m. the following day.