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Seven Stars Seats Hard to Get

On Mar. 18, JR Kyushu announced that there were 7,241 applications for 196 seats open to domestic customers on the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury sleeper train for the fourth sales period (8/26~11/25), making for a whopping 36.9:1 ratio of applicants to available seats–the highest ratio yet. Despite rate hikes ranging from ¥25,000 to ¥134,000 per person, the train remains as popular as ever. At 195:1, the toughest seat to land was the 2-person luxury suite on the 3-day/4-night course departing on Aug. 26. JR Kyushu says it also changed the method for drawing names to make it easier for applicants who failed to secure a seat in the past to get selected. Applications for the next sales period (Dec. 2014~Feb. 2014) open in June. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun 3/19

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Published: Mar 20, 2014 / Last Updated: Apr 1, 2016

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