Diary of a rail fan in Kansai,Japan(Ver.2)

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Why is it a supreme journey to cruise on the sleeper coaches?

Riding the world's most luxurious train with the visionary designer who built it
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/cruise-train-seven-stars-japan/index.html

The designer said "I got inspiration from Orient Express." and "Japanese have thought the greatest journey is to visit Europe and United States."
But, ironically, most of the rooms on the train are much more rip-off than Orient Express and than visiting Europe and United States.
And, the sleeper coaches are not for business use. The train just cruises in Kyusyu Island. Passengers must get off and on the train at the designated stations, and where to visit is also designated in some cases.
We had better treat the train as attraction rather than as transportation.