Train Ride with a Heartful Lunch Box

Akita Inland Longitudinal Railway (Akita Nairiku Jukan Tetsudo;　秋田内陸縦貫鉄道) is a railway company that operates a single line between Kakunodate Station （角館駅） and Takanosu Station　（鷹巣駅）, which runs through the most untouched, scenic countryside of Akita Prefecture.

Nairiku-sen, as the locals call, promotes unique campaigns that entertain passengers with unforgettable experience. One of the most talked-about is Gottsuo Tamatebako Ressha (ごっつぉ玉手箱列車).

Gottsuo (pronounced as “Gozzo”), which is a dialect for a word ‘gochisou’, a fancy meal or a treat. Tamatebako means a treasure box. Ressha is a train.

Basically, the tour is a train ride plus a heartful lunch (boxes), whose items are brought in as the train stops at stations. All the items are home-made by the hands of ladies who live in the communities along the railroad.

The box meal can contain a various types of local delicacies such as saimyoji chestnuts, pickled vegetables, miso soup, and oyaki (baked mochi cakes). Items vary seasonally.

Because the nairiku-sen trains are mostly consisted of a single cabin, the tour welcomes only 36 passengers. Price per adult is 6,900 yen including a lunch box and a train ride, round-trip from either Kakunodate or Takanosu Station.

In previous years, this tour has been welcoming many people who seek for a unique trip that satisfies both in your eyes and belly. This can be experienced anywhere but here!

TOUR DATES:

November 20th, 2010.

January 22nd, 2011.
February 26th, 2011.
March 19th, 2011.

FOR MORE INFORMATION (RESERVATION):

Akita Nairiku-sen Ryoko Center (秋田内陸線旅行センター)　

TEL 0186－60－1111 FAX 0186-60-1112

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