Resort View Furusato

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Resort View Furusato

Service interval: Nagano to Minami-Otari Stations

Timed with the Shinshu Destination Campaign in October 2010, the Resort View Furusato began operation with a new hybrid train model, primarily servicing the Shinonoi and Oito Lines.

With the magnificent mountains, the refreshing streams and lakes, and the clear blue skies, the rustic home villages (furusato) along the route evoke a feeling of nostalgia. This train was created so everyone can appreciate such beauty—whether from the train window, at the station or in a village—and was given its name to reflect its operating area. Take a trip and share your experiences with the people you meet.

Resort View Furusato pamphlet [PDF/1.3MB]

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Car interior

Passenger cabins

Created with ample space and reclining seats that rotate for comfort. The seat spacing is set wide, at 1,200 millimeters, for lots of legroom to stretch.

Passenger cabins

Observation room

Behind the cab is the observation room, where you can sit in chairs or sofas and enjoy the great views that roll out before you from the giant side windows.

Observation room

Interior TV monitors

Each car is equipped with four TV monitors that stream live from the cab, play sightseeing DVDs, or, on weekends and holidays, show the special on-board events as they unfold.

Interior TV monitors

What is a hybrid system?

The hybrid system used combines a diesel engine and lithium ion batteries to provide the electric motor with power to move. During start-up, the battery power is used, and the diesel engine works to move the generator during acceleration. This combination makes the motor operate. During deceleration, the motor is used as a generator, and the brake energy is converted to electricity and stored back in the batteries.

Car layout

Regular stops

Route & Timetables

Stops	Outbound	Inbound
Nagano (JR)	9:46(dep.)	18:30 (arr.)
Shinonoi	9:54 (arr.) 9:55 (dep.)	18:21 (dep.) 18:20 (arr.)
Obasute	10:10 (arr.) 10:26 (dep.)	18:07 (dep.) 18:06 (arr.)
Matsumoto	11:28 (arr.) 11:44 (dep.)	17:23 (dep.) 17:15 (arr.)
Hotaka	12:07 (arr.) 12:39 (dep.)	16:50 (dep.) 16:50 (arr.)
Shinano-Matsukawa	12:49 (arr.) 12:50 (dep.)	16:32 (dep.) 16:31 (arr.)
Shinano-Ōmachi	13:00 (arr.) 13:10 (dep.)	16:22 (dep.) 16:15 (arr.)
Hakuba	13:42 (arr.) 13:46 (dep.)	15:35 (dep.) 15:32 (arr.)
Minami-Otari	14:04 (arr.)	15:16 (dep.)
Stops	Outbound	Inbound

* The above information is current as of August 2021.
* The stops and times may be subject to change.

Night View Obasute

Stops	Outbound	Inbound
Nagano (JR)	18:48 (dep.)	21:02 (arr.)
Shinonoi	18:58 (arr.) 18:58 (dep.)	20:50 (dep.) 20:46 (arr.)
Obasute	19:23 (arr.)	20:24 (dep.)
Stops	Outbound	Inbound

* The above information is current as of August 2021.
* The stops and times may be subject to change.

Calendar

Click on a date the train is in operation to search for empty seats and make a ticket reservation.
* You need to be registered with JR-EAST Train Reservation.

Click here to register

Resort View Furusato

Days marked with indicate the days this train is in service.

2021年8月の運行日は以下となります。

1日〜14日、16日〜29日

2021年9月の運行日は以下となります。

3日〜5日、10日〜12日、17日〜20日、23日〜26日

October 2021Calendar
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					1
	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15
	18	19	20	21	22
	25	26	27	28	29

2021年10月の運行日は以下となります。

2日、3日、16日、17日、23日、24日、30日、31日

November 2021Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
	1	2	3	4	5
	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19
	22	23	24	25	26
	29	30

2021年11月の運行日は以下となります。

6日、7日、20日、21日、27日、28日

December 2021Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
			1	2	3
	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17
	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

2021年12月の運行日は以下となります。

4日、5日、18日、19日

January 2022Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7
		11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21
	24	25	26	27	28
	31

2022年1月の運行日は以下となります。

8日〜10日、22日、23日、29日、30日

February 2022Calendar
Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.
	1	2	3	4
7	8	9	10
14	15	16	17	18
21	22	23	24	25
28

2022年2月の運行日は以下となります。

5日、6日、11日〜13日、19日、20日、26日、27日

March 2022Calendar
Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.
	1	2	3	4
7	8	9	10	11
14	15	16	17	18
	22	23	24	25
28	29	30	31

2022年3月の運行日は以下となります。

5日、6日、12日、13日、19日〜21日、26日、27日

* The above information is current as of August 2021.
* Service dates may be subject to change.

Night View Obasute

Days marked with indicate the days this train is in service.

運行日を押すと「空席検索」・「きっぷ予約」が可能です。
※きっぷ予約をするには「えきねっと」の会員登録が必要です。

新規会員登録はこちら

August 2021Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Sat.
1	2	3	4	5	7
8	9	10	11	12	14
15	16	17	18	19	21
22	23	24	25	26	28
29	30	31

2021年8月の運行日は以下となります。

6日、13日、20日、27日

September 2021Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Sat.
			1	2	4
5	6	7	8	9	11
12	13	14	15	16	18
19	20	21	22	23	25
26	27	28	29	30

2021年9月の運行日は以下となります。

3日、10日、17日、24日

* The above information is current as of August 2021.
* Service dates may be subject to change.

How to purchase

Tickets for the Resort View Furusato are not available for sale outside of Japan. There are multiple ways to purchase tickets as follows.

Passes:: Purchase a pass that is for foreign visitors to Japan and covers the travel area. Recommended passes when visiting Japan

Tickets:: Available for sale at JR EAST Travel Service Centers and your local JR Ticket Office (Midori-no-madoguchi).

Note: Not all services are available on certain trains when boarding with a pass or a ticket.

Online seat reservation

Recommended passes and tickets

Note: Some passes have restrictions on Joyful Train rides. For further details, please refer to the links below.

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