East Japan Railway Co. said it will launch a luxurious sightseeing train between Tokyo and the Izu resort area in the spring of 2020, shortly before the Japanese capital hosts the Summer Olympic Games.The eight-car train will feature premium seats and private rooms, with one or two round trips planned from Tokyo and Shinjuku stations to Izukyu-Shimoda, southwest of Tokyo, according to the company known as JR East, which hopes to attract more foreign tourists.While full details of the service are yet to be decided, there will be a kitchen car with a Japanese noodle bar, the company said in a…READ FULL ARTICLE
