In a nutshell

This special and exclusive tour revolves around the Orange Hisatsu Railway which is a private railway that runs 117 kilometers between Yatsushiro in Kumamoto and Sendai in Kagoshima.

Hisatsu is derived from the old names for Kumamoto Prefecture and Kagoshima Prefecture, Higo and Satsuma.

The orange refers to the numerous and plentiful citrus fruits that are grown in the region.

The chartered train exclusive for Costa guests runs by the coastline so it has a very nice scenic view of the ocean.

You may eat special lunch box which the container can be taken home.

The programme

After arrival at Sendai, you will visit Samurai Armor maker "Marutake" and see the Samurai Armor gallery.

Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese baseball player, used a helmet from this armor maker when celebrating homeruns, and Marutake is a famous armor maker which makes 90% of Samurai armor used for Japanese historical drama.

Lastly, you will visit a special shochu brewery which is located in a gold mine runway.

This 120-kilometer mine roadway dug over 350 years provides an optimum environment for the storage and aging of Shochu, because the temperature is constant throughout the year

There is a special Trolley Train tour which you will take to enter the mine and learn about shochu and also taste the shochu.

Afterwards, you will have time for shopping and then return back to the port.

Good to know

It is very cold inside of the mine so please bring cold protection clothing.
Space is limited, therefore we strongly suggest to book early.
The clear view of the landscape is subject to the weather conditions. Wear low-heeled, comfortable walking shoes .