High school classmates share ride on soon-to-end luxury sleeper train

High school classmates share ride on soon-to-end luxury sleeper train

High school classmates Mizuki Nakamura (R) and Hirotaka Yokoyama hold commemorative towels aboard the Hokutosei (Big Dipper of Great Bear constellation) luxury sleeper train on Feb. 17, 2015. They were lucky passengers as it has become extremely difficult to obtain tickets for the service between Tokyo and Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, which will be terminated on March 13 (departure date). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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