I took a high-speed bus that respected private space, the "COCOON" of WILLER EXPRESS

There are various choices such as Shinkansen, airplane, high-speed bus when saying long distance travel means such as between Tokyo and Osaka. Each has advantages, but the advantage of high-speed bus is cheap. On the other hand, the traveling time is long, and it is necessary to knock down the seat by all means when you go to bed, and you may be distracted by people around you.

However, the "Cocoon" introduced by WILLER EXPRESS last year is divided into seats like a shell, almost completely like a private room. You may outnumber other means of traveling in that you can relax and move without much concern to others.

The whole picture of such Cocoon is from the following.
Cocoon - Information on seat type | High-speed bus / late night / night bus reservation | WILLER EXPRESS

Late night express buses gathered. This is the vehicle of Cocoon which is stopping on the left side. There is no difference from other vehicles in appearance.


I will get on at once.


Scenery inside the car completely different from ordinary bus. This was taken at the rear of the bus.


This is taken in the direction of travel. Because the height of the cocoon shell is pretty, the entire interior of the car feels quite narrow.


The seat fits snugly into the shell.


It is not oriented straight ahead in the direction of travel, but it is arranged obliquely toward the inside (aisle side) slightly. Thanks to this, the sheets of cocoon do not interfere with each other, so even if you defeat the seat the most, you will not inconvenience the person behind. In the first place, it is very easy to bother because I do not have to bother to speak out.


I tried to extend the footrest. Even adult men are fits comfortably and can be slept, but if you are a big person you may feel cramped.


Television is installed in front of you.


When the table was expanded the controller of the game was stored. Because the shell is squeezed towards the feet, the table is also shaped like a triangle a little, if it's a small laptop you can put it somehow, but if it's a bit bigger and the knees You may decide to put it on. Since one outlet is equipped, even a person who needs to work all the time can use it without problems.


Others, seat equipment is like this.


Three flights are operated between Tokyo and Osaka.


Entertainment showsHow about Wednesday?So it appeared many times as a means of transporting the specialty project "Dice of the Dice", and since the performers were considerably damaged, there might be some people who think that even if they have never gotten it, they are somehow a dangerous vehicle However, the occupancy of the seat in a state of almost complete single room is considerably high, and if it is not a person who is not good at the bus in the first place it is not likely to be damaged so much.

With WILLER EXPRESS, it is equipped with outlet for business usersbusiness classAlthough it sets, it was inconvenient a little because wireless LAN could only be used up to the first resting place. However, because Cocoon has been available for a long time, it is useful in many ways.

Also, even people who have been reading for a while without sleeping on the bus are completely covered with a shell, so there is no other person dazzling with reading lamps and you can turn on the light without worrying about it .

However, attention is necessary because the interior toilet has been scraped to fill this shell as much as possible.

The price depends on various discounts, but it is roughly 9000 yen to 13,000 yen. The train leaves from Tokyo and Shin-Osaka at 21:20, the last train and the bus leaves at 22 o'clock or 23 o'clock, so we can not make it for the last train but if you really want to return to the next morning, Is not it ant?