I tried a "Hakata" running between Tokyo and Hakata in a fully private room with 4 seats for 1 day only

Although the use of airplanes is popular for transportation between Tokyo and Hakata, the presence of high-speed buses is getting thinner after LCC has entered, but while the boarding time is 14 hours, a new high-speed bus "Hakata Issue "appeared on Thursday, December 18th. Currently, if you are planning a flight between Haneda and Hakata by airplane it will cost about 25,000 yen for about 2 hours, if it is a Shinkansen for about 5 hours it will cost 23,000 yen so it feels like cost effectiveness seems to be bad, but I feel ride comfort I tried getting on a bus.

Produced a comfortable journey of a night bus Highway bus "Travel starts from the moment when you got on the bus" New model appeared for the first time in 5 years! New "Hakata" 12.18 operation started ~ Adopted Nishitetsu's first single room type seat. Relaxing in the car realizes no private space ~
(PDF)http://www.nishitetsu.co.jp/release/2014/14_110.pdf

This time to ride the new model "Hakata" from Tokyo. The location is "Shinjuku Express Bus Terminal" in Shinjuku West Exit where various bus companies are entering.


Shinjuku Express Bus Terminal is located within 5 minutes walk from JR Shinjuku Station.


Go to the ticket office to receive the ticket you booked on the net at once.


At the counter, we can not use credit cards, so we can use it at vending machines, so buy a ticket here.


By entering your phone number you can receive your reserved tickets, so it's very lucky


I issued a ticket safely.


Although the bus leaves at 21 o'clock, it is about ten minutes before the departure that I got to be able to get on by arriving.


The gray bus is an old type hatata, two stories and a gray car.


I decided to get on the bus at once.


The bus is fully compartmented with 4 seats in front.


Although it is a room in a private room, there is not enough space to put the luggage, so it seems better to leave the large luggage in the trunk before getting in.


Taking a bus, there are 4 rooms in a single room with wooden partitions on both sides.


The back is a 3 row business sheet, the back is the ladies' only seat.


Leather seats are used in seats in private rooms with seats similar to luxury car seats and business seats for airplanes.


The door has a black surface fastener ......


It is possible to create a private room using curtains.


There is a space to put the luggage on the seat, and the load can be put somewhat more.


The lights are attached to the private room, so light does not leak, so please use electricity freely after turning off. I was able to adjust the brightness as well.


There is a remote control beside the seat, you can use massage function, back heater, seat blowing, reclining and so on. Slippers are also included.


Although the legs can be stretched out, the private room has a unique sense of oppression.


The seating comfort of the seat is somewhat stiff like a seat of a luxury car, but skin is slightly steamed because it is a skin.


Next to the seat there was a dedicated outlet for the mobile phone and a USB port. However, you can not charge iPhone or iPad with USB port, so be careful.


There is also another outlet on the side, which is convenient for charging personal computers and others.


The side of the seat is like an airplane seat ......


There is a table convenient for taking a meal and putting a personal computer.


There is no display that enjoy movies and entertainment often found on international flights, etc. in a private room, but iPad is available.


The iPad's home screen looked almost the same as when shipped from the factory, especially music was not included.


The iPad can be connected to the wireless LAN installed in the car. You need to register your e-mail address, you need to reconnect every 30 minutes on the system, but besides this iPad you can connect a wireless LAN to your own internet terminal.


I measured the speed several times, but the descending is about 6 Mbps. Although it was fast in the urban area, the speed was somewhat slow in Kanagawa's departure and in Shizuoka prefecture.


Wireless LAN in the car may be unstable, so it is slightly unsuitable for watching movies etc Because it is possible that other people 's net situation will be bad, it is quick to say that you can use the net without worrying about it.


Partnering with a person using a high-speed bus I thought that the hotel's public bath can be used at service prices but for a moment I thought "a nice service!" But since the arrival of the Hakata is about 11 o'clock, it was designated I can not use it because it is out of time.


Water and amenity goods were distributed to commemorate the introduction of the new bus.


While doing such a thing, the bus arrived at the first resting place "NEOPASA Shizuoka" around 23:15.


I have tried eating Oden with Shizuoka (Shoji?) Of 110 yen, because I have fewer hungries. I stayed for about 15 minutes and turned off as soon as I got back to the bus.


Because the bus is in a private room, there is a sense of oppression although there is certainly a private space securely secured. Although the comfort of seating is not bad, the leather is poorly ventilated and the skin is somewhat steamed, so it seems better to use a cloth seat cover that is adopted for bullet trains etc. If it says in a word, "Cartoon cafe tea flat sheetThere is an image in the bus. Although it is not cramped, it seems to be said that it is difficult to take complete fatigue while moving. The thing that I became most concerned was that it was cold even though I was sleeping with a closed blanket after closing the curtain because of the window seat.

After bedtime, I could take a break in the service area of ​​Yamaguchi prefecture around 8 o'clock in the morning, not the time to get outside the car. The toilet is in the car, but the traveling time is quite long, about 14 hours, so I felt like I could have a chance to get out of the bus several times.


Arrived at Tenjin Bus Center around 11 o'clock. As arrival is close to noon, it may be better to bring breakfast from the beginning or to eat at the Yamaguchi service area quickly.


As it is sometime at the end of the year, it seems that this bus has certain support as the day when we can not make a reservation. The price is from Tokyo to Fukuoka adults about 17,000 yen to 20,000 yen. It is set 5000 yen higher than ordinary business sheet of Hakata.


By the way, as well as this, moving from Shinjuku to Hakata (Tenjin) by airplane's first flight arrives at 9 in the morning, when using the Shinkansen it arrives at 11. For example, I would like to have the advantage that I could arrive earlier or overwhelmingly cheaper than riding the first bullet train.