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In this Vlog, We fly Vanilla Air from Sapporo to Tokyo, then take Japan's last remaining regular night/sleeper/overnight train, whatever you want to call it, towards Osaka where we meet up with the rest of the lads coming over from Australia. Initally at the Tokyo JR East Ticket office, they told me that it was booked out, however a day later at the Aomori Ticket Office I was able to get a reservation but for a small fee. The combined Sunrise Izumo/Seto travels nightly from Takamatsu in Shikoku and Izumo in Shimane both to and from Tokyo Station. Along the way the train stops at places that might be useful for tourists, such as Himeji and Okayama; less than an hours Shinkansen ride away from Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Kobe etc. Whilst the carpet seats (Nobi-Nobi Zaseki) are covered by the JR Pass, there are also cabins in the other carriages of the train which vary from $100 AUD to $250 AUD but are not covered by your JR Pass. The individually partitioned carpet seats are more than enough room for your person and any luggages but are not the most comfortable with only a single sheet provided so feel free to bring a pillow, sleeping bag, food, drinks etc. HOW/SHOULD I CATCH THE SUNRISE SETO/IZUMO? You can find more info about the Sunrise Seto/Izumo here: http://jprail.com/trains/sort-by-type/limited-express/sunrise-seto.html