Overview: South Hokkaido Railway is home to a popular tourist train. A third sector company, South Hokkaido Railway began operation in 2016 with the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen. With limited resources, the railway asked a major tour company to help develop and operate a tourist train. See how the company worked with the community, and used their know-how to turn a "regular" train into a fun tourist train that has been gaining attention across Japan.