Bus designed by Eiji Mitooka CLUB TOURISM FIRST Club Tourism First - Tours and Travel

Special feature on bus tours designed by Eiji Mitooka

A bus designed by Eiji Mitooka CLUB Club Tourism FIRST - For tours and travel, Club Tourism! With beautiful wood grain, intricate patterns on the seats, and a coffered ceiling, which has been introduced to a bus for the first time, the bus has been designed with a sophisticated and luxurious feel, so that you can feel excited from the moment you board.

Concept and vehicle information
Greetings from Eiji Mitooka
Tour Information

Eiji Mitooka x Club Tourism

"A memorable stage for your departure"

The deep and elegant red and black body is what we would call "Royal Red."
The interior is reminiscent of a classical salon, with beautiful wood grain, intricate patterns on the seats, and a coffered ceiling, which is being introduced to a bus for the first time.
The car has been designed with a sophisticated and luxurious feel in mind, so that you can feel an exciting thrill from the moment you board the vehicle.

Body

A gorgeous design that makes the most of brown.
The wood-grained armrests add an accent.
The elegant interior, decorated in calming colors, has a total of 18 spacious seats (17 people) in six rows of three seats.
We propose a new type of travel where the bus ride itself is the purpose, not just the tourist spots.

Interior

Bus interior (Image)

Bar counter (Image)

Warm wood (walnut, pearwood),
We made lavish use of colors, shapes and materials that are usually taboo in bathrooms, such as glass to enhance the sense of openness, and arranged styles and designs from all over the world, past and present, like a mandala.

Number of passengers

Capacity of 17 people (maximum of 18)

Bus equipment

Bar counter, toilet, separate sink, USB charging port, in-car Wi-Fi, dedicated AED

Seat

Spacious seats with 3 seats in 6 rows for a total of 18 seats (17 people capacity) (seat width: 465mm, seat pitch: 105cm)
A lift-up table and seat pillows that are soft and fit comfortably
Wood-grain armrests and footrests
Genuine leather luggage compartment
3-point seat belts on all seats

Services

There is a bar counter installed inside the vehicle. Please enjoy cafe service once a day during the tour. Our staff has carefully selected a variety of menu items, including original blend tea and coffee that can only be enjoyed here. We also provide seasonal sweets.
Free wet towel service
Original slippers and lap blankets available for your comfort on board
Original umbrellas available for rent for peace of mind on rainy days
Original commemorative badges for the tour available

*Please note that some services (preparation of tea and snacks, cafe service, wet towel and lap blanket rental) are currently suspended in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection.

Car seating map

Image of the seating plan inside the train

Video Introduction

Greetings from Eiji Mitooka

Eiji Mitooka Photo: Yoshiaki Tsutsui

Designer
Born Okayama prefecture in 1947
He works in a wide range of design genres, including architecture, railway cars, ships, products, and graphics.
In particular, the designs of JR Kyushu's carriages and related facilities have attracted widespread attention beyond the realm of railway enthusiasts, and he has received numerous awards, including the Brunel Award, Blue Ribbon Award, Japan Railway Award, Mainichi Design Award, and Kikuchi Kan Award.
Major design works include:
JR Kyushu's Kansen 800 series, cruise train "Seven Stars in Kyushu", express trains including the 787 series, Okayama Electric Tramway's "MOMO", Fuji 's "Fuji Tozan Railway", Hisatsu Orange Railway's "Orange Restaurant", Tokyu's "The Royal Express", etc.
Public spaces such as Yokohama Queen's Square, Osaka Station City, JR Hakata City, and JR Daibu City, as well as Karuizawa Station Shinano Railway Line.

Greetings

This new bus was designed with the aim of creating an interior design that is truly comfortable and satisfying for our customers' minds and bodies.

We are pursuing a post-classical design rather than a modern design. We have recreated the luxury and opulence that our customers have seen, touched, heard, read, or known from movies and television in a visible form, such as the colors, shapes, materials, usability, and service of the interior.

This bus design is full of emotion, fun and storytelling.
We used plenty of colors, shapes, and materials that are usually taboo in bathrooms, such as wood that gives a sense of warmth (walnut and pear wood) and glass that enhances the feeling of openness.
By arranging styles and designs from all over the world, past and present, like a mandala, we have created a one-of-a-kind bus that is one of a kind in the world.

The name "CLUB Club Tourism FIRST" comes from the following:
It is imbued with the desire to pursue unique values such as "a moving experience for the first time," "nostalgia and freshness," and "a new way of traveling."

To that end, we have combined the skills of our artisans, which have been cultivated over many years, with materials and methods born from cutting-edge technology, and have worked to enhance universal design while taking into consideration functionality, universality, and diversity so that our products can be used in a contemporary way. We have advanced the design in both hardware and software aspects.

We weren't trying to create a bus that no one had ever seen before, but rather, we sought to create the best bus possible, and this bus was completed in that pursuit.

The space of the bus, filled with the "best common sense," becomes a stage that inspires people.
There, everyone is the main character, sits up straight and exchanges words, and rich communication naturally arises in the car.
We thought hard about what kind of bus we should make and what kind of stage we should create to provide a moving experience.

Why not come and see, ride, run, drink, eat, chat and sing?

The nostalgic yet new "Everyone's Bus Trip" is a journey where you can encounter new and exciting experiences.

Design by Eiji Mitooka
Eiji Mitooka