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.
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
茶色を貴重とした華やかなデザイン。
木目調の肘掛がアクセントに。
落ち着いた色調の品格あふれる車内は、ゆとりの3席6列の全18席（定員17名）
観光地だけでなく、バスに乗ること自体が目的となる、新しい旅を提案します。
Interior
バス車内 内装（イメージ）
バーカウンター（イメージ）
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
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Spacious seats with 3 seats in 6 rows for a total of 18 seats (17 people capacity) (seat width: 465mm, seat pitch: 105cm)
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A lift-up table and seat pillows that are soft and fit comfortably
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Wood-grain armrests and footrests
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Genuine leather luggage compartment
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3-point seat belts on all seats
Services
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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.
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Free wet towel service
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Original slippers and lap blankets available for your comfort on board
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Original umbrellas available for rent for peace of mind on rainy days
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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
Video Introduction
Greetings from Eiji Mitooka
水戸岡鋭治氏 撮影：筒井義昭（Yoshiaki Tsutsui）
デザイナー
1947年 岡山県出身
建築、鉄道車両・船舶、プロダクト、グラフィックなど様々なジャンルのデザインを手がける。
なかでもJR九州の車両や関連施設のデザインは鉄道ファンの枠を超えて広く注目を集め、ブルネル賞、ブルーリボン賞、日本鉄道賞、毎日デザイン賞、菊池寛賞など受賞多数。
主なデザイン作品は：
JR九州の新幹線800系、クルーズトレイン「ななつ星in九州」、787系をはじめとする特急車両、岡山電気軌道「MOMO」、富士急行「富士登山電車」、肥薩おれんじ鉄道「おれんじ食堂」、東急「ザ・ロイヤルエクスプレス」など。
「横浜クィーンズスクエア」「大阪ステーションシティ」「JR 博多シティ」「JR大分シティ」のパブリックスペース、しなの鉄道「軽井沢駅」など。
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
Promise
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We will guide you through a relaxed itinerary.
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We will prepare special Meals for you
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A tour director will accompany you from Departure Place to the return point.
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A phone call from the tour director
