Information on On-Board Cafe
TOBU RAILWAY
X COFFEE PROJECT
Your Coffee
Will Create the Future of Nikko.
We will utilize a part of the sales from coffee purchased in Spacia X cars to safeguard the nature,
history and culture of Nikko as well as to promote the use of guides.
By facilitating a guiding opportunity, we will achieve not only fostering tourism human resources,
which is a pressing issue for the communities,
but also enhancing the value of customers’ experiences
while visiting Nikko as well as their understanding
of environmental considerations taken by the communities,
which establishes a connection between the region and customers.
Promoting the Use of Guides
A guide will serve on the Spacia X used byvisitors from abroad the most and
we promote the use of a guide by providing guiding services for their tour in Nikko.
The guide will also offer you a special tour right after the Spacia X arrives at Tobu Nikko station.
- Period
- From Friday 25th April 2025 to Friday 27th November 2026 (Scheduled)
- Date and time
- Every Friday, Spacia X No. 1,
8:25am riding from Kasukabe Station to Tobu Nikko Station
(Due to scheduling diculties and other circumstances, guides may not be present on the train.)
Thoughts on the Project
Thoughts of TOTAK Guides
We are a group of certified guides in Tochigi prefecture formed in 2008.
We exchange information, hold seminars, practice presentations and Q&A sessions in English to maintain our language skills, and most importantly, we work tirelessly to be engaging guides.
The environment and circumstances surrounding TOTAK
We used to depend on travel agents, however, more overseas visitors come who are independent travelers seeking guides now. There is no connection between the guests (demand) and the guides (supply).
Our thoughts on this project
and a message to riders
We don’t want to interrupt the passengers who are relaxing in the train, but it might be very useful for the passengers who need information before arrival to Nikko. If you need a guide, let us know. Thank you.
Chair TOTAK (Certified tour guide association in Tochigi)
Eiji Maruta
Serves as a guide for overseas guests mainly to Nikko.
- ・Certified English speaking tour guide
Thoughts of Nikko Coffee
“The history of Nikko, loved by many people of culture, begins here... ”
The construction of the UNESCO site “Shrines and Temples of Nikko” meant that a great many craftsmen were recruited from all over the country, and works they created last to this day.
That culture of making things has spread in various forms, and has taken root in communities.
Amidst that history, Nikko Coffee pursues high-quality products and services. And through our cafes, we seek to create and disseminate local culture, and work to create new local communities with our visitors.
The environment and circumstances surrounding Nikko Coffee
In considering the sustainability of communities in the years to come, we hope to harness the power of the community in the global era and engage in issue-solving projects together with people in the community.
Our thoughts on this project
and a message to riders
A single cup of coffee might be the impetus for new discoveries, encounters, and excitement about Nikko among visitors, and these might make them captives to the unknowable allure of Nikko. Leveraging community ties to make the Nikko World Heritage site into a community asset. Our hope is that Nikko becomes an ever familiar place to people.
Nikko Coffee
Representative Director of
Kazama Integrated Services, Ltd.
Kazama Kyoji
In addition to developing “Nikko Coffee” cafes by renovating vacant houses chiefly in the Nikko/Kanuma area, we support other entrepreneurs, provide support for people utilizing vacant houses, and work at other projects aimed at revitalizing the community.
- ・Expert Coffee roaster
- ・Community producer
- ・Community revitalization evangelist
