Part D 観光列車
I'm a bit undecided how to translate, sightseeing trains?
These are not luxury cruise trains like Seven Stars in Kyushu or Shikishima (or the Ghan here!). They still mainly transport passengers from A to B, but with some added flairs (in some cases a lot of it!).
And in many cases you don't pay anything above the normal limited express fare + seat reservation.
Okay I'm going with sightseeing trains for now.
Toreiyu Tsubasaとれいゆ つばさ JR East
The train itself was a Shinkansen, but converted to something else entirely.
It ran on the Yamagata Shinkansen line between Fukushima and Shinjo (service stopped in 2022 unfortunately)
Seats were tatami inspired.
And the main selling point, the footbath!
Ah yes, this is Japan afterall
Back in the good old days of JR Tohoku Pass - when you could use on non consecutive days, I booked this train with the pass, only paid something like 400 Yen for a separate footbath ticket.