Day train
Shimakaze
Shimakaze is Kintetsu's premium limited express from Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya to Ise and the Shima peninsula, ending at Kashikojima on Ago Bay, one return trip a day from each city.
It has only premium seats, observation cars at both ends, a two-storey café car and a few private rooms and salon compartments.
From
¥5,460 per person
Length
about 2 hours 25 minutes
Age
Children aged 6 to 11 pay half the adult fare and charges
Japan
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A day
Osaka-Namba to Kashikojima
Osaka-Namba to Kashikojima · Osaka-Uehommachi, Tsuruhashi, Yamato-Yagi, Iseshi, Ujiyamada, Toba, Ugata
All year, daily except Tuesdays as a rule: Osaka-Namba 10:40 to Kashikojima 13:03; back from Kashikojima 16:00, in Osaka-Namba 18:21 (18:22 at weekends) (timetable as of 14 March 2026)
A day
Kyoto to Kashikojima
Kyoto to Kashikojima · Kintetsu-Tambabashi, Yamato-Saidaiji, Yamato-Yagi, Iseshi, Ujiyamada, Toba, Ugata
All year, daily except Wednesdays as a rule: Kyoto 10:00 to Kashikojima 12:46 (12:44 at weekends); back from Kashikojima 14:50, in Kyoto 17:34 (17:30 at weekends)
A day
Kintetsu-Nagoya to Kashikojima
Kintetsu-Nagoya to Kashikojima · Kintetsu-Yokkaichi, Iseshi, Ujiyamada, Toba, Ugata
All year, daily except Thursdays as a rule: Kintetsu-Nagoya 10:25 to Kashikojima 12:27; back from Kashikojima 15:40, in Kintetsu-Nagoya 17:44
The special cars
Premium seat (cars 1, 2, 5 and 6)
three seats across, 125 cm between rows
Leather seats with electric recline; cars 1 and 6 are observation cars, the floor of the leading car raised 72 cm behind large glass for the view ahead.
Japanese-style private room
for three or four · 1 on board
Shoes off, a horigotatsu-style table and legless chairs; the design differs from train to train; ¥1,050 a room on top of the fares.
Western-style private room
for three or four · 1 on board
An L-shaped sofa and table facing the window, like a living room; ¥1,050 a room on top of the fares.
Salon seats
for four to six · 3 on board
Semi-compartments with a large table and a screen on the aisle side, at no extra charge.
Before you go
Dining
A two-storey café car serves dishes made from produce along the Kintetsu line, such as seafood pilaf and Matsusaka beef curry, with local beer, wine, sake and Ise-Shima sweets; the upper deck has a counter facing the window, the lower deck sofas. Meals are bought on board and are not included in the fare.
How it is booked
Tell us your dates and our team in Japan reserves the seats and any meal for you, passes on your preferences and requests, arranges anything special with the operator, and books the stays before and after.
Good to know
The Kintetsu Rail Pass does not cover the limited express charge or the Shimakaze supplement. Each route skips one weekday as a rule (Osaka Tuesdays, Kyoto Wednesdays, Nagoya Thursdays), and Kintetsu may cancel a service or swap the train for maintenance without notice.
Every fare
¥5,460 per person, Osaka-Namba to Kashikojima, fare, limited express charge and Shimakaze supplement included (2026); ¥6,150 from Kyoto and ¥5,060 from Kintetsu-Nagoya. A private room adds ¥1,050 for the room. Meals are not included and are bought in the café car.
About the train
Kintetsu 50000 series, built for the 62nd Shikinen Sengu rebuilding of Ise Jingu in 2013 and in service from 21 March 2013; the designer is not named in the operator's material.
Run by Kintetsu Railway, since 2013.
Blue Ribbon Award of the Japan Railfan Club, 2014 (Kintetsu 50000 series)
Stay before or after
Ugata, Ise-Shima
AubergeThe Hiramatsu Kashikojima
THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS 賢島
At Kashikojima, the Shimakaze's last stop; the hotel collects guests from the station on request.
Kashikojima, Ise-Shima
HotelShima Kanko Hotel The Bay Suites
志摩観光ホテル ザ ベイスイート
Above Ago Bay at Kashikojima, where every Shimakaze ends its run.
Q&A
Tell us your dates and our team in Japan reserves the seats and any meal for you, passes on your preferences and requests, arranges anything special with the operator, and books the stays before and after.
¥5,460 per person, Osaka-Namba to Kashikojima, fare, limited express charge and Shimakaze supplement included (2026); ¥6,150 from Kyoto and ¥5,060 from Kintetsu-Nagoya. A private room adds ¥1,050 for the room. Meals are not included and are bought in the café car.
Osaka-Namba to Kashikojima: All year, daily except Tuesdays as a rule: Osaka-Namba 10:40 to Kashikojima 13:03; back from Kashikojima 16:00, in Osaka-Namba 18:21 (18:22 at weekends) (timetable as of 14 March 2026). Kyoto to Kashikojima: All year, daily except Wednesdays as a rule: Kyoto 10:00 to Kashikojima 12:46 (12:44 at weekends); back from Kashikojima 14:50, in Kyoto 17:34 (17:30 at weekends). Kintetsu-Nagoya to Kashikojima: All year, daily except Thursdays as a rule: Kintetsu-Nagoya 10:25 to Kashikojima 12:27; back from Kashikojima 15:40, in Kintetsu-Nagoya 17:44.
Children aged 6 to 11 pay half the adult fare and charges.