If you have a sweet tooth and are traveling between Nagasaki, Fukuoka, and Oita (unfortunately, it won’t pass through Kumamoto) this may be the train for you.

The article also mentions Kumamoto’s A-Train, with luxury accommodations between Kumamoto and Amakusa. For photos and information in Japanese about that train, see:

http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/trains/atrain/

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/01/28/national/jr-kyushu-looks-to-woo-women-with-sweets-train/#.Uuga93mu7m0