Inner beauty

摘要

Plenty of craftsmanship goes into Japan's Shinkansen bullet trains, but cabin interiors tend to be the same. Not so with the Tsubame 800. Kyushu Railway (JR Kyushu) hired Japanese artisans to create distinct interiors: maple or gold-leaf walls, armrests of plywood, seats covered in Nishijin-ori patterns from Kyoto and even window shades made from Japanese cherry trees.