JR Kyushu's Harry Potter campaign: a 'Magical Journey' special from Hakata to Takeo-Onsen on 12–13 December, plus a Hogwarts Hour event in Nagasaki
JR九州「Harry Potter × JR九州」臨時特急マジカルジャーニー号（2026年12月12日・13日）
JR Kyushu's Harry Potter campaign starts on 14 November. On 12 and 13 December a wrapped 885 series train runs as the all-reserved special 'Magical Journey' from Hakata to Takeo-Onsen, connecting with the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen to Nagasaki, where a Hogwarts Hour event is held the same weekend.
When12 Dec – 13 Dec 2026
WhereHakata → Takeo-Onsen (train); Amu Plaza Nagasaki (event)
JR Kyushu is running a "Harry Potter × JR Kyushu – Magical Journey" campaign from Saturday 14 November 2026, with an 885 series limited-express train in a Harry Potter wrap. For the Hogwarts Hour event in Nagasaki, that train runs as a one-off special limited express, the Magical Journey, on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December from Hakata to Takeo-Onsen.
Every seat is reserved. Tickets go on sale at 10:00 one month before each date — 12 November for the 12 December train and 13 November for the 13 December train — on JR Kyushu's online train reservation and at ticket offices (Midori-no-madoguchi). The train pulls into platform 4 at Hakata at about 11:07. At Takeo-Onsen you can change across the same platform to the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome 93 for Nagasaki. Everyone on board gets a commemorative boarding certificate, and music from the Harry Potter films plays in the cars.
Hogwarts Hour in Nagasaki takes place on 12 and 13 December, 10:00–17:00, at the Kamome Hiroba square of Amu Plaza Nagasaki next to Nagasaki Station, with a 'Kyushu Quidditch' house contest, photo spots, a trading-card game corner, wax-seal stamp making and campaign goods. A Harry Potter pop-up store opens on the 2nd floor of Amu Plaza Nagasaki's new building from 12 to 27 December. Campaign goods (from ¥880 pin badges to a ¥6,930 trunk-style shoulder bag) go on sale from 14 November at the event shops, JR Kyushu's JQ MALL online shop and some station shops.
For visitors
- It's a JR train, so the JAPAN RAIL PASS (and JR Kyushu's own rail passes, as long as they cover the route) can be used — reserve a seat as soon as sales open, since there is only one train each day.
- Going on to Nagasaki? Book the Kamome 93 connection at the same time — the Magical Journey connects with it across the platform at Takeo-Onsen, and the Hogwarts Hour event is right next to Nagasaki Station.
Sources
- JR Kyushu — Harry Potter × JR Kyushu: December special limited express and campaign goods (11 Nov 2026, PR TIMES) (official, Japanese)
- JR Kyushu — Harry Potter × JR Kyushu campaign site (official, Japanese)
Summarised in our own words from the sources above; last checked 12 Nov 2026. Plans can change — confirm with the operator before you travel.