A new bullet train will be launched in Japan this weekend featuring Hogwarts castle with Hedwig the owl flying over it, as part of promotion for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios Japan in the city of Osaka, reported Japan Times on Friday. The trains will only run on Saturdays from JR West’s Sanyo Shinkansen Line and Kyushu Railway Co.’s Kyushu Shinkansen Line.
For those in the local areas and want more information on where and when the train travels, read here. The train was created partly to promote the attraction, as well as give riders the closest feel they'll have outside of Orlando of what could be the Hogwarts Express.
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It will run as the Sakura No. 580 train Saturday mornings from Kagoshima-Chuo Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line to Shin-Osaka Station on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line, or as the Hikari No. 580 bound for Shin-Osaka from Hakata Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line, also on Saturday mornings.
Universal Studios Japan also released a new promo for their theme park, highlighting Hogwarts castle with their unique addition, the Black Lake, that can be found nowhere else in the world, including the Universal parks in Orlando and upcoming Los Angeles (reported so far).