Kaisei Gakuen Tetsuken apologizes for nuisance on board Sunrise train, suspends activities

On September 3rd, the Railway Research Department (Tetsuken) of Kaisei Gakuen Private School apologized on its official X account, saying that on the night of August 30th on board the Tokyo-bound sleeper express ``Sunrise Seto-Izumo'', training camp participants caused inconvenience to other passengers by shouting loudly in their private rooms and blocking the aisles. Tetsuken's activities, including travel, will be suspended until measures and guidance policies are formulated to prevent recurrence.

According to X-Post, published by Tetsuken's advisors and executive officers, interviews with camp participants revealed that they had been warned by crew and passengers about nuisance behavior such as loud voices in private rooms, blocking aisles, occupying lounges, and playing games.

The department said, ``We lacked consideration as a group activity involving a large number of people, and we did not provide sufficient guidance as advisors and executives,'' and apologized to the passengers and related parties who felt uncomfortable.'' A more detailed interview investigation is underway.

According to a post from the club during the training camp, they boarded the Sunrise train from Okayama Station on the last day of August 30th and arrived at Tokyo Station on the 31st.

Regarding the harassment, there have been no reports of damage on social media, and the apology posted on September 3 received a lot of attention and spread. Kaisei is one of the leading preparatory schools in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and along with Azabu and Musashi, is known as one of the three schools for boys, and the apology from Tetsuken, a prestigious school, also attracted attention.

On the one hand, there are those who think that X is ``self-inflicting flames,'' but on the other hand, there are also those who say, ``It was good that they showed a proper attitude to confront the situation.''

According to Kaisei Gakuen Tetsuken's official website, the club was founded in 1959. In addition to researching railways, he is involved in a variety of railway-related activities, including creating model dioramas for cultural festivals and holding training camps around Japan twice a year.