Your Complete Guide to the Shinkansen (Bullet Train)

Japan’s legendary Shinkansen (Bullet Train) is unrivaled for good reason, and should be the backbone of any trip to Japan. But taking it can be a bit overwhelming, especially with the recent changes to the JR rail pass. In this video we’ll cover every train on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines, how to take them, and what types of tickets you should buy.

0:00 Introduction
2:37 Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen
4:51 Taking the Shinkansen
7:42 JR Rail Pass is Dead, Now What?

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4 Comments

  1. Planning to go to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe and Nara, the best way just to purchase individually then?
    any Hello Kitty Train going to these places?
    thx