Riding The Worlds Fastest Train To Hiroshima (Japan)

Today we are traveling on one of the fastest trains in the world. It can reach up to 360 km per hour. Normally it’s operational speeds around 300 km an hour, but it actual design speed is 360 km an hour. We are currently in Osaka and we’re traveling to Hiroshima, a journey that would have took 7 hours and 15 minutes via car, but it’s only going to take us about an hour and 15 minutes. So that is 6 hours quicker. So yeah, today guys, we are jumping on the bullet train. one of them things you got to experience once in Japan. Uh it’s only cost us around about £60 each for the journey which I was surprised with to be honest. I didn’t realize it would be that cheap. So yeah guys, let’s kick it off. Yes, our train has arrived. Famous bullet train. Everybody forms a very orderly queue in Japan. There’s no sort of pushing in here. Got the uh numbers. Our tickets here now stepping on to the train. Right, we have found our seats. There’s plenty of leg room, isn’t there? Yeah, loads. Loads of leg room. We even got the actual bag in here. So, there’s plenty of room. You got room above as well. Nice comfortable seats. You got a little table here as well. See speed up. Um yeah, nice little window seat view. And now we embark on the journey to Hiroshima. All right, there is in fact air conditioning on board which is absolute savior right now. We’ve been Wi-Fi as well. So got Wi-Fi just now setting up. There’s security on board. I just seen a guy pass by. So there’s plenty of security. So it’s all very safe. All very good. What do you think, Mia? It’s great. Drew, what any words about wise words? Any about anything really life? I say this is probably one of those moments. It’s the bullet train. Bullet train. You don’t It’s one of those things, you know, Concord, bullet train, Q2 or something. It’s just one iconic transport. Iconic guys. Bit of advice. get to the train station a little bit earlier. Grab yourself some food from like a a kiosk or a family mart, something like that. I’ve gone for a sandwich. Um, supposedly there’s no kiosk on the actual train. So, yeah, probably best to uh do that cuz apparently they’re trying to phase out the food carts as well on the trains. Currently, they’re they’re up and running, but by sort of the next few years they’re trying to phase them out. So, grab yourself some food beforehand. Yeah, this thing is absolutely rapid. Feels so smooth as well. Like you don’t even feel like you’re doing the speeds that you are. Absolutely incredible. And it is so clean in here. It’s completely spotless. I think it’s time to check out the toilets and see how clean they are. Oh wow. It’s like a little oneperson urinal. Yeah, we are absolutely gliding through the Japanese countryside at unimaginable speeds. So, this thing reaches about 300 km an hour and the stops that we’re making. I’m looking on the map and uh some of these places are hours away from where we were, but we’re literally there in say 20 minutes. It’s just absolutely ridiculous. It’s so clean on here. It’s completely spotless. You got toilets as well, and the ride is just so smooth. Like, you don’t even feel like you’re doing these speeds. Uh it is absolutely incredible. Um it’s probably one of the coolest sort of modes of transportation I’ve ever been on. And I definitely recommend here if you’re coming to Japan. We have departed the train for Hiroshima. Uh, very smooth journey. Not really much I can say to be honest. It’s just in a very efficient way of traveling Japan. All right. Good morning from Japan. Wakey wakey, Mia. How you feeling? Feeling great, but it’s so hot. It is a very, very hot day. The sun is out. It is scorching. I’ve just probably had the best coffee I’ve ever had uh in my travels or all time. It’s some Ethiopian coffee from this Japanese store. It’s absolutely incredible. But yeah, this is the next day after the bullet train. We are just exploring Hiroshima. We’re going to have a little look around now. We’re going to find somewhere to eat some uh breakfast and then we’re going to go check out what Hiroshima’s got to offer. M right, we have filled up on a katsu curry for breakfast, haven’t we, Mia? Yeah. Great food to start the day and we are now going to head to the memorial museum in Hiroshima, one of the main sites to see. Obviously, this city was once completely devastated by the atomic missile, but it’s now a very new and modern city. It’s all been rebuilt, so we’re going to go check that out. Let’s go. This building behind me is one of the few buildings that remains that predates the atomic missile that hit Arashima on August the 6th, 1945 and is a constant reminder of devastation that happened on that day. Crazy to think the actual atomic missile went off just 600 m above this building and 160 m away. So it was incredibly close to the actual center. It was estimated 140,000 people died by the end of 1945. Not only from the actual impact of the bomb, but over a long period of time from the radiation. And uh not only that, three days later another atomic missile was dropped on Nagasaki. And obviously that caused great destruction and devastation also there. What do you call it? The you call it. Right. I didn’t actually film a great deal today. We checked out the memorial uh museum which was uh one of them things if you’re in Arasha then it’s a must because uh you learn all about the history the tragic history that happened here in Arashima where obviously the a bomb was dropped and uh it’s one of them things it’s very uh moving very impactful and uh yeah it’s definitely one of the things you just got to see for yourself if you’re here but yeah other than that we’ve just wandered around Hiroshima just explored the town or city um yeah there wasn’t a great deal other than the actual memorial park there’s There’s a few nice streets as like a main strip. Yeah, we’ve built out quite an appetite. We are now going to go get some food. I’m feeling a little steak. So, we’re going to go grab some steak and uh hopefully it’s not too expensive. Then get an extra broccoli and extra carrots and we did in fact grab a lovely steak. Only cost about seven quid, which is insanely cheap for a steak. But yeah, anyway, we only grabbed one steak because we are a bit tight and we’re on a budget. So, me and Mia shared it, which obviously was not enough. So, then we went to the 7-Eleven and got a load of snacks that I probably didn’t need, but that’s okay. Anyway, I’m now satisfied and going to head back to the hotel, call it a night there. The city of Arashima itself, it’s gone through a lot. I mean, the A bomb completely demolished the whole city and to actually see it be rebuilt and uh the way that it is today is pretty insane. It’s just a very modern city, very clean like the rest of cities in uh Japan, it is very nice. Um people here seem very friendly, very upbeat. Uh I don’t know if that’s because we came here on a Saturday night and there’s a lot of people going out and partying, but it’s been good so far. We’ve enjoyed Hiroshima. And uh if you’ve watched this far then make sure you subscribe, like and comment as well. And we will see you on the next one.

Riding the worlds fastest train to a city hit by an atomic bomb

🎌Today we’re riding one of the fastest trains in the world — Japan’s famous Shinkansen bullet train — from Osaka to Hiroshima. 🚄 🎌

We take you onboard to explore what it’s like to travel at nearly 300km/h, check out the onboard experience, and share what makes this high-speed journey so unique.

📍Our destination: Hiroshima, a city with a powerful and heartbreaking history. We visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial and the Peace Museum, where we reflect on the devastating events of 1945 and the resilience of this remarkable city. It’s an emotional, thought-provoking experience you won’t forget.

We finish our day with something a bit lighter — a juicy Hiroshima steak to round off the journey.

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