Riding Japan’s Fastest Bullet Train First Class – Shinkansen Hayabusa | Tokyo to Niseko

Riding Japan’s Fastest Bullet Train First Class – Shinkansen Hayabusa | Tokyo to Niseko

Today we will be taking a Gran Class (First Class) seat on the Shinkansen Hayabusa, Japan’s fastest bullet train. We will travel from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in Hokkaido on the Hayabusa Shinkansen, then transfer to another train to Niseko.

■Boarding information
Date and time: December 2024
Total fare: 44,420 JPY / 283 USD / 274 EUR
Total time: 8 hours 13 minutes

Train name: Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen Hayabusa 1 (E5/H5 series)
Section: Tokyo Station (6:32) – Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station (10:48)
Stops: Tokyo 6:32, Ueno 6:38, Omiya 6:57, Sendai 8:05, Morioka 8:50, Ninohe 9:10, Hachinohe 9:22, Shichinohe-Towada 9:34, Shin-Aomori 9:51, Okutsugaru-Imabetsu 10:07, Kikonai 10:37, Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto 10:48
Fare: Standard seat 23,230 JPY, Green 32,100 JPY, Gran Class 40,480 JPY
Distance: 862.5 km
Travel time: 4 hours 16 minutes
Facilities: Gran Class
Seat: Car 10 Seat 1A
Gran Class: https://www.jreast.co.jp/granclass/seat.html

Train name: Hokuto No. 9 (Limited Express)
Section: Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto (11:05) → Oshamambe (12:14)
Facilities: Green
Distance: 94.4km
Fare: 2,450 JPY
Train time: 1 hour 9 minutes

Train name: JR Hakodate Main Line
Section: Oshamambe (13:29) → Niseko (14:45)
Distance: 67.3km
Fee: 1,490 JPY
Train time: 1 hour 16 minutes

■Table of Contents
00:00 Intro
00:26 Tokyo Station in the early morning
01:15 Receiving tickets
02:10 Purchasing an Ekiben
04:09 Tokyo Station platform
05:35 Shinkansen Hayabusa arrives
06:40 Shinkansen first class “Gran Class” seating
10:10 Departing Tokyo and on-board service
12:10 Light meals and drinks
15:25 Shinkansen leaves at 320 km/h (198.9 mph) (after passing Utsunomiya)
16:30 Gran Class toilets and other on-board facilities
19:21 Sendai – Morioka
21:10 Separation of Shinkansen Hayabusa and Komachi at Morioka
22:17 Eating Ekiben and red wine
23:46 Morioka – Shin-Aomori
25:45 Seikan Tunnel
27:36 Transfer at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
28:46 From Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Oshamambe on the Hokuto Express
32:40 Oshamambe Station
34:10 From Oshamambe to Niseko on the JR Hakodate Main Line train
36:10 Next video

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