Welcome aboard the latest generation of Japan’s legendary Shinkansen bullet train! I take this new train from Nagasaki to Takeo-Onsen, so sit back, relax, and enjoy this country’s incredible high-speed rail…
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Journey Details:
Origin: Nagasaki
Destination: Takeo-Onsen
Company: JR Kyushu
Train: JR N700S-8000 Shinkansen
Accommodation: Ordinary Reserved Seat (2nd)
Distance: 66 kilometres / 41 miles
Price: ¥3600 (£21.10 / €24.30 / $26.60)
Time: 31 minutes, arrived on-time
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25 Comments
Nice video. Your Japanese pronunciation is cute. Sound slightly Chinese-influenced.
@Superalbs What's the name of the background music around 6:35 – 6:50 please?
Japan is the best
The seats look really sleek, but tbh that tiny table is a big disappointment. You can't eat a proper ekiben or use your laptop on such a tiny table. I get that it's currently the shortest shinkansen route, but aren't there plans to extend it to Shin-Tosu which would almost double the distance? In which case some people might want to eat or do work if they are travelling the entire length of the route.
9:39 did you ride it down to Nagasaki as well?
8:37 i Love the poster on the left which makes the train's engine look like a cute cat with a seagull on its forehead. Japanese humour can be subtle.
Once you have ridden on the Shinkansen, nothing else compares.
The Shinkansen is such a gold standard of high speed train
How does the relay to Hakata work? You said you'll mention the old train that terminates but didn't in the end
Wow that stations sparkles with cleanliness!
Great video.thx so much.
As one of the daily users of this shinkansen service, i reckon it has got a bit less convenient than the previous way of services, which connected Nagasaki and Hakata directly. Although Shinkansen itself is very good and comfortable as free wifi and power outlets have installed every seat,it just reduced about 10 minutes between Nagasaki and Hakata and added extra connecting.
Another problem is that it's still unclear when the rest of the shinkansen will open(Takeo Onsen to Hakata). Local authorities and JR have been arguing what kinds of services(1435mm shinkansen services or free gage train services) are the best more than 40 years 😮
Thanks for this! The entire Shinkansen experience is always a pleasure. There's no real equal to Japan's rail network.
Amazing train!
Japan's uncompromising desire for perfection is never going to go away. For the scenery and nature lover so much concrete and outdated infrastructure is a pity. Much of the world is going paperless. Will Japan ever follow?
Impressive speed, features and facilities. I really dislike the design aesthetic, but that's just my personal taste. Can't fault everything else. The set-back platform gates are interesting. I've not seen those before. Are they common in Japan? I guess that's to facilitate trains that have different door positions? Final thought: You left 1 minute late. I really hope the driver didn't get fired! lol
The posters on the train looks very old fashioned! Love it 😊
Thalys is the best high speed rain of the whole world…with complimentary 3 course dinner & champagne in 1st class
Looks wonderful. Thanks for the comprehensive review … getting excited for my first trip to Japan. 🤩
Japan's trains are undoubtedly among the best in the world. And the variety of services and rolling stock on offer is wonderfully crazy.
Fantastic video, Superalbs!
please could you make a video guide on taking japanese trains? i'm so scared to go there because i don't read or speak japanese and i might get lost!
Soft, well padded seats. What are they thinking? Give me the arse-numbing ironing board seats we have on new trains in the UK any day of the week. 🙄
Sehr schön.
Nice video! How's the suspension/ride quality in these trains compared to European high speed trains?
Plug sockets – ugh what a horrible name, my pet peeve. Of course plugs go in sockets, it's like calling CDs discs! They're mains sockets, distinct from USB sockets for example.
Stupid blog