Step by Step Guide: Riding Bullet Train from Tokyo to Kyoto with JR PASS

Are you confused as to how you will use the JR Pass (Whole Japan Rail Pass) to get from Tokyo to Kyoto and Osaka? In this episode we go over all the details form which trains to take, the locations of platforms and more. Watch to the end to be fully prepared for your upcoming adventure!



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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Step by Step Guide JR Pass from Tokyo to Kyoto/Osaka
00:26 Step 1 Plan your JR Pass Route
00:42 What is the Tokaido Shinkansen Line?
01:47 Step 2 Choose your train
02:44 Layout of the Hikari Shinkansen
03:39 Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen Line
05:12 Step 3 Travel reserved or unreserved
05:52 Step 4 Get your JR Pass
06:48 Do I need dedicated seat for luggage ?
07:44 Step 5 Departure day
09:01 How to find your platform
10:37 Step 6 Arriving at Kyoto/Osaka
12:08 Getting around Kyoto/Osaka
12;28 Step 7 Return to Tokyo
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