Nozomi Sinkansen to Osaka in 1st class | Japan bullet trains

Watch this video to see how what it’s like to travel on the Nozomi Sinkansen (bullet train) We went from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka in Green Car (first class) and now we'll share it with you!

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00:00 intro
00:36 buy a bento
00:54 Green Car seats
02:20 baggage restrictions
03:16 Mt. Fuji
03:30 "hot" bento!
04:14 on-board food & drink

SO, HOW DO YOU TRAVEL 450 KILOMETERS BY LAND IN LESS THAN TWO AND A HALF HOURS? YOU TAKE A BULLET TRAIN, OF COURSE!

BEFORE BOARDING, YOU MAY WANT TO GET A BENTO FOR THE ROAD AS THERE IS NO LONGER FOOD SERVICE ON SHINKANSEN LINES— UNLESS YOU’RE IN THE GREEN CAR CLASS. MORE ON THAT LATER.

I PURCHASED A ‘HOT” BENTO: THE BOX ACTUALLY HEATS UP!

SO, HERE’S WHAT THE SEATS IN THE GREEN CAR LOOK LIKE. NOT VERY COLORFUL, BUT THEY ARE COMFORTABLE AND CLEAN.

BESIDES THE LARGE TRAY TABLE IN FRONT OF YOU, THERE’S ALSO A SMALLER DRINK TABLE THAT POPS OUT OF THE ARMREST.

AND, OF COURSE, THERE ARE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS FOR YOUR DEVICES.

AND, A BUTTON TO WARM YOUR TUSH!

THE RECLINE IS VERY GOOD.

ORDINARY-SIZED BAGGAGE CAN EASILY FIT ON RACKS ABOVE THE SEATS, BUT PASSENGERS WHO INTEND TO BRING BAGGAGE WITH OVERALL DIMENSIONS OF MORE THAN 160 CM NEED TO RESERVE A SEAT WITH AN OVERSIZED BAGGAGE AREA (USUALLY AT THE BACK OF EACH CAR).

WRAPPED, PRE-MOISTENED TOWELETTES ARE DISTRIBUTED SOON AFTER DEPARTURE.

THE RIDE IS INCREDIBLY SMOOTH AND STABLE.

NOZOMI IS THE FASTEST TRAIN SERVICE RUNNING ON THE TOKAIDO & SAN'YŌ SHINKANSEN LINES IN JAPAN. THE SERVICE STOPS AT ONLY THE LARGEST STATIONS, AND ALONG THE STRETCH BETWEEN SHIN-ŌSAKA AND HAKATA, NOZOMI SERVICES (USING N700 SERIES EQUIPMENT SUCH AS THIS) REACH SPEEDS OF 300 KM/H (186 MPH).

THE TRAIN PASSES SOUTH OF MT. FUJI, SO TO GET A GOOD VIEW, BE SURE TO SIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAIN WHEN HEADING WEST, OR THE LEFT SIDE WHEN HEADING EAST TOWARD TOKYO.

SO, HERE’S MY ‘HOT’ BENTO. YOU PULL THE YELLOW STRING AND —FIVE MINUTES LATER— VIOLÀ! YOU HAVE A HOT MEAL!

HOW DOES IT WORK? WELL, WHEN YOU PULL THE STRING, IT ACTIVATES A HEAT PACK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX. BRILLIANT!

THE BATHROOMS ARE OF FAIRLY GOOD SIZE (AND, OF COURSE, VERY CLEAN).

SO, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, ORDINARY CLASS PASSENGERS CAN NO LONGER ORDER FOOD AND DRINK ONBOARD THE TOKAIDO SHINKANSEN BETWEEN TOKYO AND SHIN-OSAKA, AND CARTS NO LONGER TRAVEL UP AND DOWN THE AISLES. BUT, YOU CAN ORDER À LA CARTE FOOD AND DRINK VIA A MOBILE WEBSITE. HOWEVER, WE COULD NOT GET IT TO WORK ON OUR PHONES.

SO, THAT’S A TYPICAL JAPANESE BULLET TRAIN EXPERIENCE. PLEASE LEAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BELOW. THANKS FOR WATCHING AND YOI TABI O SHITE KUDASAI!