Name: My 5 minute guide to Japanese Bullet Trains (Shinkansen)
Uploaded: 2020-06-08T05:45:45.000Z
Duration: 5 min 37 s
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Past simple

i'm going between Hiroshima and Fukuyama but I also just caught another shinkansen

from Tokyo to Hiroshima I've been catching a lot of shinkansen's

these past two days So one of the things as a tourist that you

can do when you come to Japan is use the JR rail pass

which means you have unlimited rides on JR lines and shinkansens for a limited amount

of time so you can purchase like a week, 2 weeks,

whatever If you want to travel a lot this might be

a really great option for you if not there's also aeroplanes which can

be a lot cheaper if you're not travelling to so many areas

But if you wanna travl on the shinkansen and you're gonna travel a lot-

I don't even know if you guys can hear me to be honest

there's so many sounds though Kenji there's so many sounds

KENJII This baby will be a part of my video

I wanna tell you guys how I enjoy my shinkansens to the fullest

With shinkansens it's kind of not common for me to ride them,

they're a little bit expensive, they're kind of a special occasion.

So when I do ride them I make the most of them, it's like they're a holiday within

themselves So one of the things about shinkansens is

you can bring as much food as you want on them

that's one of the things that i love In Tokyo station you can get these things

called 'Ekiben' which is basically just a station bento box

that you can take on shinkansens So they have heaps of different options, they

even have vegetable options and vegan options In Tokyo station there's a lot of different

things to choose from On the way here I got the most delicious bento

I also picked up two soy cream donuts to take with me on the journey

which you can also find in tokyo station So just so you know, you are allowed to drink

alcohol on the shinkansen The guy sitting next to me on the last train

drank two bottles of wine I mean they were still like this big, but

he was just chugging it So if you feel like drinking a beer, having

some wine, keeping it luxurious, keeping it chill

Just grab some alcohol on the way in and you can drink it on your journey

Now shinkansens can range from a lot of different times, right now we are on one for just 20

minutes but on the way here we rode one for 4 hours

When you catch a shinkansen each of them have different names and they go different speeds

and to different places So make sure you check up what kind of shinkansen

you want to ride what's the most expensive, what's the

least expensive what the ride times are, that kind of thing

always good to know For this shinkansen ride I got a donut so

I'm just going to be eating that while I talk to you guys

Now if you are catching the shinkansen towards kyoto and osaka from tokyo you will be able

to see mt fuji on a good day Luckily enough I was able to see it last night

This is so good If you do forget to bring like a bento box

or some snacks or whatever there's a trolley that goes through the

train which has some snacks and drinks and things to choose from

if you get hungry while you're on your trip and you forget to get something beforehand

They also have toilets and some vending machines they're a little bit more expensive and

the drinks will be quite small i think but the options is there if you want to get

a drink while you're on the shinkansen If you do get a shinkansen and if it's possible

I do recommend getting a window seat because one of the best things is to look

out the window and see all of the scenery go by

Honestly it's basically like getting a flight, liike going on an airoplane

but you don't have to go through the whole check in process

and getting on the plane and waiting for take off

having all of that extra hassle this one just goes super fast

you have a good time and suddenly you're there, that's why

it's a little more expensive than flying so if you're travelling to Japan on a budget

I do recommend checking out flights to different areas rather than the shinkansens

Also don't forget to bring something to do, something to read, you could just play

on your phone, watch a movie if you have a way to do that

It's chill you can still use internet and everything

but really, it's just nice to look out the window

so cool So you can get a reserved seat but it's

quite a bit more expensive than a 'choose your own seat' seat

So if you do it the cheaper way, if its a more empty shinkansen then it's great

you can sit wherever you want but if you come in and it's quite busy then

you might have to stand So that's kind of what can happen with a

- they're called 'jiyuu seki' choose freely seat

so just be careful with those but it should be fine

Ok so that was just a little quick introduction to shinkansens

and how i like to ride them how do you guys like to ride shinkansens?

do you have any extra things that you like to do?or anything i missed?

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