Has it been 5 years? Wow, I visited Kanazawa BEFORE Hokuriku Shinkansen started. It took me like two hours from Nagano? Stopping at Noetsu, Niigata? Good grief. Two years ago I took the Shinkansen from Tokyo straight to Kanazawa, in a flash. So thankful to the many people who made this dream possible. I took time to go Shirakawa-Go and then up to Toyama. Thank you!