How To Use The Shinkansen In Japan 🚅 Travel Guide for First-Timers

[@pinetworkminer8377]

Probably THE BEST train humanity has EVER created!

[@billypap2942]

As always....clear and concise!

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you!

[@hoason27]

As always, thank you for your hard work regarding another great informative video 🙏 Take care and have a wonderful day🌹

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you so much!

[@rainingnews]

Very good sharing friend I love Japan 🇯🇵

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you so much!

[@kalpanayadav3567]

Probably The best train

[@glcordero]

I have a tip to add from my latest trip! When you are boarding the Shinkansen from a terminal point (for example, in our case we took the first train from Hamamatsu to Tokyo), it's actually more convenient to go without a reservation because you get a large selection among cars and seats on the let side of the train to have the best view of Fuji-san. Majority of the passengers didn't board from the terminal point. Reserved cars and seats are limited so the seats that offer the best views sell fast (like one time, only 1 of 11 cars were reserved). In our case we had a loose itinerary so we only reserved our rides the day before, and all the seats we wanted were already taken by then. I can't say if it's the same for mid-day rides though, as it might be more crowded (we only rode early morning and at night).

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you so much for sharing!🙏

[@uchaem1491]

implanning to use the bullet train in order to explore outside tokyo. i will be traveling alone , so thank you for these helpful tips

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

Thank you so much for watching!🙏 So glad it could be of some help!

[@etherdog]

Great information and very well presented!

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you so much!

[@Traveljet14]

Thank you! Another useful detailed video with clear instructions.

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

Thank you so much!🙏

[@baodo7905]

Another wonderful video! Thank you. This is so helpful. Keep up the good work

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

Thank you so much!

[@mims2582]

Your videos are Always so helpful and very accurate in information

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

Thank you so much!🙏

[@CARLOS74376]

very helpful Thankyou very much👍

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you so much!

[@jayce1971]

This video was very helpful and informative. Thank you very much.

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

Thank you so much!🙏

[@gitgud9082]

This is the best video on this topic - thank you.

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

Thank you so much!🙏

[@crivasqyt]

Muchas gracias por un video tan detallado. La información que brinda es muy completa, detallada y explicada de una manera sencilla de entender.

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

¡Muchas gracias! 🙏

[@csingtian1150]

Thank you for your video, I made my family watch it too. We will be in Jspan in June, hopefully the weather is kind.

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

I hope so too! Thank you so much for watching!🙏

[@madamlakwatsera5674]

Thanks. Very helpful indeed!

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

Thank you so much!🙏

[@effie-Toronto]

Great information and very well presented thank you so much

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you so much! 🙏

[@arwenmegan]

Hi, would you know if the food cart offers small bento and if is it cheap compared to vendors at the station?

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

hi, the food carts don't offer bentos. they have light snacks and drinks. the price is pretty much the same compared to vendors at the station.

[@tuncaykorkmaz6814]

We did, what you Said, during our JAPAN❤ trip between 1st 16th february 2024, everything was easy about Shinkansen bullet trians . THX for this useful video 🇹🇷❤️🇯🇵

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

Glad to hear that! Thank you so much!🙏

[@Nhoaodai]

Sweet voice! Thanks

[@JapanCandyBox]

Hi Yoko! Such an informative and detailed video! 👏🥰 By the way, we are trying to contact you but cannot seem to do so. What is the best way to contact you? 🥰🥰

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

hi there! thank you! you can contact me via my contact blog^^

[@JapanCandyBox]

@@ONEGOODDREAM Thanks! We'll get in touch! 🥰

[@gotual]

わかりやすい😍

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

ありがとうございます！

[@VFbyVince]

Hello Yoko and please to meet you, My name is Vincent and I am a student and a creator in Japan. I really enjoy your content on youtube. I have a request in hopes of borrowing some of your videos of shinkansen footage and use as a B roll for a video on my channel. Of course I will include your channel name in the description. Would that be ok with you?

[@chiragganguly]

Very useful

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you so much🙏

[@michaelballdrums]

Hello, Yoko. Your videos are extremely helpful and clear. In this video, you mentioned that you can transfer your Shinkansen ticket to your IC card and it showed a phone using NFC at the gate. Do you know of a resource which describes how to do this? Are you able to do it after getting your ticket with your JR Pass?

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

hi, thank you so much! 🙏 so glad you found it helpful! here's the video where I demonstrated how to buy Shinkansen tickets online and link with an IC card: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3nEn4uOittpr5o but please be noted that this is only for one-off tickets. if you have the JR Pass, this does not work. because the jr pass is a ticket itself, which you can just insert at the gates to get through, the jr pass cannot be linked to an IC card (e.g. Suica). hope this helps..

[@michaelballdrums]

@@ONEGOODDREAM Thank you. This was perfect!

[@caue1612]

thank you so much!

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you so much for watching! 🙏

[@trevorgoh6472]

Thanks for your video it’s helpful. Can I reserve seat with oversized luggage online or has to do it at the station on the day of the trip?

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

Thank you so much!🙏 yes, you can reserve a seat with oversized luggage online.

[@sanjaydua]

Thank you for this really informative video. If a seat is reserved online, is it still necessary to obtain a physical copy of the reservation at the station?

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you so much! yes, for now, you still need to obtain the paper ticket at a ticket machine at the station and insert it at the gate to get on the train. i showed how it works here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3nEn4uOittpr5o

[@raczl9712]

Hi, thanks for the useful info for first time visit. Appreciate you could guide how to go to Yogohama fm Tokyo or Haneda Airport. Need to buy JR pass or IC card enough?

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you so much for watching! from Haneda airport to Yokohama, you can take the Keikyu train. depending on your arrival time, you can catch a direct train too. the last time i checked, they only take cash at the Keikyu ticket machines and counters at Haneda airport.

[@prototypekev1347]

I have been on a few of these trains 😊

[@IAmThePrepper]

Do you have some tips on how I can get from HND terminal 3 to any of the closest bullet train station? I just want to experience the bullet train while I have overnight layover in HND.

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

you can get the Keikyu train to Shinagawa station, buy a 2hrs valid ticket just to get inside the shinkansen station to enjoy the trains :)

[@IAmThePrepper]

@@ONEGOODDREAM thanks. Can you explain a bit about this 2hrs train ticket? How does this work? Does the bullet train runs 24 hours?

[@b42baritone]

Could I purchase 1 ticket from Tokyo Station to Hiroshima but would like to make a stop in Kyoto or Osaka for 4 days and then continued to Hiroshima without buying another ticket?

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

unfortunately that is not possible..

[@Whyunoinbed]

Thank you for the video! I have 1 question though, if we went to pay with credit card do we have to go to the ticket office or can we also use it in the ticket machine?

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

Thank you so much for watching!🙏 you have to go to ticket offices if you pay with credit card.

[@96Yoh]

Hi thank you for the video, I have 1 question regardind luggage on train. If I have 2 or 3 luggages both under 160 cm can I stay in normal reserved seats or should i reserve 1 with oversized luggage?

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thanks! it's difficult to say...but if they're under 160cm i think you don't need to reserve oversized luggage. you can use the overhead shelves...

[@fbdm75]

Hello! Can i buy Shinkansen tickets in advance on the internet with my JR PASS?

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

hi, if you have the JR pass, no need to buy more tickets. just use the jr pass to get on the trains. here's how to use it in real world: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epvPpayfi9Olldk

[@fbdm75]

Thanks.I have a JR Pass Green. Should I reserve my place?

[@sarahpaul614]

How can I travel from Shibuya to Kyoto using JR pas?

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

you can take a JR train to Tokyo or Shinagawa Station and take the shinkansen to Kyoto.

[@tommyc7597]

Does all local trains have internet service in Japan or only in the stations thanks

[@TC-cd5sm]

No. Some stations have wifi, but they're not reliable and service is not guaranteed You're better off with a SIM card or a rental pocket hotspot

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

wifi service has been so such better in Japan now. but local trains normally do not have wifi service. and not all stations have wifi. there's free wifi at many department stores and convenient stores though..

[@tommyc7597]

Thanks all

[@ammarakila17]

Hi, if I buy a JR Pass, how can I book the Shinkansen ticket? Is it just by using our JR Pass and inserting the Pass just like an ordinary ticket? As far as I know, only Hikari Shinkansen is available for JR Pass holders, so, depends on your answer, is it a reserved seat or a non-reserved seat? Thank you!

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you! if you have the jr pass, you can insert it at the gates to get on normal JR trains or use the non-reserved seats on the shinkansen. but if you want to get a reserved seat on the shinkansen or narita express, you have to get that reserved ticket at the machines or ticket counters before getting on those trains.

[@rcstfox]

Hi, i bought jr pass. Will be going to osaka from narita airport. What are the options to get to osaka? Thanks ❤

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

hi, if you have the jr pass, exchange for the jr pass at Narita airport, then use it to get on the Narita Express train from Narita airport to Tokyo station, then take the Shinkansen from Tokyo station to Shin-Osaka station in Osaka.

[@TasneemManee-mx2jm]

Hi, firstly thanks for the useful video I have a question, if I buy non reserve ticket let say I board from Nagano and I get a seat and along the way do I need to get up if someone reserve for that seat? 😅

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you so much! that wouldn't be the case cuz reserved cars and non-reserved are separated. the reserved ticket passengers cannot seat in the non-reserved cards (unless there are available seats) so non-reserved seats cannot be reserved :) if you get a seat, you sit there all the way.

[@dawnice]

Can you add the Shinkansen ticket to the Apple Wallet version of IC card? If so, how would you do that? Thank you!

[@Chris-ut5ih]

Yes I would like to know if you can add Shinkansen tickets to apple wallet IC cards too

[@graceyim2941]

Thank you. Does the JR pass bring you to 北海度？

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

thank you so much! it won't take you to Sapporo, but it will take you to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Hokkaido.

[@graceyim2941]

@@ONEGOODDREAM Thank you so much for your reply.

[@graceyim2941]

Dear One Good Dream, The Rails in Japan is so extensive. Can you make an overview of this system and which pass to buy for different cities?

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

@@graceyim2941 thank you so much for the idea! that requires a lot of researching. i'll try my best :)

[@lesmorse1766]

I’ve tried to sign up for this website and App multiple times. I used two different VISA cards, and each time it says it can’t authenticate. Is there something I’m not understanding?

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

I'm not sure what might be the issue... it might be the security settings on your pc, might be the cards or policies of your banks...

[@Werdna-om2zr]

Great video thanks Yoko. I have booked a shinkansen ticket (Tokyo to Kyoto) through the app and also registered my mobile wallet suica in the app. I also have the shinkansen QR tickets in my phone wallet. 'I'm a bit confused as to what gates I go through at Tokyo station and what do I tap on with? (I have seen on the smart ex website that if you have a mobile suica card AND shinkansen QR tickets in the phone wallet then you can't use the QR code to go through the QR reader machines at the station) What do I do? Thanks in advance.

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

Hi! Thank you so much for watching!🙏 just to clarify, you were able to register your mobile wallet suica in the SmartEX app?? I didn't know that you have the card number on the mobile wallet suica..

[@Werdna-om2zr]

​@@ONEGOODDREAM I'm having trouble with my reply to your question being "deleted" after I hit Reply. Thanks to the Apple Community forums I found a tip that suggested to download an App called Suica Finance. Once downloaded and then opened, the mobile Suica number is displayed at the top right of the App screen - everything else is in Japanese but the number shows OK. I was then able to register that number/suica in the Smart Ex App. (The 4 digits that sow on the mobile suica card in the wallet are the same as the last 4 digits on the number shown in the Suica Finance App)

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

oh I didn't know that app works for visitors too! if you already linked/registered your suica card number on the SmartEX app, you just need to tap your phone at the shinkansen ticket gates (using the suica card. you don't even need to open the app). the shinkansen QR codes are just for printing out paper tickets (if you choose to do that way). hope this helps^^ it'd be great if you could let me know your actual experience after you use it.

[@Werdna-om2zr]

@@ONEGOODDREAM Should I go to a QR Shinkansen gate or a non-QR gate?

[@ONEGOODDREAM]

you can use any gate, they all accept ic cards.