Riding the Japan's Fastest Night Bullet Train from Hakata to Tokyo

◆Departing from Hakata Station at 18:59, Nozomi 64 is the last Shinkansen train to Tokyo.
It is also the fastest Shinkansen between Tokyo and Hakata.
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[@PhoenixInLove]

I found this channel randomly the other day, and these videos have really been helping me deal with my anxiety. I'm so grateful!

[@BMT3691]

Same here. I have anxiety and for some reason they relax me.

[@PhoenixInLove]

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[@BMT3691]

@@PhoenixInLove Thank You. I also hope you’re doing better.

[@keeninarkeldien]

Me too and i find it calming no talking just beautiful sights and sounds

[@michaelmacdonell4834]

You too, huh? That means you have remarkable good taste, did you know?

[@SarahZeeb]

Japan takes Christmas pretty seriously. It's beautiful to see all the lights and decorations.

[@CJWJR]

I know, right?! I thought they were mostly a Shinto nation.

[@acidducks9476]

@@LegendLength what

[@jimlawnjr]

I had been to Singapore 🇸🇬 and they do as well , They have a competition for decorations.

[@sholinwright6621]

I like nighttime through the city and daytime through the snow. Very relaxing.

[@Virtual__Diva]

クリスマスの間、日本はとても素敵です！すべての装飾はとてもよく考えられています。いつものように素晴らしいビデオ、久我さん。幸せな休日！

[@ashakydd1]

I really miss Japan. I really appreciate that you put the prices of everything in your videos. It reminds me of what a great deal the JR Pass for tourists is and how much I need to appreciate them providing such a fantastic service.

[@hymnomancy]

This video makes me nostalgic because I travelled to Japan during Christmas 2017. It was so beautiful to see the Christmas decorations. Lovely video, as usual!

[@petergibbons6091]

I did this trip and several others 2018 yes happy memories good video

[@kamariahzaharin4744]

Hakata station was decorated very beautifully. Hats off for their hard work and thanks to you we get to see it. That was certainly a long journey but the bento and sweets help ne? 😉 Thank you for sharing another shinkansen adventure with all of us. 👍🏽👍🏽😊

[@PavlosPapageorgiou]

I miss travelling by train in Japan. Hopefully we will be able to go again soon.

[@tombriggs5162]

Thank you, Kuga-san for your videos. I have missed Japan these last two years and am eager to come back soon. It is pleasant to see and hear all the sounds of the train stations and trains even if I cannot be there.

[@zzrui8640]

Arigato for the great video. I always love the atmosphere of the train stations in Japan. I missed the ekibens too. hope this pandemic will be end soon and i could visit Japan again.

[@francaatjuh]

I really like both, nighttime and daytime to see from the Shinkansen. Nighttime cause it’s so peacefully and daytime cause than you see the beautiful sceneries and nature from Japan. Love your videos. Keep up with the good work. Much love from the Netherlands

[@JustEvgeniy]

Japan from the trains' windows is absolutely outstanding! Thanks, Kuga!

[@dsb188]

The station looks so beautiful at Christmas. I used to love Union Station in Washington DC around the holidays because they had giant wreaths hanging at the entrance🎄

[@thomassmall990]

I love this video. There was no conversation, just the wonderful facts and astedics of the SHINKANSEN. The great Speed , the Great Food from the different Japanese cities impressed me..

[@AmbientWalking]

Super amazing! I really enjoyed every minute of this! It's so great to travel in this way!

[@davidcole333]

Travel is about the journey not the destination, that's why I love your videos.

[@punnipaduangdara6743]

Thanks for wonderful VDO, I wish to visit Japan and travel places to places by train one day.

[@elainelam3949]

We love to ride the trains in Japan. Your video is just what we miss in this pandemic when we are grounded at home during this holiday. Thanks, Kuga! 🥰💕💗💓

[@thomassmall990]

Kuga has done it again. This is a new Video for me and I really felt a part of the trip. I love Kuga's showing of the foods from the different regions of Japan. I find it amazing how Kuga can enjoy the different cuisines while simultaneously giving us the particulars about the speed of the SHINKANSEN and amenities aboard the Train. I really find myself spellbound while watching Kuga's Videos. Great Job Kuga 👍

[@RonR]

I enjoyed the video Very much, Thank You. I also enjoy your positive comments during the video.

[@CrazySquirrelProductions]

Ohhhh that lobby is so beautiful. Very clean train 🚆. Some day I hope you do a Q and A about how you got into the transportation vlog business and how you manage to do your trips. But don't do it if it's uncomfortable. So many amenities on this train! Thanks for premiering otherwise I would not have seen the video! ❤️ Safe travels Kuga! 🙏✌️💪☃️

[@dskadd32]

That's a great way to get to Tokyo. This train isn't covered by the Japan Rail pass sadly. But there's others that do that trip. The day and night time views from the Shinkansen are so delightful. Thank you

[@philhoggmusic]

Brilliant - so atmospheric! Sometimes it seems like you are flying. Thank you for these great videos!

[@MrBernardgalway]

Nice train, looks extremely comfortable. Good video tks 👍😊

[@Simonize41]

Fantastic!! It is my dream to visit Japan one day and ride the trains over there. I love Japan full stop.🇯🇵🇬🇧❤️

[@ObristPlayep]

From someone who’s been there multiple time, you will defo not regret it. I had such a great time there, great people & sights & cities & food. Remember to take the Tokyo Metro as well! It’s one of the very few times I’d call a metro system better than ours in Hong Kong. It’s fascinatingly complex and efficient.

[@jefdepijper4550]

Buy a tourist train pass which gives you access to all trains in japan (shinkansen included). I did it....

[@Simonize41]

@@ObristPlayep Thanks for advice! 🙂

[@Simonize41]

@@jefdepijper4550 Ahh, sounds good. Thanks for the tip.🙂

[@blazeography]

I so want to go to Japan and ride the trains and see a Sumo grand tournament. If you come to the U.S. take a slow Amtrak sleeper train through the Rocky Mountains. Love your channel.

[@jamiepang]

When traveling to Japan is still not possible, thanks for showing us around. I’ve always enjoyed my trips to Japan and can’t wait to return again when it’s possible. 🙏🏽

[@davidgensemer502]

Love to have you come ride what passes for trains here in the states! I hope sometime you can make videos all over the world!

[@tomburns7544]

Thank you for this! I rarely get to travel and your videos are such a pleasure to watch.

[@jlotrigo8535]

The hakata station looks fantastic with all those christmas lights, as you said the NOZOMI its an experience, would be great if you take that ride from Tokyo to Hakata during daylight to watch those landscape, by the way the Bento was so tasty, thank you

[@wynn3077]

The green car is great. Good video thanks for that.

[@cmshih5519]

Before the pandemic, I used to travel to Japan at least once or twice a year, and have taken almost all Shinkansen lines. I like the Tokohu+Akita Shinkansen trains and double-decker Joetsu double-decker trains.

[@skyking2k]

I always love your videos. Please keep them coming

[@KadinoTheDumpling]

One thing I learnt from this channel is that Japan really likes little and cute tunes

[@isacutie]

Glad I came across your channel. I really like watching you train videos.

[@MTravelVlog]

I really enjoyed your video. Great channel. ⭐️💕 Greetings from Albania. 👋🏼 🇦🇱

[@duncanmcewan1049]

Loved this video - it brought back memories of a lovely time in Japan. We stayed in Nagoya (in the Marriott) and having the station (and the Shinkansen lines) in the hotel "basement" was amazing. A great base to visit a lot of places, so I was on that line several times. Just travelling on the Shinkansen was an amazing activity - without mentioning the actual destinations :)

[@InLoveWithCities]

If you ever come to Germany you should take a train running along the Rhine between Koblenz and Frankfurt. Doesn't matter which side, both are beautiful. There are ICEs running on that route though it's an older route that isn't very fast.

[@enisra_bowman]

and not forget: searching for a Plandampf Tour, totally worth the afford and yeah, Rhine Valley is great, it's a tourist magnet for a reason, but the Hell Valley is also a great scenic route

[@queenofkwangya]

It's still crazy to me that people are able to travel via public transportation AT NIGHT because it's SAFE. I'd love to travel to Japan someday just to experience that lol

[@michaelkubo6642]

i feel so sentimental with hakata shinkansen.. i want go back to Fukuoka

[@thiagocruz3033]

In from is very Beautiful train. The country japan really evolved.🚄🚄🚄🚄

[@alvinyen626]

Big fan of your video, my friend! My wife and I took the same route (at night as well) back in December 2018, but we started at Shin-Osaka instead. It's a pity that we can't visit Japan due to COVID, but it's indeed a joy to refresh our memories through your video!

[@leematthews6812]

Wow, Kuga sure does get around! I've hardly been anywhere this year, partially due to you-know-what.

[@andyfreer1343]

Great video as usual happy Xmas from the Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪

[@lindak8664]

I love that this train, which is the fastest, is called No Zoomie. (I know I’m probably pronouncing that wrong) ☺️ That station at the beginning was so beautifully decorated! Good luck with your aspirations of international train travel.

[@Frea_]

I think the zo in Nozomi is pronounced like zo in zodiac.

[@brokenbones78629]

I really like seeing your food!

[@theharper1]

If you want to try a train in Australia, I recommend the tilt train in Queensland. But if you want a real adventure you need to take the Ghan from Adelaide to Darwin. Just don't expect speed! 😅

[@cindycarr3460]

I can’t. I am too scared of your enormous 🕷🙀

[@theharper1]

@@cindycarr3460 most Australians have never seen a big dangerous spider like a Funnelweb. The only one most people will have seen is the Redback, which is very closely related to the American Black Widow. However, unless you plan to spend your time in back yard sheds instead of hotels, you're unlikely to see one. When hiking in America, I was worried about bears, but we never saw one. Every country has risks.

[@michaelhughes3273]

Love the Shinkansen.

[@sdingeswho]

Lovely “Christmas Card”, Kuga-san 😁🎄! Y’know, one thing surprised me: I had thought that the overhead lights might be dimmed on a night trip (although it’s a good thing for a videographer they don’t do that 🙂). I’m with you: I like either day or night travel 🙂, although that brings up another issue. I can’t decide whether I like the shinkansens better (because they are one of the most amazing things ever devised by the hand of man), or the more leisurely and more luxuriously appointed sleeper trains 🥰! I keep having this weird idea: Combine the Odoriko with the Sunrise Express … and make it a shinkansen! That would be the “ultimate JR train”, no? 😁❤️

[@waihwangtan1662]

Thanks for the video. Really miss Japan. The familiar annoucements on the train. The clean and quiet environment. Shinkansen is awesome. Only thing is… do NOT bring big luggage onboard. There is no space for it.

[@Sakura-zu4rz]

Traveling to different countries may help to change our worldview.❤

[@markkilvert9989]

Relaxing video...really enjoyed it.

[@deetjay1]

Learn something new every day...Being mostly Shinto and Buddhist believers I always thought Christmas wasn't a thing in Japan...

[@danmccarthy4700]

I wish we had something like the Shinkansen in the US. It'd be a Godsend for people like me who are afraid of flying.

[@catsbyondrepair]

Airplanes are very dangerous

[@jfreelan1964]

Thank you for the ride. Even though it was in the dark.

[@nancyoffenhiser4916]

Let's wait a few years before you take Amtrak.. you'll probably be disappointed. Nothing makes me angrier about living in the United States than the fact that we don't have railroad opportunities and alternatives like you do in Japan. I lived in Japan in 1972 and riding the Shinkansen was wonderful.

[@carlosedlv]

If you buy a polarized fílter for your camera lense you can take out the reflections on the windows! I’m sure in night trips like these it would come very handy to get amazing shots from the outside! Keep it up! Just came upon your videos, and I’m devouring them like you did with that pork! Arigato Kuga sensei!

[@desmondshepard3823]

Day travel with snow is the best i think. However, nice travel

[@munzirosman519]

I am from Vienna, Austria and my high-speed train is the Railjet I can't wait for you to make a video about it

[@arfabarmcake2776]

Great vid as usual 👍👍

[@MYUSATRAVELS]

Beautiful 🎄

[@jackalcrackle]

If you ever come to Australia, id recommend the Ghan (multiple day premium service), Strahn-Queenstown railway in Tasmania, V-line train to Swan Hill in Victoria, Spirit of Queensland train from Cairns QLD to Brisbane QLD (25hr overnight service), among other ones

[@daveydoo3173]

Another great video, i love them, and so much information.. And yes i like both daytime and night time travel..

[@fairweathercards]

Very good video. I liked and have already subscribed. I would love to see you do a video of a long distance American train. Amtrak looks so ancient to your country’s trains. Hahahahaha

[@kebsood]

hello, fastest train here in UK is 186mph/299kph Eurostar, section of line from London to channel tunnel. local train here in east midlands is 130mph I think. but you can also travel to most places in this country by rail, although ot is now expensive!

[@see2travel]

I hope to travel around Japan too. 😀

[@DiegoRioz]

"I want to take a train in your country someday too..." No, you don't hahaha

[@chuckd5518]

Miss Japan!

[@moggridge1]

Instead of smashing the Like button I caressed it gently. 😍😊👍

[@EsperRanger]

Someday I'll return to Japan. Hopefully before I'm too old to climb Mount Fuji again.

[@serginator937]

Thank you for the video 🙏🏽

[@markleneker9923]

Christmas is coming! クリスマスでKFCを注文しましたか : -)

[@allentoyokawa9068]

Excellent video!

[@TheBaldr]

11:03 I took the Nozomi back from Tokyo to my apartment in Kyoto on December 29 or 30th 2016 after spending my end of year break in Tokyo and there was a massive line. Luckily I only had to wait 2 trains and there were a couple people standing in that area the whole trip.

[@Semoduckk]

Tokyo-Hakata shinkansen reminds me the movie The Bullet Train(1975) starring Sonny Chiba, Takakura Ken, Ken Utsui. (Shinkansen Daibabuka or something)

[@sesshoumarusama7397]

I prefer the shinkansen night time ... makes things more mysterious... but over the day its also good :)

[@alabamasamurai7703]

いつものように素晴らしかった✌🏻 スイスに来たいのなら、ここには本当に美しい電車があります！

[@kugastravel5180]

多分来年スイスに行くと思います

[@alabamasamurai7703]

@@kugastravel5180 ようこそ You are welcome anytime ! Let me know if you need any information or assistance...

[@tapestry6455]

Amtrak in America is never on time and you probably wouldn't like all the transfers to get from the west coast to the east coast. Best to fly :-)

[@fernbedek6302]

Surprised how bright they have the lights.

[@michaelmacdonell4834]

That show at Hakata is so much more uplifting than the limp Christmas Tree and some canned Carols.

[@SUBARCTICPSYCHO]

Thank you Kuga, very cool!

[@BlueLemonStudios]

A train i'd recommend riding in the U.S. (if you ever do) is the California Zepher, from Emreyvill to Chicago. the scenery makes it worth it

[@ashakydd1]

Have you ever considered doing a video on Dr Yellow, the maintenance train? One of my goals is to try to see Dr Yellow in action when I am in Japan next which, with the way things are going, will probably not be until late 2022 (if we are lucky).

[@rezaalan3991]

Great trip.

[@deetjay1]

Try out the American Amtrak "Empire Builder"...Very scenic drive through the west...

[@IgorProkhorov111]

Thank you! What a wonderful world!))))

[@FlexxenRandomPlaces]

Your Ekiben looked so yummy!

[@luke211286]

Tokaido/Sanyo shinkansens are already fast enough, so I sometimes wonder if the upcoming maglev trains are really necessary. Yeah, from an engineering aspect it's really amazing. But economically, I question its practicality. Btw, speaking of taking trains from other countries, I hope you could occasionally post videos of your train trips abroad.

[@cathebrooks63]

You should take the CN (Canadian National) train trip from Toronto to Vancouver. its spectacular and runs through all the mountains. They have a glass car where you can see almost 180. I think they just recently restarted that trip. I did it as a kid, and never forgot it. It's about 4 days. You can have a room or a chair.

[@ABCantonese]

3:05 That is the same 山口百惠 song from your overnight Galaxy train video.... At a ramen shop.... Japan must really miss her voice. I love 夢先案內人 though. Also.... Are you sure you want to take the train in the USA?????🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Grandliseur]

Unless I wake up in the morning, I don't like to travel when it is dark. Many years ago, travelling by train in Europe was fun, even at night. Trains were slower, permitting trips that lasted all night. The 6-person cabins on long trips were mostly empty so that seats opposite each other could be pulled out to make a bed at no extra cost; also, there existed extensive night trains where the price per bed was less than hotel costs. When travelling via the Eurail ticket, nothing beat this way of travelling. Nowadays, the fun has gone out of train travel. It's all about getting there quickly and not about enjoying the journey.

[@clickbait9313]

If you come to France, just take the TGV (but personnally, i prefer the shinkansen ;)

[@styrocrete]

What does Shin-Osaka mean? As opposed to just Osaka, I mean.

[@Kuro_kaz]

"Shin" refers to "new" in Japan, so it literally means "New Osaka", but it also refers to the "Shin"kansen. A lot of station names have "Shin" in it (like Shin-Kobe in the video) since some Shinkansen routes can't pass through older stations usually due to infrastructure difficulties, so "Shin" stations were built to accommodate the Shinkansen.

[@lidsman2221]

Very cool video. I am surprised that they do not have a night mode for the lights inside dimming them or turning off most for night travel plus it is easier to see out the windows at night with the lights dim or off.

[@jonathankleinow2073]

I hope one day you'll be able to come to the U.S. and ride the trains here! Maybe wait about 10 years or so, since a lot of services are being built or upgraded now. Next time, could you show us what the reading material is in the seat pocket below the tray table? I assume it's like the airline magazine you would find on a plane, but I'm curious.

[@pjama6859]

Honestly I also curious about this! But maybe he don't show it because there might be some copyright in the magazine.

[@sriramp5637]

Nice 😮👍

[@somanybookstbr9716]

As the train passes through the cities at night I see all the windows lit up and I wonder: Are those homes or workplaces? Apartments or businesses? What are the people doing behind those lights? Eating, working, watching TV, talking to each other? Are they happy?

[@ZGryphon]

I choose to believe those announcement chimes aren't recordings, they've actually got a vibraphonist up in the cab with the driver. :)

[@yookalaylee2289]

Kuga. Love your content. One small thing to consider though. The audio cuts to the left and right channel quite frequently. A simple fix could be mixing the audio down to mono.

[@misterhat5823]

Weird. I haven't noticed that.

[@yookalaylee2289]

@@misterhat5823 I guess it depends on the device you're listening on. I wonder if its him holding the camera and accidentally covering up one of its mics. Its obvious because there is a-lot of background drone, like on the platform next to a train.

[@theschiznit8777]

Greetings from Canada. During the day can you see Mount Fuji at any time on this line? I will ride this train when I visit your beautiful country this summer, great video.