Is it hard to ride the Hikari Rail Star? The Hikari Rail Star, this model was operated between Shin-Osaka and Hakata once as a faster Shinkansen but after the Introduction…
Who wants to visit Nagasaki with Japan Rail Pass, must ride this express If you reach Hakata and want to visit Nagasaki too, you should take this limited express from…
The Black Shinkansen is a moving museum of modern art If you are interested in modern art, it is worth to ride this black Shinkansen, the "Genbi Shinkansen". Genbi means…
Our favorite Shinkansen with a lovely face, the 800 series When our child got a Plarail as a toy from a happy meal at a McDonald's in Kyoto some years…
A special limited express from JR Kyushu When we visited Kyushu in 2018, we wanted try to ride 2 trains from JR Kyushu. One of them is this green limited…
A seat reservation at the ticket office is not that easy sometimes If you don't reserve your seats, you can't take a seat in the reserved cars, even if you…
A standard Japan Rail Pass or Green pass? Maybe you know that there are 2 types of Japan rail pass, Green pass (first class) and standard (second class).Surely the Green…
We could finally ride this pink Shinkansen! Since last year (2018), the Hello Kitty Shinkansen has been operated between Shin-Osaka and Hakata. When we visited Japan last year, this service…