Japan Bullet Train Explained! Shinkansen Guide for FIRST-Timers (2026)

Описание: This is a Japan Bullet Train (Shinkansen) Guide containing EVERYTHING you NEED to know to navigate all your INTER city trips in Japan !

In this video I am going to cover absolutely everything you need to know from how to get a shinkansen ticket, how to book a seat, the difference between a reserved, non reserved and green car seat, shinkansen luggage rules all the way to how to ride the shinkansen in Japan like a PRO!

There are CHAPTERS so feel free to skip around!

00:00 Introduction (WHY Watch this Video?)
00:31 What is a Shinkansen?
00:56 How to buy Shinkansen tickets
01:06 (1) Buy a Shinkansen Ticket at Station Kiosk Machines
03:43 (2) PRE BOOK Shinkansen Tickets to SKIP QUEUES
04:28 Japan Rail Pass Explained - Do You Need One?
05:09 How to Use JR Calculator
05:50 JR Regional Pass
06:41 How to Buy JR Pass
06:58 How to Ride the Shinkansen
08:38 Outro + Other Japan Travel Guides!

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