Some 15 years ago, I took the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto. I couldn't figure out where the train was but people were very kind and pointed me to it. I had a seat in a car completely empty. The thing flashed by homes and rice paddies. I noted the great variety of greens there are in Japan. Loved the ride. On the way back, I decided to save a few bucks and bought a cheaper train only to find it stopping at every hamlet and town. I decided to pay for the Shinkansen but had to get off, take another commuter milk run, but finally got the train on the East coast of Japan. The moral of the story: don't be cheap. Pay the fare and enjoy.
SST is often imitated by other You Tubers doing the same thing, but never surpassed. Just the right relaxing pace, good commentary with a slice of humor. Thank you SST, I've enjoyed every journey so far.
Much better than Kuga! I especially enjoy the lack of harsh criticisms as the other RUclipsrs inundate us with. The camera work is very good. Your politeness and sincere graciousness is refreshing; thanking higher powers for food, the journey, etc. I will contribute to this wonderful channel.
As a UK citizen. I’m ashamed to say how awful our train systems are compared to Japans. We have dirty trains, they don’t always run on time and have so many rude and noisy people on them too In Japan everything and everywhere is spotlessly clean. There is no rubbish or litter on the floor or platforms, the trains are spotlesss outside and gleam with paintwork and class. It’s so so quiet too. Everybody respects each other’s space. This guy has a great sense of humour which is refreshing on a journey such as this when there’s no talking. Still those bullet trains are impressive, they obviously leave dead on time too. Both meals looked good too. I bet he took everything and put his rubbish straight into a bin aswell. Total respect and admiration for this country’s manners 👍🏻👏🏻
When I went on military service, I traveled over 9000 (literally) kilometers from Saint-Petersburg to Khabarovsk. I was dreaming all my childhood to visit such a route. I also enjoy densha-de-go series, and understand a bit your vision of trains. Thank you for your videos
New Subscriber here; I love your format --- subtitles with great humor, plus no wasted time with gasbag explanations! I'm 70 and may never see Japan. I am encouraged how user friendly the trains and hotels are. The emphasis on QUIET in the capsule hotels makes them very desireable. The bath/shower/soak tub looks divine.
I'm glad I randomly watch your videos. They always never disappoint. For Malaysians, it's distance of Singapore to Bangkok. Our trains are full of hope. Hope no delays due to an engine issue and certainly Hope no floods!
Hahaha "goodbye sandwich, see you on the other side." 😂 You always make your videos interesting to watch and give lots of information. Looking forward to seeing the next one.
Man....I always marvel over how well Japan does the whole high-speed rail experience - from the cheapest seats to the priciest...always a clean, comfortable, class act all the way. I've travelled on the Chinese equivalent quite a few times and I can tell you they are worlds apart. The bento looked pretty righteous by the way !! LOL
JR group diversifies their income to keep their railways primed. From bus service, inn service, to office space leasing, they took parts of those profits for railway matters. As far as I know, JR group is the only railway operator in the world with this business scheme.
@@OverseerMoti MTR corporation in Hong Kong uses a similar model as well, they own the stations and the land around the stations, and use the land to develop office space and shopping malls and use the revenue to upkeep their trains.
@@thefreestylefrEaK El sistema de alta velocidad de China es superior al de Japón y en la práctica circula a más velocidad, y con más de 40.000km supera al resto de países del mundo juntos.
@@namele55777 Cheap, fast, efficient? In most cases, and especially on important lines, definitely. Clean? That’d be far fetched on a Chinese HSR trainset. No matter which class you’re in you can always smell dirty carpet and public toilet...
That's a really impressive stretch with a high speed train! I can see why you would like a sleeper train though. It is so very nice to get on in the evening and wake up in a new place.
Thank you for posting this video! It reminded me of my first Shinkansen ride, but I only travelled from Tokyo to shin-Kobe; first class of course! I brought my own Bento and Kirin. 😋 I worked in Himeji, Kobe, Kyoto, Tokyo and Tsuchiura and had a marvellous time there.
There should definitely be an an overnight shinkansen with sleeper. Imagine a 20hour evening to evening rail between Kagoshima to Shin Hakodate, that'll be a treat for a weekend rail trip
iirc the Shinkansen lines for West and East aren't connected and you have to transfer at Tokyo; although, a trip from Shin-Hakodate - Tokyo - Kagoshima would still be pretty cool
@@alifaan595 yeah, the area above the station south exit will need to be remodelled to accommodate the required switches to bridge the tokaido shinkansen and the rest of the JR East skinkansen lines.
There were several sleepers going from Tokyo to Kyushu and Hokkaido on the 90's and 2000's, but buses and airplanes became cheap and then the night trains died
Nghe danh tiếng tàu Shinkansen đã lâu nay mới được tận mắt thấy. Thật tuyệt vời! Ước gì có cơ hội để trải nghiệm con tàu được mệnh danh "nhanh nhất thế giới". Arigato!!!
1500 km in 7:17 hours? I am so envious. In Germany with the ICE I need for 800 km to my mother with two smaller regional trains in between and 3-5 changeovers a total of almost 10 hours. I always travel 1st class, I allow myself the luxury once a year. Last year on the outward journey I wanted to have during the longest journey (6 hours for 600 km) the big advertised food (schnitzel with rice and vegetables) and we had just left, for "logistical reasons" were no hot food in the train, I got hold of the last sandwich (it was warm and did not taste good and was expensive) and would otherwise have had to feed on candy bars. I sat in the quiet compartment, but there were loud phone calls or listening to music without headphones, despite complaints. Most toilets were broken, I had to climb halfway across the train and stand in line to pee. In one train compartment the air conditioning failed at 33C outside temperature and the people from there were squeezed in with us in 1st class. I luckily had a single seat. But for once there was no delay, I have experienced often enough. Germany could learn soooo much from Japan in this respect!
Well as a german i can confirm: Our trains are "only sometimes delayed" because delayed means here more than an hour later (also cancelled trains count not as delayed) In japan a 10 sec delay is considered as mayor delay and the passengers will be dissappointed. By applying this standard to germany NOT A FKN SINGLE TRAIN WOULD BE IN TIME! "senk ju vor träwelling with Deutsche Bahn"
As some one from Melbourne, I loved the reference point of distance. To add to this, as someone who loves to go to Hakata everytime I'm in Japan- I may just avoid doing it via Shinkansen from Tokyo next time I visit (although, I was kind of secretly looking forward to the journey). Safe travels!
@@phoenix1453 Enjoyment of cityscapes are subjective. I haven't been to Barcelona or Paris personally, but they look amazing and are places I'd love to visit one day. Is Tokyo boring to me? Not at all! The metropolis that houses a multitude of districts all with their own distinct vibes, it's amazing! The energy difference between Harajuku and Shinjuku for example... Is addictive. It allows you to seek the experience your crave. Do you have this kind of experience in other cities? I can say for certain, it's sure possible! I've felt it in Hong Kong, Seoul, my home town Melbourne and even Singapore... But that's the extent to my experience so far To calla city boring though, especially a city the size of Tokyo is quite ignorant and a pretty harsh blanket term. I think if you find Tokyo "boring" it's more of a reflection of you, as a person. Not the city. ❤️
Since finding your channel a few months ago I am totally addicted and return to previous videos just to relive the experiences! Thank you so much … you are great at ensuring we have a true experience of actually being there … no mean feat but you succeed each and every time! Thank you so much 👍 ありがとう 🙏
Travelled by local train in 2019 from Tokyo to Hiroshima, then from here to Matsuyama via Okayama and back to Kyoto, I really understand your concern about your mental health 🤝
I love that the green class seats on the brand new N700S look like they're from the 70s. Enjoying your videos, even though i'm currently living in Japan :)
Another great video, informative and funny as usual! Of course 7 hours is a long trip, but just to put things into perspective: where I live there aren't high speed trains and the train tracks are actually really poorly maintained. Last month I took a 570 kms trip, it took... 17 hours! It was a sleeper and I got to book a room so it wasn't that bad, just painfully slow lol
It was a long journey and your humour is the best! It's great, nice, convenient to be able to have choices in travelling. The chairs looks comfy, just enjoy good food, do some tai chi and wait for your station to arrive.
I absolutely love your videos and have now subscribed to your amazing channel. I find your videos to be so relaxing while totally enjoying your often humorous commentary. No music and no yelling at the camera for effect. Just peaceful rides with natural sound on the most incredible trains the world has ever seen. Someday, I sincerely hope to visit Japan and get to experience one of these rides myself. In the meantime, keep up the GREAT videos and I will surely keep watching!!
Another way to look at is this is about 100 miles shorten than NYC, New York to Orlando Florida (Disneyworld). About 3 hour flight and round trip $150 or so (but no where as comfy or pleasant boarding). I seem to remember that pretty much only JR Central Shibkansen and or the Tokyo-Osaka-Kyoto line and those areas were profitable, all others operate at a loss. To put it in perspective I see a one way flight from Tokyo to Kagoshina on JAL, 2 hours and $88. The Japan Rail pass is very nice and convenient if you go and visit Japan but it makes us numb to the real cost of the Shinkansen.
Thank you ♥for this great movie, you encouraged me to travel to Japan, I love high-speed railways like ICE, TGV and now it's time for the Shinkansen N700👍
Спасибо за видео! У Вас есть свой стиль съемки и монтажа. И это здорово! Смотрю с удовольствием вечером. И все проблемы улетают. А еще я тоже стал говорить после того как поем -СПАСИБО ЗА ЕДУ!) Это очень хорошая традиция! Всего хорошего!
What a great trip. 7 hours trip for me is fun, especially on land trip. Can't imagine how much money to spend if you doing the relay on First Class using the fastest Shinkansen like Nozomi and Mizuho. Yes, agree, the downside of train in Japan is lack of Sleeping Train, because maybe some cities are very close each other, hope in the future there are many sleeping train in Japan.
I just discovered your channel, for which I'm really grateful...these days have been kinda hard...but your videos always makes me feel at peace and your comments and humor always makes me smile...thank you💜
Did the same journey once (changing at Shintosu for Nagasaki though). Enjoyed it very much. In fact, we opted to go to Nagasaki because of the prospect to relax on the train for a day. Regarding not seeing Mt Fuji: I‘ve been to Japan so many times and have never seen Mt Fuji. Not from the train, not from the Sky Tree, not from Hakone, never. I‘m convinced it is just a hoax and there is no Mt Fuji - just paintings of a volcano that never existed.
When me and my family went to Mt Fuji, our Japanese guide told us, “If you see Mt. Fuji during your visit in Japan, you will be very very lucky this year”. Lo and behold when we arrived, Mt. Fuji showed its greatness right in front of us! Our guide told us we were so lucky since the past few days it was all covered with the clouds. We visited Japan Jan 2020. A month later COVID hit. Most lost their jobs. Me and my wife managed to keep ours. I guess Mt. Fuji gave us that luck.
Those trains do look very comfortable but 7hrs is a long time to sit even in the most comfy of chairs. Then have to walk to the hotel very late at night in the pitch dark after that long journey. Exhausting and scary. Hope you do a hotel review. 😊
Estoy mirando todos tus videos desde Argentina. Son hermosos. Admirable la limpieza y el orden en todo. Pero lo que más me gusta es cómo agradeces después de cada comida, con un respeto muy especial. Gracias por estos videos que nos permiten conocer medios de transportes tan sofisticados y modernos.
Thank from algeria my friend, you are my travel guide seriously, I want to visit Japan the next year, and the first thing who's I want to do is taking Shinkansen.
Your videos are excellent and because of you and your videos, I've seen some truly beautiful places in Japan. I believe that you have a great sense of humor and that traveling with you would be a blast. Thank you for sharing these beautiful videos with me.
FYI for US Texas folks, its 850 miles across Texas on Interstate Highway 10 leaving Louisiana crossing Texas then entering New Mexico. To get from one side of Houston or Dallas/Ft Worth to the other is about 100 miles or maybe a little more.
That is sad to hear Kyoto is having financial troubles. Such a historic gem for Japan. I hope the government or corporations will assist recovery. Love your travel videos but this is the first one where I have to look away due to feeling motion sick. Odd. Then again, I have only watched the ferry reviews. Overall, your videos are interesting, informative & calming. Someday I will see these things in person.
04:30 I chose my seat on my first (and so far only) Shinkansen trip for that exact same reason! Thankfully I got lucky - the peak of Mt Fuji happened to... peek through the clouds ;) Loving your videos and the humour in it, looking forward to more!
thank you for this wonderful vid! 7 hrs ride in shinkansen is a dream i want to experience ☺ i tried a 6hr ride from hakata station > shin-osaka > shinagawa before and it was absolutely an awesome experience
Great film. I've taken that journey and it reminded me so much of my trips. I laughed when you couldn't see Mt Fuji. I've been to Japan three times and taken that trip 6 times and NEVER seen Mt Fuji. Thank you for the video.
Having also travelled this entire route I'm not sure I'd want to do the entire length of this trip in one day... But... I'd definitely fly Solaseed Air again. I thought they were excellent. Much better than other low cost alternatives as they have a 32 inch seat pitch. Had a great experience Kagoshima to Tokyo with them.
1,500km in 7 hours. That's even faster than traveling to Manila from our place by bus. And you get to pass by Shizuoka (Tamiya headquarters) and Hamamatsu (headquarters of Yamaha and Suzuki) real quick! And I'm also impressed by the food you could get at even a konbini. Those pork cutlet sandwiches are HUGE compared to what we get here in the Philippines--that thing is enough to sustain you for a whole day. Also: thanks for teaching us "The Shinkansen Seat Taichi."
Es mejor viajar solo qué mal acompañado. Un soltero sin apuro...🤗🇦🇷🇯🇵. Qué lujoso viajar y conocer sus cultura japonés. Saludos dé un país lejanos al otro lados del mundo. Good vídeo👍!!!.
There was a some to impress trains. And the seats look comfortable hi. I think you should start a Tik-Tok and the Instagram. Because I would love to see the videos on there too.
Thank you for an excellent video. I have visited Japan many times over the past 20 years, the trains are wonderful. Have you ever experienced JR’s Gran Class? I have heard it is the true ‘first class’.
Add another route that covers 930 miles! It's the old NYC line from Grand Central[New York],to Chicago via Buffalo! Now run by Amtrak,as the Lake Shore Limited,and it's a 16 hour run,by no means high speed! Also runs through the snow belt,in Upstate New York,and Pennsylvania,Ohio,Indiana,and last but not least,Illinois! Beautiful scenery,and with Lake Erie,water level! Thank you for an interesting video,and yes,sleepers are really worth,surprised that JR,hasn't thought of it sooner! Note,they do run sleepers on the narrow gauge!! Thanks 😊
Great videos - your channel is awesome. I'd add a few more details about yourself as a person, just so we know the host of the show! I also like the food and details of the destination and info along the way. Great work. Keep it up!
I’m a legal alien in Denmark (a bit of fun with a Sting song, except not New York). Originally from the west coast of the US, so yeah I have no problem conceptualizing distance. Yes, I love your videos for your sense of humor.
There's literally a cutting board on top of the building. I can't stop laughing. You finish your sandwich. See you on the other side. 🤮. I absolutely love your videos and all your comments. It makes part of my day better when I can watch a video. I really hope you keep making these videos for a long time and enjoy yourself while making them.
At 1:30 you could say for Latin America from Santiago to Buenos Aires, a little less around 1400km but crossing the Andes. Thank you for the great video!
Sorry to hear about the bad economical condition of Kyoto... I hope next year restrictions will be gone and tourism will return to your great country. I hope to come back me too, I love Japan! 😘😘
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BTW there's WiFi on board!!!!!!!!!
Yes
Is there any toilet on board or places to buy food / drinks?
Your commentary makes me laugh.
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Love traveling with you. Thank~you.
Great video. 👍
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@@eugenelim11 yeah
ソロソロさんは海外の方だったのですね🤔納得です😆
What I love about this channel is that this man's humour is always on point
Kamu celaka nangsah
Hak aku aku tk halla dan mfkn laki aku sampai lh keluarganya..lebih ceraikn aku
Kamu ada fun kamu ada suara.kamu buat mcm aku klau kamu pandai
Aku tk ambil apa.aku akan serah kan hak aku pd agung nnti
Dgn alon mask..aku haramkn laki aku ambil hak aku dgn cari penipu
As an Alien I appreciate the conversion so I had a reference.
Some 15 years ago, I took the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto. I couldn't figure out where the train was but people were very kind and pointed me to it. I had a seat in a car completely empty. The thing flashed by homes and rice paddies. I noted the great variety of greens there are in Japan. Loved the ride. On the way back, I decided to save a few bucks and bought a cheaper train only to find it stopping at every hamlet and town. I decided to pay for the Shinkansen but had to get off, take another commuter milk run, but finally got the train on the East coast of Japan. The moral of the story: don't be cheap. Pay the fare and enjoy.
From Chicago and a family of train lovers
Thank you for your videos. You are educating us Japan is certainly impressive!!
SST is often imitated by other You Tubers doing the same thing, but never surpassed. Just the right relaxing pace, good commentary with a slice of humor. Thank you SST, I've enjoyed every journey so far.
Much better than Kuga! I especially enjoy the lack of harsh criticisms as the other RUclipsrs inundate us with. The camera work is very good. Your politeness and sincere graciousness is refreshing; thanking higher powers for food, the journey, etc. I will contribute to this wonderful channel.
As a UK citizen. I’m ashamed to say how awful our train systems are compared to Japans. We have dirty trains, they don’t always run on time and have so many rude and noisy people on them too
In Japan everything and everywhere is spotlessly clean. There is no rubbish or litter on the floor or platforms, the trains are spotlesss outside and gleam with paintwork and class. It’s so so quiet too. Everybody respects each other’s space. This guy has a great sense of humour which is refreshing on a journey such as this when there’s no talking. Still those bullet trains are impressive, they obviously leave dead on time too. Both meals looked good too. I bet he took everything and put his rubbish straight into a bin aswell. Total respect and admiration for this country’s manners 👍🏻👏🏻
Same here in the USA.
Что уж говорить о россиянах? 🤨
If a first world country like yours says that thing imagine the plight of people living in third world country like me.
@@Youkai_arts а что это за страна? Не забывайте, Япония не так давно была страной третьего мира. Отсталой. А потом у них случился резкий расцвет.
I'm old enough to remember when we had manners in Britain.
When I went on military service, I traveled over 9000 (literally) kilometers from Saint-Petersburg to Khabarovsk. I was dreaming all my childhood to visit such a route. I also enjoy densha-de-go series, and understand a bit your vision of trains. Thank you for your videos
Hello, fellow Densha de Go player ☺️
It was so thoughtful of you to include aliens! Impressive ride :)
yeah but the figure should have been in parsecs :V
@@ElliottBelser Parsec is for Earth dwellers.
For real! I felt so included & loved! Oh Shit!! "'&_₹__"*₹)/((!((!!!;; $^πππ÷{=^°{}
Was super confused about this until I started watching the video
New Subscriber here; I love your format --- subtitles with great humor, plus no wasted time with gasbag explanations!
I'm 70 and may never see Japan. I am encouraged how user friendly the trains and hotels are.
The emphasis on QUIET in the capsule hotels makes them very desireable.
The bath/shower/soak tub looks divine.
I'm glad I randomly watch your videos. They always never disappoint. For Malaysians, it's distance of Singapore to Bangkok. Our trains are full of hope. Hope no delays due to an engine issue and certainly Hope no floods!
Hahaha "goodbye sandwich, see you on the other side." 😂 You always make your videos interesting to watch and give lots of information. Looking forward to seeing the next one.
Thank you TC! glad you enjoyed it!
@@SoloSoloTravel Just please don't post any video! 😂
TMI haha
Man....I always marvel over how well Japan does the whole high-speed rail experience - from the cheapest seats to the priciest...always a clean, comfortable, class act all the way. I've travelled on the Chinese equivalent quite a few times and I can tell you they are worlds apart. The bento looked pretty righteous by the way !! LOL
JR group diversifies their income to keep their railways primed. From bus service, inn service, to office space leasing, they took parts of those profits for railway matters.
As far as I know, JR group is the only railway operator in the world with this business scheme.
@@OverseerMoti MTR corporation in Hong Kong uses a similar model as well, they own the stations and the land around the stations, and use the land to develop office space and shopping malls and use the revenue to upkeep their trains.
from what i hear on the internet, chinese high speed rail services are cheap fast clean and efficient as well.... are they not?
@@thefreestylefrEaK El sistema de alta velocidad de China es superior al de Japón y en la práctica circula a más velocidad, y con más de 40.000km supera al resto de países del mundo juntos.
@@namele55777 Cheap, fast, efficient? In most cases, and especially on important lines, definitely. Clean? That’d be far fetched on a Chinese HSR trainset. No matter which class you’re in you can always smell dirty carpet and public toilet...
Japan is a beautiful Country, they are way ahead when it comes to their technology and achievements.💯🐝🇬🇧
That's a really impressive stretch with a high speed train! I can see why you would like a sleeper train though. It is so very nice to get on in the evening and wake up in a new place.
Thank you for posting this video! It reminded me of my first Shinkansen ride, but I only travelled from Tokyo to shin-Kobe; first class of course! I brought my own Bento and Kirin. 😋
I worked in Himeji, Kobe, Kyoto, Tokyo and Tsuchiura and had a marvellous time there.
There should definitely be an an overnight shinkansen with sleeper. Imagine a 20hour evening to evening rail between Kagoshima to Shin Hakodate, that'll be a treat for a weekend rail trip
iirc the Shinkansen lines for West and East aren't connected and you have to transfer at Tokyo; although, a trip from Shin-Hakodate - Tokyo - Kagoshima would still be pretty cool
@@alifaan595 yeah, the area above the station south exit will need to be remodelled to accommodate the required switches to bridge the tokaido shinkansen and the rest of the JR East skinkansen lines.
@@alifaan595 Because half of Japan is 50 Hz and the other half is 60
There were several sleepers going from Tokyo to Kyushu and Hokkaido on the 90's and 2000's, but buses and airplanes became cheap and then the night trains died
@@HalianTheProtogen that's not a problem with modern equipment, inf fact e7 series can run on both 50/60 Hz area
Nghe danh tiếng tàu Shinkansen đã lâu nay mới được tận mắt thấy. Thật tuyệt vời! Ước gì có cơ hội để trải nghiệm con tàu được mệnh danh "nhanh nhất thế giới". Arigato!!!
Incredible train. Japan has the best train system in the world.
Thank you for the great videos, i have enjoyed traveling through Japan with you👏👏👏
1500 km in 7:17 hours? I am so envious.
In Germany with the ICE I need for 800 km to my mother with two smaller regional trains in between and 3-5 changeovers a total of almost 10 hours. I always travel 1st class, I allow myself the luxury once a year.
Last year on the outward journey I wanted to have during the longest journey (6 hours for 600 km) the big advertised food (schnitzel with rice and vegetables) and we had just left, for "logistical reasons" were no hot food in the train, I got hold of the last sandwich (it was warm and did not taste good and was expensive) and would otherwise have had to feed on candy bars. I sat in the quiet compartment, but there were loud phone calls or listening to music without headphones, despite complaints. Most toilets were broken, I had to climb halfway across the train and stand in line to pee. In one train compartment the air conditioning failed at 33C outside temperature and the people from there were squeezed in with us in 1st class. I luckily had a single seat. But for once there was no delay, I have experienced often enough.
Germany could learn soooo much from Japan in this respect!
Well as a german i can confirm:
Our trains are "only sometimes delayed" because delayed means here more than an hour later (also cancelled trains count not as delayed)
In japan a 10 sec delay is considered as mayor delay and the passengers will be dissappointed.
By applying this standard to germany NOT A FKN SINGLE TRAIN WOULD BE IN TIME!
"senk ju vor träwelling with Deutsche Bahn"
As some one from Melbourne, I loved the reference point of distance. To add to this, as someone who loves to go to Hakata everytime I'm in Japan- I may just avoid doing it via Shinkansen from Tokyo next time I visit (although, I was kind of secretly looking forward to the journey). Safe travels!
DONT LOVE. Tokyo is boring city ive seen. Visit Barcelona or Paris
@@phoenix1453 Enjoyment of cityscapes are subjective. I haven't been to Barcelona or Paris personally, but they look amazing and are places I'd love to visit one day. Is Tokyo boring to me? Not at all! The metropolis that houses a multitude of districts all with their own distinct vibes, it's amazing!
The energy difference between Harajuku and Shinjuku for example... Is addictive. It allows you to seek the experience your crave. Do you have this kind of experience in other cities? I can say for certain, it's sure possible! I've felt it in Hong Kong, Seoul, my home town Melbourne and even Singapore... But that's the extent to my experience so far
To calla city boring though, especially a city the size of Tokyo is quite ignorant and a pretty harsh blanket term.
I think if you find Tokyo "boring" it's more of a reflection of you, as a person. Not the city. ❤️
1:25 - Thank you for the equivalencies in distance! That was awesome!
Since finding your channel a few months ago I am totally addicted and return to previous videos just to relive the experiences! Thank you so much … you are great at ensuring we have a true experience of actually being there … no mean feat but you succeed each and every time! Thank you so much 👍 ありがとう 🙏
I love your sense of humour. Thank you for your videos. They fill a gap until I can visit Japan again.
“For the aliens out there” made me laugh way too much 🤣
Hello rey
Travelled by local train in 2019 from Tokyo to Hiroshima, then from here to Matsuyama via Okayama and back to Kyoto, I really understand your concern about your mental health 🤝
I love that the green class seats on the brand new N700S look like they're from the 70s. Enjoying your videos, even though i'm currently living in Japan :)
Another great video, informative and funny as usual!
Of course 7 hours is a long trip, but just to put things into perspective: where I live there aren't high speed trains and the train tracks are actually really poorly maintained. Last month I took a 570 kms trip, it took... 17 hours! It was a sleeper and I got to book a room so it wasn't that bad, just painfully slow lol
It was a long journey and your humour is the best! It's great, nice, convenient to be able to have choices in travelling. The chairs looks comfy, just enjoy good food, do some tai chi and wait for your station to arrive.
I absolutely love your videos and have now subscribed to your amazing channel. I find your videos to be so relaxing while totally enjoying your often humorous commentary. No music and no yelling at the camera for effect. Just peaceful rides with natural sound on the most incredible trains the world has ever seen. Someday, I sincerely hope to visit Japan and get to experience one of these rides myself. In the meantime, keep up the GREAT videos and I will surely keep watching!!
You had your humorous captions enabled tonight. You made me snort tea out my nose at one point there 😝
Another way to look at is this is about 100 miles shorten than NYC, New York to Orlando Florida (Disneyworld).
About 3 hour flight and round trip $150 or so (but no where as comfy or pleasant boarding).
I seem to remember that pretty much only JR Central Shibkansen and or the Tokyo-Osaka-Kyoto line and those areas were profitable, all others operate at a loss.
To put it in perspective I see a one way flight from Tokyo to Kagoshina on JAL, 2 hours and $88.
The Japan Rail pass is very nice and convenient if you go and visit Japan but it makes us numb to the real cost of the Shinkansen.
putting in my comment for the algorithm to make this man blow up, solo solo travel stonks to the mooooon lets gooo
STONKS 📈 📈 📈 📈
Your vlogs bring calmness to mind.
A long expensive trip.
Very fast and with nice food.
I used the Jr Pass last time.
It saved a lot of money on train fares.
Thanks great value
I love that you put Australia in the distance part!! Hello from Australia
Ha ha! I just bought the same watch and it arrived this morning! ⌚😂
If I ever look at it on a shinkansen, I shall think of you. 😊
Thank you ♥for this great movie, you encouraged me to travel to Japan, I love high-speed railways like ICE, TGV and now it's time for the Shinkansen N700👍
Спасибо за видео! У Вас есть свой стиль съемки и монтажа. И это здорово! Смотрю с удовольствием вечером. И все проблемы улетают. А еще я тоже стал говорить после того как поем -СПАСИБО ЗА ЕДУ!) Это очень хорошая традиция! Всего хорошего!
Главное, русских в рейсе мало. Нет пьяных криков "Тагииииил"))
@@Russia-is-a-terrorist-State а бандеровцами и не пахнет. Не измажут краской все вокруг и не насрут в кресла.
只今 新幹線さくら列車が到着しました。
いつもJR九州新幹線をご利用してくださって ありがとうございます。
目的地まで安全で楽しい旅行になってください。
What a great trip. 7 hours trip for me is fun, especially on land trip. Can't imagine how much money to spend if you doing the relay on First Class using the fastest Shinkansen like Nozomi and Mizuho. Yes, agree, the downside of train in Japan is lack of Sleeping Train, because maybe some cities are very close each other, hope in the future there are many sleeping train in Japan.
They have sleeper trains for this same route
I just discovered your channel, for which I'm really grateful...these days have been kinda hard...but your videos always makes me feel at peace and your comments and humor always makes me smile...thank you💜
It's always amazing how well built and immaculate everything seems to be.
These trains are beautiful. I did not know you could do so much with the design. Our trains and our tracks are from the dark ages over here.
Wish I could visit Japan! What a wonderful way to travel! Thank you!
I find your videos peaceful and relaxing which is odd since you are usually taking mass transit from one busy city to another. Keep making them!
Along with the scenery and train details, I like the wit in these videos...well-timed humor.
I really enjoyed that trip - but it is a long time to sit. Thank you for sharing
Lol the cutting board on the top of the building!
I’ve done a journey like that back in 2018, not as far as yours but I made my way down to Usuki, Oita. I rode green-sha too and it was comfortable!
Love your videos so glad I came across your channel!!
Thank you Jaxx! I'm glad!
Did the same journey once (changing at Shintosu for Nagasaki though). Enjoyed it very much. In fact, we opted to go to Nagasaki because of the prospect to relax on the train for a day. Regarding not seeing Mt Fuji: I‘ve been to Japan so many times and have never seen Mt Fuji. Not from the train, not from the Sky Tree, not from Hakone, never. I‘m convinced it is just a hoax and there is no Mt Fuji - just paintings of a volcano that never existed.
When me and my family went to Mt Fuji, our Japanese guide told us, “If you see Mt. Fuji during your visit in Japan, you will be very very lucky this year”. Lo and behold when we arrived, Mt. Fuji showed its greatness right in front of us! Our guide told us we were so lucky since the past few days it was all covered with the clouds. We visited Japan Jan 2020. A month later COVID hit. Most lost their jobs. Me and my wife managed to keep ours. I guess Mt. Fuji gave us that luck.
@@carlfranciscon Lies! There is no such mountain! Maybe Russians can see it. ;-)
@@mrk131324 Haha So sorry for you my friend. Better luck next time.
I love Japanese culture, I enjoy your trips, cool to see your travels, thank you.
Thank you for including the equivalency in light years. We extra terrestrials appreciate your diligence.
Wow! That is a stunning meal from the convenience store! Yummy.
I suddenly discovered this channel & now I'm obsessed with these videos.. 💜🥰
Thanks for sharing these I love watching your adventures !!
Those trains do look very comfortable but 7hrs is a long time to sit even in the most comfy of chairs. Then have to walk to the hotel very late at night in the pitch dark after that long journey. Exhausting and scary. Hope you do a hotel review. 😊
素晴らしくて有益なビデオ、共有してくれてありがとう。
Estoy mirando todos tus videos desde Argentina. Son hermosos. Admirable la limpieza y el orden en todo. Pero lo que más me gusta es cómo agradeces después de cada comida, con un respeto muy especial. Gracias por estos videos que nos permiten conocer medios de transportes tan sofisticados y modernos.
Thank from algeria my friend, you are my travel guide seriously, I want to visit Japan the next year, and the first thing who's I want to do is taking Shinkansen.
Your videos are excellent and because of you and your videos, I've seen some truly beautiful places in Japan. I believe that you have a great sense of humor and that traveling with you would be a blast. Thank you for sharing these beautiful videos with me.
FYI for US Texas folks, its 850 miles across Texas on Interstate Highway 10 leaving Louisiana crossing Texas then entering New Mexico. To get from one side of Houston or Dallas/Ft Worth to the other is about 100 miles or maybe a little more.
That is sad to hear Kyoto is having financial troubles. Such a historic gem for Japan. I hope the government or corporations will assist recovery.
Love your travel videos but this is the first one where I have to look away due to feeling motion sick. Odd. Then again, I have only watched the ferry reviews. Overall, your videos are interesting, informative & calming. Someday I will see these things in person.
Haha The alien remark was pretty funny
Nice view,bro ! Love the train head design n color.. 👍
04:30 I chose my seat on my first (and so far only) Shinkansen trip for that exact same reason! Thankfully I got lucky - the peak of Mt Fuji happened to... peek through the clouds ;)
Loving your videos and the humour in it, looking forward to more!
Bonjour , j'adore les histoires du touriste de Tokyo 👍 🎌🏯🗼
thank you for this wonderful vid! 7 hrs ride in shinkansen is a dream i want to experience ☺ i tried a 6hr ride from hakata station > shin-osaka > shinagawa before and it was absolutely an awesome experience
さくら号の車両は全車両にモーターがついているのでとてもパワフルです
Was waiting to see the toilet area, but most relaxing to experience thank you
Greaf from start - to - finish. Love the food. Thanks for sharing with us.
Great film. I've taken that journey and it reminded me so much of my trips. I laughed when you couldn't see Mt Fuji. I've been to Japan three times and taken that trip 6 times and NEVER seen Mt Fuji. Thank you for the video.
I see solo travel and i click
i love watching these videos, i really miss japan, hope they let tourist in some time soon
Having also travelled this entire route I'm not sure I'd want to do the entire length of this trip in one day...
But... I'd definitely fly Solaseed Air again. I thought they were excellent. Much better than other low cost alternatives as they have a 32 inch seat pitch. Had a great experience Kagoshima to Tokyo with them.
Cutting board on top of the building:
"On today's episode of Kaiju Kitchen..."
This was relaxing to watch. The chicken sandwich looked really good. Thank you so much 🙏😊
1,500km in 7 hours. That's even faster than traveling to Manila from our place by bus. And you get to pass by Shizuoka (Tamiya headquarters) and Hamamatsu (headquarters of Yamaha and Suzuki) real quick!
And I'm also impressed by the food you could get at even a konbini. Those pork cutlet sandwiches are HUGE compared to what we get here in the Philippines--that thing is enough to sustain you for a whole day.
Also: thanks for teaching us "The Shinkansen Seat Taichi."
Your Videos are so interisting 👍👍
Es mejor viajar solo qué mal acompañado. Un soltero sin apuro...🤗🇦🇷🇯🇵. Qué lujoso viajar y conocer sus cultura japonés. Saludos dé un país lejanos al otro lados del mundo. Good vídeo👍!!!.
Yo first comment
Your channel is rising so fast, good to know that
Gambare 🤘🤘
Thank you for your comment! Appreciate it!
@@SoloSoloTravel most Welcome 😇
There was a some to impress trains. And the seats look comfortable hi. I think you should start a Tik-Tok and the Instagram. Because I would love to see the videos on there too.
Thank you for also taking account of the aliens out there. 😊 They will appreciate your video as much as I do. ❤🥳 👍
Thank you for an excellent video. I have visited Japan many times over the past 20 years, the trains are wonderful.
Have you ever experienced JR’s Gran Class? I have heard it is the true ‘first class’.
Not yet! I have plans for it in the future though🤔
Loved the video, got a laugh at the alien part! Lol 😆
Just love these videos….thankyou for sharing x
Add another route that covers 930 miles! It's the old NYC line from Grand Central[New York],to Chicago via Buffalo! Now run by Amtrak,as the Lake Shore Limited,and it's a 16 hour run,by no means high speed! Also runs through the snow belt,in Upstate New York,and Pennsylvania,Ohio,Indiana,and last but not least,Illinois! Beautiful scenery,and with Lake Erie,water level! Thank you for an interesting video,and yes,sleepers are really worth,surprised that JR,hasn't thought of it sooner! Note,they do run sleepers on the narrow gauge!! Thanks 😊
Next up: staying at a capsule hotel to relieve myself after 7 hour of sitting down
Hotel review, probably: good, leg go brr, very recommend
After 3 minutes of watching this video, I already fell in love with your sense of humour 😆😆
Thank you for making these videos! Greeting from Europe ;)
Great videos - your channel is awesome. I'd add a few more details about yourself as a person, just so we know the host of the show! I also like the food and details of the destination and info along the way. Great work. Keep it up!
I’m a legal alien in Denmark (a bit of fun with a Sting song, except not New York). Originally from the west coast of the US, so yeah I have no problem conceptualizing distance. Yes, I love your videos for your sense of humor.
There's literally a cutting board on top of the building. I can't stop laughing. You finish your sandwich. See you on the other side. 🤮. I absolutely love your videos and all your comments. It makes part of my day better when I can watch a video. I really hope you keep making these videos for a long time and enjoy yourself while making them.
The cutting board quip still has me laughing, and that one skyscraper reminded me of an after shave bottle with a round screw top cap.
At 1:30 you could say for Latin America from Santiago to Buenos Aires, a little less around 1400km but crossing the Andes. Thank you for the great video!
Поразительно, пустой вагон ! Спасибо автору ! Ждем новостей !
３年の月日を経て、漸く旅する気持ちになりsoloさんの動画に出会いました。楽しく視聴しています。目的地到着後から復路〜出発地点までのトータルで、いつか動画を作ってほしいですわ。鹿児島に着いタ23時すぎてからホテル探し、嘘やろ〜。その後が余計に気になるから〜。
Love the sarcasm in the CC!
Sorry to hear about the bad economical condition of Kyoto... I hope next year restrictions will be gone and tourism will return to your great country. I hope to come back me too, I love Japan! 😘😘