I highly recommend using delivery when the luggage is huge. you can ask the hotel clerk to send it directly to the next hotel. but that’s that, little trouble is a part of adventure. Enjoy☺️
It's highly likely that the thing on top of the rice was a pickled plum. Last time we used the Shinkansen I did see a family put a large (normal sized luggage) in the overhead space, it was kind of scary since it stuck out above everyone's heads. We used luggage delivery several times on our last trip and will likely do that again, or we will use the Shinkansen SmartEX app to make sure we get tickets with luggage space well in advance, since seats do seem to sell out often. Can't wait to see more of your adventures!!
Ahhh yeah I bet it was that! I should have tried it! We really didn’t fancy putting our large cases above for the very reason they could potentially fall off. Would likely use luggage delivery next time, we just didn’t have enough time in Osaka to do that this time. If you don’t mind me asking what card did you use for the smartex app? We couldn’t get any of ours to work but would have much preferred to have booked the seat we wanted beforehand!
@@TheKershawsAdventures I haven't tried the app yet, but due to your question, I did look into it more. It sounds like many people on Google Play have complaints about getting locked out and being unable to use their credit cards. I guess I'll be skipping that option and buying my tickets directly at the station. My husband and I did send our bags ahead a couple times for our trip in 2023. We would pack a carry-on with 2 days of necessities then send the big luggage to the next place (Tokyo to Hiroshima took 2 days delivery time). It worked out well for us both when flying to Hiroshima, and taking the bullet train to Osaka. It was really worth it!
Yeah it was absolutely pickled plum (umeboshi). A lot of people mush them up and mix them up in the rice for added tang and fruitiness. They taste a little bit like fruit but also have a sour/salty thing going on.
Thank you for visiting Japan. I'm sure you had a hard time passing through the automatic ticket gates at stations with large luggage. In such cases, you should use the manned ticket gates located on the far right or far left.😊
Yes, this is me, literally sitting on the edge of my seat watching you trying to get to the bullet train 😁 Oh, and Ollie's best room tour so far! Thanks for taking us all along on this adventure (and who needs an outro anyway 😊)
Yeah it was stressful I had the similar situation when I needed to depart from Tokyo, so after the hectic experience to catch the train, I would usually go to the station the day/night before to process the seat reservation to secure the seating and also familiar the route inside the train station especially the busied one. Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip in Japan.
That’s a great idea! Wish we’d thought of that when we were in the city a few days earlier! Thank you, we had a wonderful trip and can’t wait to return!! 😃
They know how they should secure their big loads. This is very different from foreigners who come to Japan and selfishly leave things inside the Shinkansen. I wish these people would be given priority to visit Japan. From Friends of Japan
This brought back so many memories of the chaos of Tokyo station when we took this trip to Osaka. We picked our seats with the luggage storage online from the Shinkanzen website
It’s a very big station!! We couldn’t get that website to accept our card so had no choice. Luckily no one tried to use our luggage bit, our carriage was fairly empty
It’s one of the busiest stations we’ve ever been in, so glad we made that train in all the chaos!! If we’d have had spare luggage space we would definitely have been bring it back for her!!
The Linear Shinkansen, which is faster than the Shinkansen currently under construction in Japan, is scheduled to open in 2028 or later, with 500 km/h and an unmanned operation between Tokyo and Nagoya, with a required time of 40 minutes. Most of them are tunnels, and eventually they will be extended to Osaka, connecting Tokyo and Osaka in 50 minutes. There is a test center for the Linear Shinkansen in Yamanashi Prefecture. It is faster than the current Shinkansen.
If you do this again, there is a service in Japan called Takyubin that transports your luggage to your next hotel. Then you just need to carry an overnight bag since your luggage will be there the next afternoon.
@ thanks. I’ve never got on with the Osmo but it is so popular now, maybe I need to give it another try. Currently use the canon G7X but need an upgrade.
Awesome vlog once again! Always a highlight of my week to watch your next adventure! Our little family of three will be travelling to Japan in the next couple of years. Super interesting to see your content, thank you! I’m off to Hong Kong with her by myself next year so I loved your HK videos too! Thanks again 🥰
We are very aware of that which is why we were talking quietly. The audio is through microphones and turned up so that the audio is loud enough for the video 😊
All of your videos are top notch. Beautiful cinematography, solid audio, stellar editing.....this said, there are things your family does better than most and Ollie's room tours is clearly one of those. Knowing where they hide the spare beds is good info to have! Thank-you Ollie.
The designers of the first Shinkansen originally designed aircraft. He was ordered to design a kamikaze attack plane, the ''Ouka'', during the war. However, he was deeply distressed by this and converted to Christianity after the war and switched to railroad design. Railroad design was chosen because, unlike automobiles and ships, there are very few opportunities for conversion to offensive weapons such as tanks and battleships.
It's great to hear that you enjoyed your trip. But just be quiet on public transport. For Japanese people, the voices of foreigners are too loud. If you speak, please do in a whisper.
We know the rule about being quiet in public transport so we’re speaking quietly between us. We had mics on and have turned the volume up in the editing so it is clear on the video.
There was only one other British family three rows in front of us and we know about the rules for being quiet so we’re talking quietly, we have just pulled the audio louder in editing so it’s clear enough for the video ☺️
I highly recommend using delivery when the luggage is huge. you can ask the hotel clerk to send it directly to the next hotel. but that’s that, little trouble is a part of adventure. Enjoy☺️
We did think about it but we only had a couple of nights in Osaka so needed our luggage that day not the next 😊
Thank you for coming to Japan!
It's highly likely that the thing on top of the rice was a pickled plum.
Last time we used the Shinkansen I did see a family put a large (normal sized luggage) in the overhead space, it was kind of scary since it stuck out above everyone's heads.
We used luggage delivery several times on our last trip and will likely do that again, or we will use the Shinkansen SmartEX app to make sure we get tickets with luggage space well in advance, since seats do seem to sell out often.
Can't wait to see more of your adventures!!
Ahhh yeah I bet it was that! I should have tried it! We really didn’t fancy putting our large cases above for the very reason they could potentially fall off. Would likely use luggage delivery next time, we just didn’t have enough time in Osaka to do that this time. If you don’t mind me asking what card did you use for the smartex app? We couldn’t get any of ours to work but would have much preferred to have booked the seat we wanted beforehand!
@@TheKershawsAdventures I haven't tried the app yet, but due to your question, I did look into it more. It sounds like many people on Google Play have complaints about getting locked out and being unable to use their credit cards.
I guess I'll be skipping that option and buying my tickets directly at the station.
My husband and I did send our bags ahead a couple times for our trip in 2023. We would pack a carry-on with 2 days of necessities then send the big luggage to the next place (Tokyo to Hiroshima took 2 days delivery time). It worked out well for us both when flying to Hiroshima, and taking the bullet train to Osaka.
It was really worth it!
Yeah it was absolutely pickled plum (umeboshi).
A lot of people mush them up and mix them up in the rice for added tang and fruitiness. They taste a little bit like fruit but also have a sour/salty thing going on.
Thank you for visiting Japan.
I'm sure you had a hard time passing through the automatic ticket gates at stations with large luggage. In such cases, you should use the manned ticket gates located on the far right or far left.😊
富士山は心の美しい人に姿を見せてくれます😉
おめでとうございます🤗💕
Thank you ☺️ was a bucket list moment getting to see it!
Thank you for coming to Osaka , enjoy 😊
Thank you! We had a great trip! 😃
Fantastic vlog can’t wait for universal vlog nexted ❤❤❤
Thank you! There’s an Osaka vlog first then Universal 😊
such a nice and casual vlog. it was like traveling with you guys!
Have a NICE trip !!!
We had a great trip thank you!! 😃
富士山が少し見えて良かったですね。イギリスに行ってみたい！
Nice video! It was nice to see a little bit of Mt. Fuji. I want to go to England!
We were so happy we got to see it from the train!! Have you got plans to visit?
@@TheKershawsAdventures
I'm planning to visit Guam next March. I'm dreaming of going to the UK one day. Thank you.
Yes, this is me, literally sitting on the edge of my seat watching you trying to get to the bullet train 😁
Oh, and Ollie's best room tour so far!
Thanks for taking us all along on this adventure (and who needs an outro anyway 😊)
Sorry, it was stressful for a minute wasn’t it! 🤣 It was the panic of her saying to us you should have enough time to make the train but no changes…
That was tense 😂 It felt like I was a kid again watching Challenge Anneka!
Hahah it was so stressful at the time thinking no changes if we miss this train 🤣
Yeah it was stressful I had the similar situation when I needed to depart from Tokyo, so after the hectic experience to catch the train, I would usually go to the station the day/night before to process the seat reservation to secure the seating and also familiar the route inside the train station especially the busied one. Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip in Japan.
That’s a great idea! Wish we’d thought of that when we were in the city a few days earlier! Thank you, we had a wonderful trip and can’t wait to return!! 😃
Hope you enjoy our country. Greeting from Osaka.
Thank you! We really loved our time there! 😊
They know how they should secure their big loads.
This is very different from foreigners who come to Japan and selfishly leave things inside the Shinkansen.
I wish these people would be given priority to visit Japan. From Friends of Japan
Amazing!
Thank you ☺️
Welcome to Japan🇯🇵
This brought back so many memories of the chaos of Tokyo station when we took this trip to Osaka. We picked our seats with the luggage storage online from the Shinkanzen website
It did not stop other passengers coming g and putting their cases on top of ours, which royally ticked me off
It’s a very big station!! We couldn’t get that website to accept our card so had no choice. Luckily no one tried to use our luggage bit, our carriage was fairly empty
@@TheKershawsAdventuresI think we ended up using PayPal
Didn’t think to try that
That train station looked chaotic! What a great price for that hotel room. And Zoe says, yes need that headband! 🦈
It’s one of the busiest stations we’ve ever been in, so glad we made that train in all the chaos!!
If we’d have had spare luggage space we would definitely have been bring it back for her!!
The Linear Shinkansen, which is faster than the Shinkansen currently under construction in Japan, is scheduled to open in 2028 or later, with 500 km/h and an unmanned operation between Tokyo and Nagoya, with a required time of 40 minutes. Most of them are tunnels, and eventually they will be extended to Osaka, connecting Tokyo and Osaka in 50 minutes. There is a test center for the Linear Shinkansen in Yamanashi Prefecture. It is faster than the current Shinkansen.
If you do this again, there is a service in Japan called Takyubin that transports your luggage to your next hotel. Then you just need to carry an overnight bag since your luggage will be there the next afternoon.
We did look into it but the way we worked the trip and short time in each place we needed our cases that same day so didn’t work for us this time 😊
お弁当のご飯の上の赤くて丸い食べ物は「梅干し」です。強烈に酸っぱいですが、お口直しに時々齧るとリフレッシュしますよ！日本のお弁当には欠かせない漬け物の一種です。
When you are onboard that train it has Japanese announcer going on first before the USA announcer comes on
😊
@@TheKershawsAdventures😊😊😊😊😊
Stressful times but what a bargain of a hotel
It was stressful but at the same time has made it memorable!! 😆
Great video! Tokyo Station is stunning! Thanks for sharing!
Fab video. Thank you.
Can I ask what camera you use for vlogging.
Jo
Thank you ☺️- in this vlog we used the iPhone 15 pro, osmo pocket 3 and Insta 360 go
@ thanks. I’ve never got on with the Osmo but it is so popular now, maybe I need to give it another try. Currently use the canon G7X but need an upgrade.
You need to take the Tohoku Shinkansen to Aomori
You were a lot calmer than I would of been. The air would be blue if it was me😅
We would have been the same if we didn’t have Ollie with us 🤣🤣🤣
Awesome vlog once again! Always a highlight of my week to watch your next adventure! Our little family of three will be travelling to Japan in the next couple of years. Super interesting to see your content, thank you! I’m off to Hong Kong with her by myself next year so I loved your HK videos too! Thanks again 🥰
Thank you so much! Hope you have a fab time in Hong Kong and you’re going to LOVE Japan when you get there 😊
Wellcome to JAPAN !
Have a good trip ! ヽ(^o^)丿
Thank you, we had a wonderful trip 😊
Perfect room tour, with water pressure 🚰😉
He does a great job! 😆 Knowing the water pressure is the most important thing 🤣
@@TheKershawsAdventures it’s a very important and unique part of his room tour 🤣
Nice trip, please use TONKATSU souce only for TONKATSU not for rice🙂
That’s just the way we do it where we live and it was served with it in the bento box 😊
新幹線に間に合って良かった!
So were we, genuinely thought we were going to miss it when we went to the wrong platform!
大阪を楽しんでくださいね！ 大阪のおばちゃんと話したら、ハロウィンでなくても飴ちゃん くれるかも。 大阪人はフレンドリーだから何かあれば話しかけて😛
We had a great day there thank you, that will be next weeks video! 😊
It is considered very bad manners to talk loudly on a train in japan, its really frowned upon.
Good video though
We are very aware of that which is why we were talking quietly. The audio is through microphones and turned up so that the audio is loud enough for the video 😊
大丈夫ですよ、家族間の中で、小さい声で話ししてなにが悪いの？
ご飯にソースを掛ける、そんな間違いをする人がいるとはｗ世界は僕の想像を超える
That’s how we do it in the UK, didn’t realise it was for just the chicken 😊
日本人でもご飯にマヨネーズをかける輩がいるから、別にいいんじゃないの。
All of your videos are top notch. Beautiful cinematography, solid audio, stellar editing.....this said, there are things your family does better than most and Ollie's room tours is clearly one of those. Knowing where they hide the spare beds is good info to have! Thank-you Ollie.
Thank you so much! He loves doing them so he’s not the official room tour guide for the videos! 😄
The designers of the first Shinkansen originally designed aircraft.
He was ordered to design a kamikaze attack plane, the ''Ouka'', during the war. However, he was deeply distressed by this and converted to Christianity after the war and switched to railroad design.
Railroad design was chosen because, unlike automobiles and ships, there are very few opportunities for conversion to offensive weapons such as tanks and battleships.
Wow that’s interesting to know, we had no idea of that history!
12:06😢トンカツソースを米にかける～🎉それ間違ってますよ
旦那さんトンカツソースにはケチャップは入ってませんよ
We were just reading the ingredients off the back of the packet through Google translate 😊
知らないって怖いですよね！
私もそれを見てびっくりしましたがそれって私の固定観念？
一度ごはんの上にちょっとソースをかけて試してみます。
その方が美味しいかもね？
It's great to hear that you enjoyed your trip.
But just be quiet on public transport.
For Japanese people, the voices of foreigners are too loud.
If you speak, please do in a whisper.
We know the rule about being quiet in public transport so we’re speaking quietly between us. We had mics on and have turned the volume up in the editing so it is clear on the video.
前の座席に人はいたのかな？ もしいれば、ちょっとうるさかったのかな・・・？
There was only one other British family three rows in front of us and we know about the rules for being quiet so we’re talking quietly, we have just pulled the audio louder in editing so it’s clear enough for the video ☺️
@@TheKershawsAdventures Thanks for the reply. I am relieved ! It's GOOD！！
大丈夫で〜す
はしゃぎたい気持ち日本人分かってますから😊
Flying to Osaka is much easier and cheaper.
It is but that wouldn’t have been as much fun 😆
nice trip, but you might want to re word your title....before you get comments.....it's not the fastest train by far.
Thank you ☺️