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    First Class on Japan’s Bullet Train Shinkansen – Tokyo to Kyoto (unusual route)



    First Class on Japan’s Bullet Train Shinkansen – Tokyo to Kyoto (unusual route)

    Today we’ll be traveling from Tokyo Station to Kyoto Station in First Class (Gran Class) on Japan’s bullet train, the Shinkansen.

    Date: September 2025

    (First Train)
    Train Name: Hokuriku Shinkansen Kagayaki 505
    Section: Tokyo (8:11 AM) – Tsuruga (11:29 AM)
    Stops: Tokyo, Ueno, Omiya, Nagano, Toyama, Kanazawa, Fukui, Tsuruga
    Fare: Reserved Seat ¥16,360 JPY, Green Car ¥24,210 JPY, Gran Class ¥35,210 JPY
    Time: 3 hours 18 minutes
    Class: Gran Class
    Seat: Car 12, Seat 1A
    Gran Class: https://www.jreast.co.jp/granclass/en/seat.html

    (Second Train)
    Train Name: Limited Express Shirasagi 56
    Section: Tsuruga (12:10 PM) – Maibara (12:44 PM)
    Class: Green Car
    Seat: Car 1, Seat 3C
    Time: 34 minutes

    (Third Train)
    Train Name: Tokaido Shinkansen Hikari 639
    Section: Maibara (12:53 PM) → Kyoto (1:12 PM)
    Class: Green Car
    Seat: Car 8, Seat 4D
    Time: 19 minutes

    Total Fare: ¥40,610 JPY
    Total Time: 5 hours 11 minutes

    ■Table of Contents
    00:00 Intro
    00:25 Pick up my tickets at Tokyo Station
    01:22 Buy an Ekiben (a lunch box)
    02:06 Viewing the Shinkansen on the Tokyo Station Platform
    03:22 Boarding the Hokuriku Shinkansen
    04:45 First Class Cabin
    06:08 First Class Service
    07:03 First Class Light Meals
    08:42 Shinkansen’s Maximum Speed ​​(Omiya to Utsunomiya)
    11:20 First Class Seats
    15:18 Nagano
    16:09 Wi-Fi
    16:35 Facilities
    19:12 Enjoying Ekiben and Wine
    20:51 Toyama – Kanazawa
    22:09 Kanazawa – Fukui – Tsuruga
    23:00 41-minute transfer at Tsuruga Station
    25:51 Limited Express Shirasagi (Tsuruga – Maibara)
    29:34 9-minute transfer at Maibara
    30:04 Business class on Tokaido Shinkansen Hikari (Maibara – Kyoto)
    34:06 Arriving in Kyoto – Was it a waste of time and money?

    #Shinkansen #Japan #BulletTrain #GranClass

    38 Comments

    1. @Desyo-wn7ib on

      Compared to what the Chinese have, this train is already outdated.
      What is more amazing about the Chinese is that their progress is so dizzying that when the Japanese started operating this train in 1964, the Chinese had a steam train with a speed of 70 km/h. 😂
      Today the Chinese have the CR 450.
      Not only did they manage to build a train that travels at a speed of 450 km/h,
      Of all the high-speed trains in the world, 70 percent are in China. ❤❤❤

    2. @ireneuszbutkiewicz9598 on

      Uwielbiam Japonię i wszystko co Japońskie . Ludzie są przewspaniali . Kultura , inteligencja , wiedza , przy tym niesamowita skromność jest tak ogromna, ze na pierwszym miejscu, wsród narodów jest Naród Japoński , potem długo nic i reszta świata

    9. @promisephogole1507 on

      𝕁𝕒𝕡𝕒𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕥'𝕤 𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕝𝕕 𝕣𝕦𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝕖.𝕘 𝕙𝕪𝕘𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕖

    10. @binouze29 on

      Tu prends le train en France il est toujours en retard a l'arrivée quand aux wagons ils sont sales y compris la première classe .
      De plus le trajet en train coûte plus cher que L'AVION !
      La période de Noël arrive et ces feignants comme tout les ans ,vont se mettre en grève pour emmerder les citoyens ! Ils feraient mieux d'aller faire un stage au Japon pour apprendre l'exactitude et la propreté !

    13. @ОльгаКузнець-ы7ф on

      Чудова і цікава розповідь. Дякую. Але дивно бачити, як дуже комфортні і швидкісні вагони ідуть порожніми. Яка причина цього? Вони недоступні для людей через ціну, чи в них нема потреби?

    20. @Aampiano on

      Politicians are paid to keep us in our cars. Cities, like New Orleans, that have wonderful public transportation systems are few and far between. It took America 20 years to restore rail service between Mobile Alabama and New Orleans La. 20 years and its not a bullet train but a passenger train that has to yield to freight trains.

    22. @プログレス-v1b on

      日本の新幹線もスピード技術では、世界についていけなくなったので、席の豪華さで、金持ち対象に収益を図る戦略なのだろうか？日本の税金が、多額投入されてるのに！

    26. @MatriksNeo-n6n on

      Как только в Японию придёт руцкий сапог – всем этим достижениям придёт конец… Варвары так жить не сумеют.

    30. @PJZZZZ on

      If they can build the same thing in China, going up to Tibet, then they should be able to build this north of America. That’s due to reliance on our train lines being used for shipping and not seeing the future.

    37. @ĐứcvinhNguyễn-w4n on

      Toi tu Mỹ ₫I du lịch qua. Japan ₫a trai nghiệm tử. Tokyo ₫en. Osaka mà có 45 phút thôi ₫uống dai hơn 700 cây số mà tàu không bi rừng lạc nó em như ngồi trong nhà , thật tuyệt vời hơn cả o Mỹ nữa , nhưng gia so với Mỹ ₫at gan gặp ₫ơi ₫ở an rất ngon nên môn. Shushing. Khong the thiếu ₫ước

    38. @christa-mariagelhardt8504 on

      Ganz liebe Grüsse an das Team welches uns diese tollen Momente ermöglicht. Was uns beim anschauen aufgefallen ist dass über isoldes Versteck und wo sie sitzt ein dünnes Kabel verläuft wo sie sich evtl mal drin verheddern könnte? Wäre gut wenn man das. Anders lösen könnte. Vielen lieben dank. Vg aus Berlin Christa Gelhardt ❤😊😊

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