Tokaido Shinkansen short-distance travel
We will provide special information to everyone who travels from overseas to Japan or stays in Japan from overseas.
The Japanese high-speed railway "Tokaido Shinkansen" can be used even for short distances.
For example, it is possible to take the Shinkansen for a short distance from Shin-Yokohama to Tokyo.
There are non-reserved seats on the Shinkansen.
The fare for the Shinkansen from Shin-Yokohama to Tokyo is 870 yen.
If you add the fare, you can move comfortably for 1380 yen one way.
This is because a ticket called a Shinkansen specific express ticket is applied.
The Shinkansen Specified Express Ticket is a mechanism that discounts the Shinkansen non-reserved seat fare for a specific section when using non-reserved seats.
It is a great deal that you can get on the Shinkansen with a non-reserved seat fare of 1000 yen or less in the target section from Shin-Yokohama to Tokyo.
Therefore, it may be more advantageous to use the Shinkansen than to go by the conventional line.
You can travel from Shin-Yokohama to Tokyo in 17 minutes by Shinkansen.
There are several types of Shinkansen.
There are express delivery type "Nozomi", "Hikari" that stops at some stations, and "Kodama" that stops at each station.
Among them, "Hikari" and "Kodama" have many non-reserved seats, so it is recommended to use "Hikari" and "Kodama".
The non-reserved seats of "Hikari" are cars 1 to 5.
"Kodama" depends on the train, but cars 1 to 6 and cars 13 to 16 are non-reserved seats.
("Kodama" may be reserved seats depending on the time of day.)
The Shinkansen ticket vending machines are available in English and most credit cards can be used, so even those from overseas can use it with confidence.
Reserved seats and non-reserved seats can be selected at the ticket vending machine, so if you are going from Shin-Yokohama to Tokyo, purchase non-reserved seats.
The non-reserved seats on the Shinkansen are relatively generous in Car 2.
Car 2 has more seats than other cars, so it is most likely that you will be able to sit in a non-reserved seat.
There is plenty of room for car No. 15 in Kodama, so it is recommended to aim for it if possible.
The Shinkansen is fully equipped with WiFi.
You can log in using your Google Gmail address or SNS account such as Twitter.
WiFi is available free of charge.
The N700 series (N700A), which is the mainstream of the Shinkansen, has an outlet on the window side, and the latest N700S has an outlet on the window side and aisle side.
It is a specialty of the Shinkansen, green tea.
Recommended for those who do not mind the bitterness and those who want to taste Japanese tea.
Traveling from Shin-Yokohama to Tokyo on the Tokaido Shinkansen is quite comfortable.
It is also recommended for people coming from overseas.
