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Shinkansen (Bullet Train)

Main Railstation, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Featured Review : If you're in Tokyo with a bit of time to travel outside of it, I strongly urge you to try and get on the Bullet Train, called Shinkansen. Of course, your destination will be worthwhile on its own, but, for me, the Shin...See Full Review

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Shinkansen (Bullet Train) Reviews

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Shinkansen Experience

  • 0 out of 5 stars by husain from new delhi, India
  • May 14, 2005
Shinkansen Experience
Quote: Operated by the JR (Japan Railways) and inaugurated way back in 1964, this network of high-speed trains connects Tokyo with most major cities. Speeds can touch 300kph, and plans are already underway to operate trains at much higher speeds. The... Read the full Shinkansen (Bullet Train) review

From journal Two Days in Tokyo

Mt.Fuji-Hakone 1day return by Shinkansen

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Kryptics from New York, New York
  • March 24, 2005
Mt.Fuji-Hakone 1day return by Shinkansen
Quote: What makes this the ideal tour is that basically everything is taken care for you. You get on the tour bus at about 9am, and the bus arrives at the first stop, the Mt. Fuji visitors center, at about 11am. The view from this point (on a clear day) is... Read the full Shinkansen (Bullet Train) review

From journal Tokyo on a Tight A$$ Budget...

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The Shinkansen (Bullet Train)

  • 0 out of 5 stars by bombayhog from Los Angeles, California
  • December 25, 2004
The Shinkansen (Bullet Train)
Quote: If you're in Tokyo with a bit of time to travel outside of it, I strongly urge you to try and get on the Bullet Train, called Shinkansen. Of course, your destination will be worthwhile on its own, but, for me, the Shinkansen is a destination of... Read the full Shinkansen (Bullet Train) review

From journal Tokyo, Archetypal Modern Metropolis

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Tokyo-Nagano

  • 3 out of 5 stars by jemery from Chicago, Illinois
  • December 17, 2001
Tokyo-Nagano
Quote: This is easily the most scenic of the three Sinkansen routes to northern Honshu Island. Nagano was the site of the 1998 Winter Olympics. We’ll pass through several attractive mountain villages on our way here. And, the city itself is quite... Read the full Shinkansen (Bullet Train) review

From journal Tokyo: 3 Days Aboard the Bullets

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Tokyo to Niigata

  • 3 out of 5 stars by jemery from Chicago, Illinois
  • December 17, 2001
Tokyo to Niigata
Quote: When introduced in 1964, Japan’s Shinkansen were the first trains in the world to exceed 125 mph. Now, the world has plenty of other super-fast trains ... but when the Conductor walks to the front of the car and BOWS to his passengers, you know... Read the full Shinkansen (Bullet Train) review

From journal Tokyo: 3 Days Aboard the Bullets

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Tour Journal - Dec. 10th - Sunday - Tour Package Day 3 - Tour Day - Mt.Fuji - Mt.Komagatake - Shinkansen

  • 0 out of 5 stars by Michael George from San Antonio, Texas
  • January 23, 2001
Tour Journal - Dec. 10th - Sunday - Tour Package Day 3 - Tour Day - Mt.Fuji - Mt.Komagatake - Shinkansen
Quote: This morning I made a slight error. For some reason the evening before, after I had returned to the hotel after the partying I had checked my schedule for the next day but, Oops I had looked at the wrong coupon and I thought that the tour pickup was... Read the full Shinkansen (Bullet Train) review

From journal JAPAN TRIP Dec. 2000

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Shinkansen (Bullet Train)

  • 0 out of 5 stars by gsingh from San Jose, California
  • September 15, 2000
Shinkansen (Bullet Train)
Quote: The Japanese bullet train, or shinkansen which means 'new trunk line,' comes in many different types and models, which go at many different speeds. The trains are extremely punctual and are hardly ever late, making the system a pleasure to work... Read the full Shinkansen (Bullet Train) review

From journal Tokyo, Takamatsu, Kyoto