It's the oldest Shinkansen still in service but even in 2023 it looks like something straight out of the future. I did some research on the 500 series and it's absolutely unbelievable how much advanced technology and materials went into its design. It's like the McLaren F1 of trains-decades ahead of its time and still futuristic decades later.
I think the 500s series were the most beautiful, most pleasant shinkansen trains ever built after the 0 series. They are just beautiful, proportional, and they have a lot of feel of speed. The newer ones has much bigger nose to come up with the tunnel boom effect.
Like many others, I find the 500 series to be the most attractive train to have travelled on the Tokaido/Sanyo lines. With the rounded body shape, they seem to have more room inside the cabin. It will be sad when all units are finally retired.
It’s hard to believe the Shinkansen 500 series is considered “old” because it’s streamlined, fighter jet looks hold its age so well! Maybe JR should make a 2023 version of the 500 series!
I just came back from Japan finally living my dream of traveling on the shinkansen. I took the nozomi 700 from Tokyo to Kyoto and I was mind blown on how sturdy, robust and fast these trains are. I never got the chance to see the older trains but after watching this video of the 500 I feel this looks waaay better than the design of the 700. And man look at the windows. Watching the mt Fuji through this window could have been amazing 😍 From the outside, this train looks like an aircraft on tracks.
Awesome video. Thank you for the tours around Japan. I love the 500. What I find interesting is the castle architecture- Traditional Japanese. Normally, when I hear castle I think of the stone European types. Thx for making these!
The 500 series used aluminum honeycomb welded round cross section for the first time at that time, and the windows were double and curved, so the manufacturing cost was very high. For this reason, from the 700 series onwards, the car body is a square body that uses extruded aluminum to reduce costs. What you feel when you ride it is that this round body has less air shock waves when passing each other. However, this structure has been used for the longest period of 26 years since the Shinkansen was released because the aluminum body of this structure is less damaged by air shock waves and cracks are less likely to occur. If you continue to send out on UA-cam that everyone loves this vehicle, they will update it and operate it for a long time.
This is some really interesting info, I never thought that the shape can have such benefits. It's quite amazing this vehicle is still running, considering the 700 Series is already retired haha. Thanks for sharing!
Hiroshima is a fascinating City. There are MANY Sites to are. I LOVE the Blend of the Traditional and the Modern. The Japanese really Know how to ENJOY life . The Shinkansen trip was Simply fascinating as showed in the Video. I loved the Lighting Speed of the Bullet Train.
Very Interesting. Beautiful train, love the styling. I visited Japan in 1976 and rode the original bullet train. A lot has happened since then. It's fascinating to watch. Thank you.
Great trip, Shinkansen 500 series is one of my favourite High Speed Train. To be honest, this train should be produced again with newer generation like 700 series. I like the 500 series design, feel faster. And by the way nice strolling around Hiroshima.
Same with the Shinkansen 400. Age of the train in Japan is just a number it's so sad that Shinkansen 400 retired so fast and I'm disappointed with the 700S having the same design as the 700A
I love your cool videos. I had to take early retirement due to health issues and, whist my husband and I used to travel extensively all over the world - those days are over for me as I am no longer allowed to fly. Japan was on our next go-to plan until I had my sudden, unexpected problem. But with you, I have seen beautiful shrines, encountered beautiful people, seen stunning land scapes, eaten strange and exotic dishes, experienced unique hotels and seen magical destinations. I find it amusing that the black sesame seed ice cream is sold as asphalt ice cream because my husband thinks they smell of tar! 😂😂
Absolutely love the look of the 500 series Shinkansen. Probably my favorite looking train of all time. It's certainly not fast enough for express lines anymore, but I'm still glad to see it in service for the local line.
The 16 car sets have a top speed of 300 km/h, still higher than the current top speed on the Tokaido Shinkansen, and the 8 car sets have a top speed of 285 km/h, the same as the speed limit on said line.
Still one of my favorite trains, and best looking exterior wise. Blows my mind this thing is 26 years old. This would easily be the fastest and most modern looking train in North America now and it wouldn't even be able to reach its top operating speed in the US due to aging infrastructure.
Merci Travelgeek pour cette balade. Je suis d'accord avec certains commentaires malgré son année 97 ce train est bien conservé et superbe. En France les trains de la même année sont tristes et remplis de graffitis😢. Le coup de la carpe est excellente aussi gourmande que vous 😂. J'ai passé un bon moment 😊 à bientôt 😉.
Hola. Soy en Argentina!!!! Muy bueno tu video del tren y todo el paseo!!! Que bueno esto del youtube!!! Estamos con mi madre viendo y nos llevaste y lo disfrutamos casi como si lo hubieramos estado ahi!! Saludos desde General Pico. La Pampa. Argentina.
些細なことですが、500系の現在の最高速度は 285 km/h です。改造(集電装置の変更、16両から8両への短編成化)の結果、300 km/hから285 km/hに落とされています。 On a minor note, the current top speed of the 500 series Shinkansen cars is 285 km/h. As a result of modifications, change of current collectors and shortening of train length (16 cars to 8 cars), the top speed was dropped from 300 km/h to 285 km/h.
Another fun and interesting trip! I wish we had shinkansen in the US. California is still working on high speed rail between San Francisco and Los Angeles, but if and when it's finally ready, I'm sure it won't be anywhere near as fast as shinkansen. Hiroshima looks lovely -- the main street with the streetcars reminds me of downtown San Francisco. I'm hoping to visit in the spring of 2024 as part of a choral trip. That asphalt ice cream looks delicious. I love black sesame as well! And the okonomiyaki was making my mouth water. I always have to be careful about watching your videos on an empty stomach, because they always make me hungrier! :) Oh, I almost forgot -- congratulations to Japan for winning the World Baseball Classic!
Merci pour ces beaux paysages sous le ciel bleu et entre les tunnels 😂 Et merci pour cette nouvelle belle balade 👍 Oui, on pratique le bowling en France, le plus souvent pour se distraire et nous avons aussi des clubs 😊 A bientôt 😘
I have a soft spot for the 500 series for its inclusion in the anime, "The King of Braves GaoGaiGar" as part of the titular robot's combination. Crazy that this train still seems just as futuristic and high tech yaears later.
I travelled with that Shinkansen 500 series but that is unfortunately already 12 years ago.😅😅😅 Great train!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤩 You Japanese people are fortunately very careful with your stuff. The train still looks beautiful after 26 years. You should come here in the Netherlands and see what a train looks like after that time. The trains here are filled with graffiti within a year anyway.... I hate that!!!
Yeah, it’s interesting the level of care that is taken from maintaining the train cars to the very tracks they ride on. And the fact that the Shinkansen hasn’t had a single fatally since it first started running with the 0 series trains.
Great video. Series 500 is the most beautiful high speed train. A shame that so few remains. Thanks for the travel experience, I never had the chance to travel inside one, just seen one Kyoto station and the one in the museum. I recently bought the first car of the museum series of just the 500. 700 is fast, confortable, but don't look great. 500 was the fastest train at commercial speed, but not maximal speed. TGV Atlantique was above 515 km/h in 1990. Hiroshima trams are cool, but quite slow, as they don't have the priority. Hiroshima style okonomiyaki rocks!
I am simply amazed by Japanese . They love their country, they worked towards the country’s development. It’s difficult to defeat the country even when they don’t have strong army
It's the oldest Shinkansen still in service but even in 2023 it looks like something straight out of the future. I did some research on the 500 series and it's absolutely unbelievable how much advanced technology and materials went into its design. It's like the McLaren F1 of trains-decades ahead of its time and still futuristic decades later.
500 Nozomi, the most beautiful Shinkansen ever.
I think the 500s series were the most beautiful, most pleasant shinkansen trains ever built after the 0 series. They are just beautiful, proportional, and they have a lot of feel of speed.
The newer ones has much bigger nose to come up with the tunnel boom effect.
The 500 series are amazing - they look like a space-ship thats been put on rails!
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Like many others, I find the 500 series to be the most attractive train to have travelled on the Tokaido/Sanyo lines. With the rounded body shape, they seem to have more room inside the cabin. It will be sad when all units are finally retired.
What I find amazing and unique, is that the exterior surfaces of the trains are so very clean.
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It’s hard to believe the Shinkansen 500 series is considered “old” because it’s streamlined, fighter jet looks hold its age so well! Maybe JR should make a 2023 version of the 500 series!
やっぱりカッコいいですね500系は👍世界一好きなフォルムの高速鉄道車両です👍
全体的にSFチックですし👍👍
500系はこだまに格下げされてしまったのですね😭
では今度は500系指定のこだまに乗ります👍
Its a great video keep it up good job
自分広島出身ですが
大阪や広島紹介してくれてありがとうございます
いつも楽しく観ています
I just came back from Japan finally living my dream of traveling on the shinkansen. I took the nozomi 700 from Tokyo to Kyoto and I was mind blown on how sturdy, robust and fast these trains are. I never got the chance to see the older trains but after watching this video of the 500 I feel this looks waaay better than the design of the 700. And man look at the windows. Watching the mt Fuji through this window could have been amazing 😍
From the outside, this train looks like an aircraft on tracks.
500系新幹線はかっこいいですね。
まだ、のぞみで現役だったころに東京、京都間で乗ったことがあります。
高性能を求めるあまり、JR東日本から嫌われてしまった孤高の新幹線。
その洗練されたスタイルは、今見ても古さを全く感じさせません。
Awesome video. Thank you for the tours around Japan. I love the 500. What I find interesting is the castle architecture- Traditional Japanese. Normally, when I hear castle I think of the stone European types. Thx for making these!
不幸があった時 わざわざ500系コダマで帰りましたよー
乗っても撮ってもかっこいい500系～
500 series maybe the oldest, but the most beautifull train ever
The 500 series used aluminum honeycomb welded round cross section for the first time at that time, and the windows were double and curved, so the manufacturing cost was very high. For this reason, from the 700 series onwards, the car body is a square body that uses extruded aluminum to reduce costs. What you feel when you ride it is that this round body has less air shock waves when passing each other. However, this structure has been used for the longest period of 26 years since the Shinkansen was released because the aluminum body of this structure is less damaged by air shock waves and cracks are less likely to occur. If you continue to send out on UA-cam that everyone loves this vehicle, they will update it and operate it for a long time.
This is some really interesting info, I never thought that the shape can have such benefits. It's quite amazing this vehicle is still running, considering the 700 Series is already retired haha. Thanks for sharing!
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Nothing will ever top try train. Majestic beauty
😊😊The Bullet Train is super amazing and all your videos epic too 👑
🌈Happy St.Patrick Day everyone 🍀
To vypadá na České dráhy nebo se mýlím 300 za hodinu to Praha Plzeň
Hiroshima is a fascinating City. There are MANY Sites to are. I LOVE the Blend of the Traditional and the Modern. The Japanese really Know how to ENJOY life . The Shinkansen trip was Simply fascinating as showed in the Video. I loved the Lighting Speed of the Bullet Train.
Still looks modern. My favorite Shinkansen model has always been the first one though. That bullet nose is just so iconic.
The JR500, in my opinion, was and is the best looking of all bullet trains. Absolutely timeless.
Very Interesting. Beautiful train, love the styling. I visited Japan in 1976 and rode the original bullet train. A lot has happened since then. It's fascinating to watch. Thank you.
Great trip, Shinkansen 500 series is one of my favourite High Speed Train. To be honest, this train should be produced again with newer generation like 700 series. I like the 500 series design, feel faster. And by the way nice strolling around Hiroshima.
Same with the Shinkansen 400. Age of the train in Japan is just a number it's so sad that Shinkansen 400 retired so fast and I'm disappointed with the 700S having the same design as the 700A
@@PreciousAlpschindlerif it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
こんにちは!!私の日本人の友達、お元気ですか??? この高速列車にご乗車いただきありがとうございます。 動画を投稿してくれてありがとう。 良い週末を。 Sergio São Paulo BR
Отличная прогулка! Я тоже люблю трамваи,у нас в Петербурге,их много бегает👍👍👍🤗
Another awesome video. And yes, more travel videos. They are the best.
Amazing video! :) But the best part is where Zenitsu sits at the window⚡
I love your cool videos. I had to take early retirement due to health issues and, whist my husband and I used to travel extensively all over the world - those days are over for me as I am no longer allowed to fly. Japan was on our next go-to plan until I had my sudden, unexpected problem. But with you, I have seen beautiful shrines, encountered beautiful people, seen stunning land scapes, eaten strange and exotic dishes, experienced unique hotels and seen magical destinations. I find it amusing that the black sesame seed ice cream is sold as asphalt ice cream because my husband thinks they smell of tar! 😂😂
Excellent trip report. As usual !. One of the best. Bravo.
Hello from Ukraine. Watched in one breath and looking forward to the next video.
Ohhh.. u always make me surprised in every videos u upload. I'll wait for your nxt video. Have a good day.
Among Shinkansen it may not be the fastest or the newest but it's the best looking.
新幹線の中では最速でも最新でもないかもしれませんが、見た目は最高です。
Absolutely love the look of the 500 series Shinkansen. Probably my favorite looking train of all time. It's certainly not fast enough for express lines anymore, but I'm still glad to see it in service for the local line.
The 16 car sets have a top speed of 300 km/h, still higher than the current top speed on the Tokaido Shinkansen, and the 8 car sets have a top speed of 285 km/h, the same as the speed limit on said line.
Привет.Внешний вид поезда классный,внутри тоже симпатичный и комфортный!!!👍
Amazing looking trains ! 👍
Great video again 👍
I love your videos. It reminds me of the time I lived in Japan. miss the country.
Супер японское чудо фантастик ! ! ! 😋😀😎🙂
Still one of my favorite trains, and best looking exterior wise. Blows my mind this thing is 26 years old. This would easily be the fastest and most modern looking train in North America now and it wouldn't even be able to reach its top operating speed in the US due to aging infrastructure.
Very good video, description was very complete. Train was wonderful, the food looked incredible! Thank you.
The train is beautiful and looks well maintained. What style!
Merci Travelgeek pour cette balade. Je suis d'accord avec certains commentaires malgré son année 97 ce train est bien conservé et superbe. En France les trains de la même année sont tristes et remplis de graffitis😢. Le coup de la carpe est excellente aussi gourmande que vous 😂. J'ai passé un bon moment 😊 à bientôt 😉.
Thank you for taking me on a trip on the 500 series and Hiroshima through your lens.
Thanks for the Travel!
Great trip and always love you being a food-addict! ;-)
I would be asleep as soon as I sat down. 😃
Thanks for sharing!
Very nice. I enjoy your video.
Hola. Soy en Argentina!!!! Muy bueno tu video del tren y todo el paseo!!! Que bueno esto del youtube!!! Estamos con mi madre viendo y nos llevaste y lo disfrutamos casi como si lo hubieramos estado ahi!! Saludos desde General Pico. La Pampa. Argentina.
ビデオの内容は素晴らしく、この電車はとても速く走ります、景色は素晴らしいです👍👍💯
邪魔で無駄なBGMがなくてとてもリアル感があって良かったです。
I love your videos. You live in a beautiful country.
I liked the trip, and the whole report. Thank you for your work. 🇺🇾
My favourite and till date the best looking shinkansen! Hope they continue to use it though.
I love your videos. They really make me want to visit. Please continue making such wonderful videos ❤
SIMPLY THE BEST....LIVE IN ROMANIA..RESPECT JAPAN
Really looking a nice video taken by showing all your experience during the trip
14:05 the surprising encounter of old and new series is stunning!
I love it. 👍👍👍😍😍😍
great train video
些細なことですが、500系の現在の最高速度は 285 km/h です。改造(集電装置の変更、16両から8両への短編成化)の結果、300 km/hから285 km/hに落とされています。
On a minor note, the current top speed of the 500 series Shinkansen cars is 285 km/h. As a result of modifications, change of current collectors and shortening of train length (16 cars to 8 cars), the top speed was dropped from 300 km/h to 285 km/h.
Another fun and interesting trip! I wish we had shinkansen in the US. California is still working on high speed rail between San Francisco and Los Angeles, but if and when it's finally ready, I'm sure it won't be anywhere near as fast as shinkansen.
Hiroshima looks lovely -- the main street with the streetcars reminds me of downtown San Francisco. I'm hoping to visit in the spring of 2024 as part of a choral trip.
That asphalt ice cream looks delicious. I love black sesame as well! And the okonomiyaki was making my mouth water. I always have to be careful about watching your videos on an empty stomach, because they always make me hungrier! :)
Oh, I almost forgot -- congratulations to Japan for winning the World Baseball Classic!
Japan or China should have built a high speed railway net in North America.
Merci pour ces beaux paysages sous le ciel bleu et entre les tunnels 😂 Et merci pour cette nouvelle belle balade 👍 Oui, on pratique le bowling en France, le plus souvent pour se distraire et nous avons aussi des clubs 😊 A bientôt 😘
Japan is a model for everything 🙏.. Hard to keep up to this level .. :)
You was asking about bowling here in America it is popular they have bowling leagues all year round. My brother-in-law is on a team.
THX share 😊
現在は、短編成化改造を受けた際に、同時に、
パンタグラフの変更も行われた影響で、
最高速度が285km/hにされてしまったことは残念ですね。
それでもなお私の中では最高にかっこいい新幹線であり続けているけど✨✨
I love the trains very clean.
Super!!! Hello from Israel !
Very very nice
有難うございます。いい動画みさせて頂き。私、長い間新幹に線乗車していなので随分かわったでしょうね。
Wow it looks good just like a plane
Nice ..enjoyed watching it!
A guten Morgen & A guten Appetit
Good video 😊
It looks like a futuristic train not gonna lie.
great video thanks
dobre nagrywaj wiecej takich filmikow ale pokaz wiecej miasta ludzi i kultury japonskiej 👍👍👍
I drove in 2018 in the Shinkansen500 EVA when I visited Japan. I think Shinkansen500 is one of my favorite types but I love the all.
สุดยอดครับ รถไฟความเร็วสูงของจริงที่ญี่ปุ่นพัฒนาไปไกลมากแล้ว เราตามไม่ทัน
Thank you for another amazing video. In Slovakia is bowling very popular. I love it.
I want to go to a Hiroshima Carp game some day. The stadium looks amazing
Thank you for all your effort and hard work. God bless you.
Great video. Thank you .
Their trains are always on time, never runing late. Amtrak could learn a thing or two...
I have a soft spot for the 500 series for its inclusion in the anime, "The King of Braves GaoGaiGar" as part of the titular robot's combination. Crazy that this train still seems just as futuristic and high tech yaears later.
I travelled with that Shinkansen 500 series but that is unfortunately already 12 years ago.😅😅😅 Great train!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤩 You Japanese people are fortunately very careful with your stuff. The train still looks beautiful after 26 years. You should come here in the Netherlands and see what a train looks like after that time. The trains here are filled with graffiti within a year anyway.... I hate that!!!
Yeah, it’s interesting the level of care that is taken from maintaining the train cars to the very tracks they ride on. And the fact that the Shinkansen hasn’t had a single fatally since it first started running with the 0 series trains.
@@Windragon100 yes, that is amazing! You have the best trains worldwide! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😁
Great video. Series 500 is the most beautiful high speed train. A shame that so few remains. Thanks for the travel experience, I never had the chance to travel inside one, just seen one Kyoto station and the one in the museum. I recently bought the first car of the museum series of just the 500.
700 is fast, confortable, but don't look great.
500 was the fastest train at commercial speed, but not maximal speed. TGV Atlantique was above 515 km/h in 1990.
Hiroshima trams are cool, but quite slow, as they don't have the priority.
Hiroshima style okonomiyaki rocks!
うおおおおおお！
Nice video! Please go visit Himeji castle! It's the only castle that was not bombed by the Americans during WW2. All of its are still original.
wow ❤
maravilloso!!! los serie 500 son realmente fantasticos, espero alguna vez viajar en uno de ellos.
Felicito a los ingenieros por tan grande proeza.
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I really enjoyed the ride. Best was last with the food! I'm going to make it! ✌😁
i love desain shinkansen 500 series....i like sound's stop n go 😅👻👻
Truly amazing!
I mostly saw N700A, N700S, etc but saw the first 500 series lead car in the rail museum.
I am simply amazed by Japanese . They love their country, they worked towards the country’s development. It’s difficult to defeat the country even when they don’t have strong army
主さんのスマホの動画で一笑
広島城(外中)ギャップで二笑
ソフトクリーム影挨拶で三笑
５００系の知識ありがとうございました！
Looks VERY spacious for each passenger when compared to those in Europe TGV or ICE.
You sound like me saying cheese goes well with everything haha