I personally loved Japanese railways and their trains. The Shinkansen is by far the best high speed railways in the world and it’s now turning 60 years old and what a milestone that the first high speed line has been as well still going strong to this day.
0:51 fun fact: "Yaesu (八重洲)" entrance of Tokyo station is named after "Jan Joosten", a dutch trader who became samurai in 1600. "Jan Joosten" 's skill of shipbuilding and sence of diplomacy was highly valued by Ieyasu Tokugawa, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. Ieyasu gave land and residence to "Jan Joosten" and the area where "Jan Joosten" once owned and lived was called "Yaesu" by Japanese.
Thank you for showing the wheelchair spaces. As a wheelchair user myself it's interesting to see the accessibility of trains in another country. It's great that they have got multiple wheelchair spaces in one carriage and the toilet looks quite accessible and spacious.
The E8 series is new and wonderful. Yamagata Prefecture is the best ramen region in Japan, so if I were to visit here, I would like to try all kinds of ramen. Thank you for the detailed introduction.
Nice vid and nice to see the new E8s. I took one of the old E3s from Shinjo down to Oishida (near the famous Ginzan Onsen Village) and then onwards down to Tokyo in Feb last year. So if you want to go back and do the whole line, I would highly recommend doing it in mid-winter February as this is a deep snow area and will have a completely different vibe from when you travelled. You can also carry on beyond Shinjo with the regular line (Ou main line) up to Akita (there are a number of Winter festivals there in February too) and allows you to travel on the Akita Shinkansen Line which is also very scenic to go back to Morioka which like Fukushima is a junction station that links to the main Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen line. Interesting that you still used the JR Pass for your travel. I guess that you still took enough (and especially long or more expensive high speed trains) to get the value of it despite the price of the Standard class JR Passes going up almost 70% and the Green class passes even more last year. I always used JR passes in past travels to Japan but with the big price rises it's now a lot more complicated so that one has to check the itinerary they are planning to do and compare the pass price v just doing regular tkts or a regional pass or combo of regular tkts and maybe some special tkts like NEX return special and/or SmartEx for Tokaido Shinkansen etc blah blah blah
Japan is my dream destination to go to next year and Yamagata is the prefecture I really want to visit if I go there which is why THIS is the train I have got to try out 👍
Just a note: Because the E3 series haven't been fully replaced yet, regular E8 services are still adhering to the original "275 km/h" E3 series timetable. They will only reach 300 km/h if the timetable is delayed (which is not uncommon on the yamagata shinkansen). By the time all E3 series are replaced (should be around 2025), the timetable will speedup to fully utilize E8's 300 km/h capability.
Ooohh i love to go back to Japan. My better half is originally from Taiwan, what feels really like Japan especially for the railways. Especially the scenery from the trains in Taiwan is awesome. If you go there, please let me know.
I just watched your Taiwan series (Like your partner I also work for an airline and my one has a direct service into TPE too) and as someone who lived in japan and travelled there many times I definitely noticed the strong Japanese influence - trains, network infrastructure, station signage, the 7 Eleven (I love!) and Family Mart stores, and even the ekiben, and the quiet in the carriages (no bloody loud conversations or social media being played)! Definitely on my calendar for one of my next trips to ride the good variety of different trains and lines there.
Japan is an amazing country. Everything is so clean. The people are polite and civil, yet they know/ love to have a good time! The world could learn so much from them.
I find it amazing how much thought JR East design their Shinkansen sets for each of their services/routes. -E5s are the mainstay of Tohoku Shinkansen with their long noses ripping it at 320kph up and down the Tohoku Line -E6s stay obtain the long noses since they need to travel up the Tohoku mainline at top speed but is a mini Shinkansen up in the Akita region -E3s have shorter nose as they don’t need to travel as fast to the Yamagata region so those can carry more passengers -now the E8s are just a modernized redesigned to replace the E3s
Would have been nice for an explanation of what a “Mini” Shinkansen is; also 2x2 layout in indeed common; for Green Car. Otherwise every Shinkansen from 0 series up to the new E8, standard class is always a 3x2 format
See the "Yamagata Shinkansen" chapter where you will find that I did explain what it is - all Mini-Shinkansens have 2+2 seating throughout due to their narrower body profiles as I explained during the walkthrough
You forgot to mention that the e8 is based of the e6 Shinkansen. But I am planing to get onto this train when I go to japan during the summer or winter.
Would love to take this someday. I have been on a Shinkansen countless times since childhood but mostly on the Tokaido line (I was born in Shizuoka, which is a stop from Tokyo to Osaka). It seems that shinkansen trains going north are more aesthetic, while the westbound is more utilitarian
To be honest I have to agree - the Tohuku Shinkansen has a lot more variety as well compared to the Tokaido/Sanyo one, even if the latter has the amazing 500 series!
@@OMtheRails That could be also be a reflection of the two shinkansens routes being owned by different JR companies. The Tokaido Shinkansens going to Osaka and beyond are actually owned by JR Tokai based in Nagoya area (also hence why as original shinkansen line, the Shinkansen Musuem is based down near there not in or around Tokyo) and maybe their priorities are different (It's a much higher demand and capacity, and also older, line). And yes I love the 500 series. Still hope I can ride it before it retires but there are not many 500 operated services these days so it takes a bit of homework and working your travel schedule to ride it.
It sounds like he did a lot of trains including shinkansens so maybe he was still able to get the value of it. But yeah the huge price increases have ruined what was once a very easy decision when choosing to buy a JR pass or not 🙁
I personally loved Japanese railways and their trains. The Shinkansen is by far the best high speed railways in the world and it’s now turning 60 years old and what a milestone that the first high speed line has been as well still going strong to this day.
It's one of my favourite high speed rail systems, the way it works is incredible!
@@OMtheRails
All Asian high speed trains can do seats rotation
European trains are so useless
0:51 fun fact: "Yaesu (八重洲)" entrance of Tokyo station is named after "Jan Joosten", a dutch trader who became samurai in 1600. "Jan Joosten" 's skill of shipbuilding and sence of diplomacy was highly valued by Ieyasu Tokugawa, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. Ieyasu gave land and residence to "Jan Joosten" and the area where "Jan Joosten" once owned and lived was called "Yaesu" by Japanese.
Thank you for showing the wheelchair spaces. As a wheelchair user myself it's interesting to see the accessibility of trains in another country. It's great that they have got multiple wheelchair spaces in one carriage and the toilet looks quite accessible and spacious.
Not a problem! And yes, accessibility is one of the many things the Shinkansen excels in!
The E8 series is new and wonderful. Yamagata Prefecture is the best ramen region in Japan, so if I were to visit here, I would like to try all kinds of ramen. Thank you for the detailed introduction.
Thank you for taking up Japanese railways!! I use the Yamagata Shinkansen every week, so I'm very happy❤
Same ^_^
Nice vid and nice to see the new E8s. I took one of the old E3s from Shinjo down to Oishida (near the famous Ginzan Onsen Village) and then onwards down to Tokyo in Feb last year. So if you want to go back and do the whole line, I would highly recommend doing it in mid-winter February as this is a deep snow area and will have a completely different vibe from when you travelled. You can also carry on beyond Shinjo with the regular line (Ou main line) up to Akita (there are a number of Winter festivals there in February too) and allows you to travel on the Akita Shinkansen Line which is also very scenic to go back to Morioka which like Fukushima is a junction station that links to the main Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen line.
Interesting that you still used the JR Pass for your travel. I guess that you still took enough (and especially long or more expensive high speed trains) to get the value of it despite the price of the Standard class JR Passes going up almost 70% and the Green class passes even more last year. I always used JR passes in past travels to Japan but with the big price rises it's now a lot more complicated so that one has to check the itinerary they are planning to do and compare the pass price v just doing regular tkts or a regional pass or combo of regular tkts and maybe some special tkts like NEX return special and/or SmartEx for Tokaido Shinkansen etc blah blah blah
Japan is my dream destination to go to next year and Yamagata is the prefecture I really want to visit if I go there which is why THIS is the train I have got to try out 👍
You hear a lot of this shinkansen trains and it's so interesting to see a vlog of these.
Just a note: Because the E3 series haven't been fully replaced yet, regular E8 services are still adhering to the original "275 km/h" E3 series timetable. They will only reach 300 km/h if the timetable is delayed (which is not uncommon on the yamagata shinkansen). By the time all E3 series are replaced (should be around 2025), the timetable will speedup to fully utilize E8's 300 km/h capability.
Thought as such, many thanks for the information!
@@OMtheRailsAll Asian high speed trains can do seats rotation
European trains are so useless
Love this trip report! Arigato for this one with the E8, excited for more!
Thank you, plenty more to come!
@@OMtheRails excited for those brother! 😄
@@OMtheRailsAll Asian high speed trains can do seats rotation
European trains are so useless
Beautiful trains in Japan. All kinds of train. ❤
Ooohh i love to go back to Japan. My better half is originally from Taiwan, what feels really like Japan especially for the railways. Especially the scenery from the trains in Taiwan is awesome. If you go there, please let me know.
Thank you for the comment and 100%, will do!
@@OMtheRails
All Asian high speed trains can do seats rotation
European trains are so useless
I just watched your Taiwan series (Like your partner I also work for an airline and my one has a direct service into TPE too) and as someone who lived in japan and travelled there many times I definitely noticed the strong Japanese influence - trains, network infrastructure, station signage, the 7 Eleven (I love!) and Family Mart stores, and even the ekiben, and the quiet in the carriages (no bloody loud conversations or social media being played)! Definitely on my calendar for one of my next trips to ride the good variety of different trains and lines there.
I'll miss the E3 😢It's one of my faves!
Yes, I drove E3 a lot in Dense de go 2 when I was in junior high school😢 tons of memories, but I still yet travel on it😢 I am from Hong Kong
Japan is an amazing country. Everything is so clean. The people are polite and civil, yet they know/ love to have a good time! The world could learn so much from them.
I find it amazing how much thought JR East design their Shinkansen sets for each of their services/routes.
-E5s are the mainstay of Tohoku Shinkansen with their long noses ripping it at 320kph up and down the Tohoku Line
-E6s stay obtain the long noses since they need to travel up the Tohoku mainline at top speed but is a mini Shinkansen up in the Akita region
-E3s have shorter nose as they don’t need to travel as fast to the Yamagata region so those can carry more passengers
-now the E8s are just a modernized redesigned to replace the E3s
That was so fun to watch! Loved it all, will there be more Shinakansen videos later? The format is really appealing :D
Thank you, glad you enjoyed! 100% there will be, plenty more to come!
She’s a bit slower but gets me home well! 🙏🏿❤️
FOR THE PEOPLE'S OF JAPAN.(WOMEN((S)).
For problems like you had with the power socket, they sell 10cm long extension cords that have a narrow footprint.
Would have been nice for an explanation of what a “Mini” Shinkansen is; also 2x2 layout in indeed common; for Green Car. Otherwise every Shinkansen from 0 series up to the new E8, standard class is always a 3x2 format
See the "Yamagata Shinkansen" chapter where you will find that I did explain what it is - all Mini-Shinkansens have 2+2 seating throughout due to their narrower body profiles as I explained during the walkthrough
@@OMtheRails
All Asian high speed trains can do seats rotation
European trains are so backward
sorry to hear the trains you took arrived late😅 Our trains aren't perfect, unlike what many people assume
Cool vid.
Couldn't find Speedmeter on the play store.
Do you have a link please?
You forgot to mention that the e8 is based of the e6 Shinkansen. But I am planing to get onto this train when I go to japan during the summer or winter.
Would love to take this someday. I have been on a Shinkansen countless times since childhood but mostly on the Tokaido line (I was born in Shizuoka, which is a stop from Tokyo to Osaka). It seems that shinkansen trains going north are more aesthetic, while the westbound is more utilitarian
To be honest I have to agree - the Tohuku Shinkansen has a lot more variety as well compared to the Tokaido/Sanyo one, even if the latter has the amazing 500 series!
@@OMtheRails That could be also be a reflection of the two shinkansens routes being owned by different JR companies. The Tokaido Shinkansens going to Osaka and beyond are actually owned by JR Tokai based in Nagoya area (also hence why as original shinkansen line, the Shinkansen Musuem is based down near there not in or around Tokyo) and maybe their priorities are different (It's a much higher demand and capacity, and also older, line). And yes I love the 500 series. Still hope I can ride it before it retires but there are not many 500 operated services these days so it takes a bit of homework and working your travel schedule to ride it.
5:49 Yellow Electric Mouse
Isn't fukushima the place that went kaboom a few years ago?
Yes
The Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Plant in 2011, Northeast from Fukushima City
Futaba and Mizuho towns were affected, but the rest of Fukushima prefecture was unaffected.
We just did a ridership and economic benefits report of this train after 8 months of service: ua-cam.com/video/JdN0VWmdXv8/v-deo.html. Cheers!!
You should really got try and ride the near extinct Shinkansen… ride them before they are gone.
Did quite a few during my time in Japan, those will be released in due course 😁
@@OMtheRails awesomeeeee
Then, you have AMTRAK which apparently takes its decorating inspiration from a Bulgarian Train from the Stalinist Era 😂
Not recomending JR Pass bad value.
It sounds like he did a lot of trains including shinkansens so maybe he was still able to get the value of it. But yeah the huge price increases have ruined what was once a very easy decision when choosing to buy a JR pass or not 🙁