Riding Japan’s NEWEST bullet train! - Kamome Shinkansen

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  • @DJAYPAZ
    @DJAYPAZ Рік тому +291

    Once you have ridden on the Shinkansen, nothing else compares.

    • @SeanHogan_frijole
      @SeanHogan_frijole Рік тому +24

      Taiwan’s High Speed Rail is on a par.

    • @OneFoxTwoFox
      @OneFoxTwoFox Рік тому +17

      I concur. My family just got back from Japan and we used the Shinkansen to go to Tokyo to Kyoto and then Osaka back to Tokyo. Hands down the best mode of transportation I have ever used. Everything about it superseded my expectations.

    • @Necrodermis
      @Necrodermis Рік тому +41

      @@SeanHogan_frijole Makes sense that they would be. The high speed trains they use (THRS 700T) is pretty much a modified 700 series shinkansen and are built by the Japanese

    • @ReiwaMagi
      @ReiwaMagi Рік тому +12

      @@SeanHogan_frijole It is the same technology.

    • @sbeve7445
      @sbeve7445 Рік тому +11

      @@SeanHogan_frijole They are modified 700 series so sounds about right

  • @wasmic5z
    @wasmic5z Рік тому +329

    The Shinkansen trains are very wide (3.36 meters, compared to about 2.9 meters for most continental European trains), which means that there's plenty of space for even the longer journeys on the 2+3 seating sections.
    I travelled from Tokyo to Kyoto - a journey of about 3 hours on a Hikari semi-fast service - in the regular seats, and it never became uncomfortable for even a moment. The leg room is amazing and the seat width is actually better than what you'll find on a British intercity train.

    • @justsamoo3480
      @justsamoo3480 Рік тому +22

      I mean British intercity trains are really narrow, because of the ancient boarding gauge.

    • @davidjacobs8558
      @davidjacobs8558 Рік тому +4

      I heard there is even 3+3 seating in some Japanese trains. I'm not sure if it's true or not.

    • @gazel7424
      @gazel7424 Рік тому +22

      ⁠@@davidjacobs8558 It existed on series E4 double decker Shinkansen but no longer in service, 3+3 seating was designed for Non-resered seats which was needed in rush hours.

    • @YukariAkiyama
      @YukariAkiyama Рік тому +2

      I don’t like the Hikari service, or really any of the N700’s. Once you take the Hakone - Tokyo shinkansen, you cant go back to anything else. Fast and has the premium economy feel

    • @wasmic5z
      @wasmic5z Рік тому +11

      @@YukariAkiyama There are no Shinkansen trains to Hakone. That was likely the Odakyu Romancecar train, which runs on narrow-gauge track. It is much slower than the Shinkansen. It can only go 110 km/h as max speed, compared to 320 km/h for the Tohoku Shinkansen and 270 km/h for the Tokaido Shinkansen. Because it is slower than the Shinkansen, it has to compete on luxury instead.

  • @andrewr.7223
    @andrewr.7223 Рік тому +107

    The cleanliness and smoothness of the Shinkansen trains is simply UNMATCHED! 😯

  • @susanbintisalbio5204
    @susanbintisalbio5204 Рік тому +75

    The Shinkansen is such a gold standard of high speed train

  • @jkardez4794
    @jkardez4794 Рік тому +178

    The Japanese are really the masters of rail transportation whether it's speed or the interior or exterior design . They've got different types of trains for different journeys and they're all very fascinating.

    • @bahnspotterEU
      @bahnspotterEU Рік тому +7

      Not to discredit the Japanese, but having different types of trains for different journeys is the norm for all countries with extensive or even not-so-extensive railways.

    • @jkardez4794
      @jkardez4794 Рік тому +20

      @@bahnspotterEU If you'd care to observe the Japanese trains they are radically different in their appearance from one and another and that is quite appreciable unlike other countries where the changes are hardly noticeable.

    • @that1niceguy246
      @that1niceguy246 Рік тому +3

      @@jkardez4794 The differences are noticable in both cases. But the commuter trains in big cities in Japan look almost always the same to me. Probably has to do with efficiency in some way.

    • @jkardez4794
      @jkardez4794 Рік тому +1

      @@that1niceguy246The local trains are more or less the same ; it's the intercity and rural trains which have different iterations depending upon the journeys.

    • @widodoakrom3938
      @widodoakrom3938 Рік тому +1

      China be like: are u challenging me?

  • @PointOfTrips
    @PointOfTrips Рік тому +92

    Japan's trains are undoubtedly among the best in the world. And the variety of services and rolling stock on offer is wonderfully crazy.
    Fantastic video, Superalbs!

    • @cooltwittertag
      @cooltwittertag Рік тому +1

      not really, only the hsr ones. You can experience true transit horror when you sit in metro style seating fro multiple hours in one of their many excrutiatingly slow regional trains

    • @lolololo-cx4dp
      @lolololo-cx4dp 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@cooltwittertagtheir metro is also good, it has a big network, they also have many cool looking non HSR train.

  • @Eunos
    @Eunos Рік тому +19

    The front end looks like an Alfa Romeo Giulietta. ;D

  • @andrewpepper8031
    @andrewpepper8031 Рік тому +199

    The trains in Japan are surely up there with the best in the world. Great video bringing back great memories.

    • @BsBsBock
      @BsBsBock Рік тому +7

      On the main lines yes but in rural areas they aren’t quite good

    • @prashantgurung2635
      @prashantgurung2635 Рік тому +33

      ​@@BsBsBockEven in rural areas they are good clean and punctual runs at speed of 160

    • @mwat22
      @mwat22 Рік тому +22

      They are the best since they are the pioneers. Best safety record on this side of high speed trains

    • @whitewolf2767
      @whitewolf2767 Рік тому +4

      @@BsBsBock they are good...but if you pick a train which runs through one of the most sparesely populated areas then you cant ask much

    • @brokeafengineerwannabe2071
      @brokeafengineerwannabe2071 Рік тому

      @@BsBsBock depends on the agency running the line although generally is true

  • @chevy-is-a-good-boy
    @chevy-is-a-good-boy Рік тому +36

    Thanks for this! The entire Shinkansen experience is always a pleasure. There's no real equal to Japan's rail network.

  • @hardly.rivai_YT
    @hardly.rivai_YT Рік тому +132

    The Shinkansen never disappoints, despite the high fares. Very fast, very modern, and quite punctual (as expected for a Japanese train service). The Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen will definitely going to be extended to Hakata, but it's not the only line JR is building now.
    If you think this is fast, wait until the Chuo Shinkansen opens. It will operate with Maglev technology, so it is an absolute rocket ship. 🚀

    • @S.P.Q.Rrespublicas
      @S.P.Q.Rrespublicas Рік тому +7

      Pretty sure it’s the fastest train in the world by 1 kph over Chinas experimental Maglev(not the operating ones) it hit 603 kph

    • @B-A-L
      @B-A-L Рік тому +3

      Got to convince Saga prefecture first. The reason why the route is only half built is because Saga refused to allow it to pass through it's region citing it had no economic benefit to them. If they do change their minds it will still be at least another 20 years before it opens.

    • @LGVRhin-Rhone
      @LGVRhin-Rhone Рік тому +2

      @@S.P.Q.Rrespublicas the chinese ones haven't reached 600kph yet. They're reportedly capable of this speed, but they'll have to put it up to the test.

    • @prashantgurung2635
      @prashantgurung2635 Рік тому

      ​@jasperpercabeth9140Stats Says Japanese And They Have Been Since 6 Decades China is New

    • @riffgroove
      @riffgroove 9 місяців тому

      The new "L-0" series Shinkansen, which is already in service transporting commercial goods, has a top speed of 607 kph.

  • @vnse725
    @vnse725 Рік тому +17

    Finally a video of Japan! N700S is my favourite train, great video!

    • @xxkk3254
      @xxkk3254 Рік тому

      The speed, smoothness, comfort and punctuality of China's high-speed trains are far superior to those of Japan's Shinkansen

    • @vnse725
      @vnse725 Рік тому +8

      @@xxkk3254 Not at all, China still has a long way to go, at least they should get rid of the stupid airport-style security check and real name ticketing.

  • @sachiro3
    @sachiro3 Рік тому +12

    Welcome to Japan! Thank you for introducing the Nishikyushu Shinkansen. You are investigating it in great detail, I was interested.

  • @PonyOfWar
    @PonyOfWar Рік тому +26

    Rode it in april. Those reserved seats are amazing! Better than most 1st class seats.

    • @thecooletompie
      @thecooletompie Рік тому +5

      I think these are supposed to be first class seats as this train does not have green class seats (what japan calls first class). Normal reserved seats on any other shinkansen are always 2+3 configuration.

    • @ykk-1
      @ykk-1 Рік тому +3

      There is a private room on the conventional limited express Kamome, which you transfer from Takeo Onsen.

    • @bubbledoubletrouble
      @bubbledoubletrouble Рік тому +1

      @@thecooletompieGreen Class is more akin to business class. Gran Class-which is only available on some JR East services-is a much closer match to first class.

    • @kantaikessen3289
      @kantaikessen3289 Рік тому

      Standard reserved seats in JR West/JR Kyushu Mizuho, Sakura, and Tsubame services as well as JR East Tohoku Shinkansen services have a 2-2 configuration. Other shinkansen services have 2-3 for both unreserved and reserved standard seats

  • @siddhantsavanth6068
    @siddhantsavanth6068 Рік тому +21

    Love every video you post….especially love the accuracy of the information!! Thank you for such detailed videos ❤️

  • @Fliesenleger94
    @Fliesenleger94 Рік тому +9

    I've been really looking forward to your videos on japanese trains!

  • @traceylamplugh7727
    @traceylamplugh7727 8 місяців тому +2

    Japan looks great!!!!! How modern, the best country is SE Asia!!!!

  • @EpicThe112
    @EpicThe112 Рік тому +26

    What you got there was a JR Kyushu N700S train assigned to Nagasaki depot which itself got destroyed on August 9th 1945 and rebuilt afterwards. Long-term plan of the route is that it will join the Kyushu Sanyo Shinkansen line Kyoto Osaka Kobe Kagoshima via Hiroshima and Fukuoka which was the old US Itazuke Air Force Base.

    • @LGVRhin-Rhone
      @LGVRhin-Rhone Рік тому +5

      It's sad that most of the trains in Nagasaki depot were moved to Sasebo due to the shinkansen opening 😭 btw These trains are part of the Kumamoto General Rolling Stock Yard Omura Rolling Stock Management Office, not the Nagasaki Depot

    • @sc5252
      @sc5252 Рік тому +2

      This is a very short distance for HSR from Nagasaki to Takeo Onsen only about 65 km?

    • @bubbledoubletrouble
      @bubbledoubletrouble Рік тому

      ⁠@@sc5252 Correct. The cost of introducing shinkansen infrastructure and service to Saga prefecture considerably outweigh the benefits to its residents. JR Kyushu pushed ahead with construction of the segment with the expectation that a gauge-change train (GCT) would complete development in time: running on standard gauge from Nagasaki to Takeo-Onsen, switching to narrow gauge and reduced speed to Hakata, and switching back to standard gauge and speed when entering the main shinkansen network. However, the GCT was ultimately abandoned for technical/financial reasons.

    • @B-A-L
      @B-A-L Рік тому +1

      ​@@bubbledoubletroubleKind of strange that Japan, one of the world leaders in train technology, had to give up on it's gauge changing train when Spain has had trains that can change to 3 different sizes of gauge for decades!

  • @luisstransport
    @luisstransport Рік тому +10

    Great trip report Superalbs!

  • @michaelhall8586
    @michaelhall8586 Рік тому +3

    Wow that stations sparkles with cleanliness!

  • @manosm2003
    @manosm2003 Рік тому +8

    Some spots were so beautiful 😍😍😍, the infrastructure is AMAAAAAZING AND VERY CLEAN, WOOOOW🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @rvs55
    @rvs55 10 місяців тому +2

    Japan's trains are simply the best in the world. It's in their culture of perfection.
    I've had the pleasure of riding the Shinkansen a few times. Tokyo to Osaka, Osaka to Hiroshima, and a few main JR routes.
    Nothing comes close, not even the German ICE or French TGV which I've also ridden.

  • @mgancarzjr
    @mgancarzjr 11 місяців тому +5

    Very nice. I was in Japan about a month after this video was uploaded. Traveled between Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka on the Hikari line via JRPass. It's a shame that the prices for the JRPass have gone up so much. Was convenient to use it on the Yamanote and Chuo/Sobu lines.
    Anyhow, if anyone here ever gets a chance to ride the shinkansen, make sure to pick up ekiben (station bentō). There are few things more luxurious than eating delicious food while speeding through Japan.

  • @cathrynm
    @cathrynm Рік тому +15

    I love Japan.

  • @allyreneepenny9447
    @allyreneepenny9447 Рік тому +13

    Beautiful trains 👍❗
    And the landscapes in Japan are so beautiful ❗

  • @FromtheWindowSeat
    @FromtheWindowSeat Рік тому +8

    Looks wonderful. Thanks for the comprehensive review … getting excited for my first trip to Japan. 🤩

  • @rezaalan3991
    @rezaalan3991 Рік тому +12

    Great trip, finally you visiting Japan and trying their brand new Shinkansen at brand new track. I hope the Takeo Onsen to Hakata line can be completed as soon as possible. And yeah can't wait for another Japanese Train trip in this channel.

    • @ykk-1
      @ykk-1 Рік тому +1

      It will probably take 30 years from Takeo Onsen to Shin-Tosu.This is because Saga Prefecture has pointed out that the convenience of conventional lines will be greatly reduced.

  • @peter_kelly
    @peter_kelly Рік тому +1

    Speechless. The level of service on this line is just superb.

  • @chevalsauer
    @chevalsauer 6 місяців тому +1

    These trains are the best!!! Traveled back to Tokyo from Hiroshima at up to 320k's (200mph) absolutely effortless, even the stops along the way seem easy and quick. As for the leg room, I'm just over 2 meters tall and theres still ample leg room from my knees to the seat in front, about half a foot - maybe 10 cms, even for a large person, there is so much room compared to your average economy airline seat, its like they're all Biz class, and no bulky seat belts either.

  • @samtrak1204
    @samtrak1204 9 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for helping me plan my trip to Japan.

  • @kozakura1
    @kozakura1 Рік тому +16

    Japan is the best

    • @sunnypheonix5638
      @sunnypheonix5638 Рік тому

      Japan's latest Shinkansen is not as fast or as stable as China's high-speed rail

    • @AegisEdge
      @AegisEdge 5 місяців тому +1

      @@sunnypheonix5638 false actually

  • @berndderbratan
    @berndderbratan Рік тому +8

    Already the most reliable Alfa Romeo vehicle ever made

  • @jmstransit
    @jmstransit Рік тому +2

    The Japanese pronounciation of stations and other proper nouns is actually decent here, good work

  • @elcasho
    @elcasho Рік тому +7

    Amazing train!

  • @sk1nzsk1nz34
    @sk1nzsk1nz34 Рік тому +7

    Japan always appears litter free.

  • @BritishRail60062
    @BritishRail60062 8 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for covering the Shinkansen. I appreciate the video.

  • @Rufiowascool
    @Rufiowascool Рік тому +3

    I live in Japan, and I must say - it was great to hear you nail the pronunciation of the placenames etc. Usually people butcher them and it hurts my ears. Good stuff. Easy sub.

    • @SuperalbsTravels
      @SuperalbsTravels  Рік тому

      Awesome, good to know I'm getting them right, as I wasn't 100% sure! 😂

  • @samtrak1204
    @samtrak1204 9 місяців тому +2

    The only things I don’t like about Shinkansen are the small airplane windows and the 3+2 seating, but the fast smooth ride really turns me on and on.

    • @SuperalbsTravels
      @SuperalbsTravels  9 місяців тому +1

      The windows are actually bigger than the photos make you think! :)

  • @mdsoulsounds
    @mdsoulsounds Рік тому +2

    Japan, the best trains and consumer products designed with a more humane touch.

  • @uryen921
    @uryen921 Рік тому +2

    The posters on the train looks very old fashioned! Love it 😊

  • @KyrilPG
    @KyrilPG Рік тому +9

    Wow ! While watching the video, I followed the line on Google Maps sat view. There are a couple points were the viaduct between 2 tunnel mouths is only 15, maybe 20 meters long !
    I measured 25 meters on another one...
    This line is closer to a high-speed metro than to a usual high-speed line.
    Google Maps doesn't show the line completed yet, several parts are building sites and many others are like finished.
    But there's a very accurate dashed line displayed if you activate the transportation layer. You can follow the line entirely, even when it's in the long tunnels.

    • @TexasCat99
      @TexasCat99 Рік тому

      I sometimes follow the train videos with google maps. More so with slower running trains. Sometimes, there's good walk-around Japan channels that go by these same train stations. "Wait, I saw a video from the train, I recognize that station!"

  • @LYoda
    @LYoda Рік тому +4

    Found your videos recently. Great reviews! For sure the best for trains

  • @robertgregic8338
    @robertgregic8338 Рік тому +3

    Really nice train and good review!

  • @MrShujinJonmichal
    @MrShujinJonmichal Рік тому +3

    Welcome to Japan My Home Country. I currently live in America and I was Adopted from Japan back in 1998. I so want to go back to Japan and explore

  • @fixpacifica
    @fixpacifica Рік тому +1

    The new Nagasaki Station looks great. I was there in April and the whole outside area was a construction zone with temporary walls set up so that you could barely see the building.

  • @jochem2029
    @jochem2029 5 місяців тому

    These seats with the wooden back look so beautiful. I also like the tile-look on the floor. Great video again! 👏🏻

  • @sneakprev1984
    @sneakprev1984 27 днів тому

    I travelled on the Shinkansen (Nozomi) this year. I went from Tokyo to Hiroshima. The legroom was outstanding and we arrived in Hiroshima spot on time, which was very impressive, especially when you're used to Deutsche Bahn's "punctuality"... But the interior of this Kamome train is just stunning! Love the wooden armrests!

  • @Andrewjg_89
    @Andrewjg_89 Рік тому +5

    I do like the Shinkansen bullet trains as they are so popular in Japan. And are very fast that can some can go well over 200mph.

    • @ykk-1
      @ykk-1 Рік тому

      The fastest bullet train in Japan is the Tohoku Shinkansen Hayabusa Komachi.Its top speed is 320 km/h.Not over 200 mph.

    • @B-A-L
      @B-A-L Рік тому

      Some of the trains can go over 200mph they just aren't allowed to because of the track.

    • @xxkk3254
      @xxkk3254 Рік тому

      The speed, smoothness, comfort and punctuality of China's high-speed trains are far superior to those of Japan's Shinkansen

    • @B-A-L
      @B-A-L Рік тому +5

      @@xxkk3254 Yeah right (that's sarcasm btw)

  • @83nitish
    @83nitish 8 місяців тому +2

    Japan is a standard for modern High Speed Train. Even better than Germany, France and surely UK.

  • @deltavee2
    @deltavee2 Рік тому +2

    8:37 i Love the poster on the left which makes the train's engine look like a cute cat with a seagull on its forehead. Japanese humour can be subtle.

    • @ykk-1
      @ykk-1 Рік тому

      The logo looks like a combination of the Mazda and Audi logos, but as a Japanese person, I would be happy if you liked it.

    • @HaapsaluYT
      @HaapsaluYT Рік тому

      Considering how Kamome is supposed to translate to “seagulll”, you might be onto something there :P

  • @Sumi_S
    @Sumi_S Рік тому +1

    Japan is really a dream world man

  • @TexasCat99
    @TexasCat99 Рік тому +6

    While you're in Japan, you should try some of the rural trains with hundreds of tunnels. Many are not electric. Like the Geibi Line or The Nanki. Great views of the countryside. The tiny stations are pretty much concrete slabs, and some mid-size ones look like gardens. And of course, there's the sleeper trains - double-checker rooms.
    At major stations with 6+ tracks during "rush hour" Watch the trains come and go in both directions. Never see anything like that anywhere. A train can leave Track #3 going west, and less than a minute later, a train is coming to a stop on track 3 going east. But with 6~8 tracks, there are constantly trains moving.
    Thanks for going to Japan; excellent, as usual!

  • @slypear
    @slypear Рік тому +1

    Nice to see the wood accents!
    Great report from you, as usual~

  • @allahlesboslu2_9
    @allahlesboslu2_9 Рік тому +4

    Japanese bullet trains are just next level

  • @y2157
    @y2157 Рік тому +9

    Great video.thx so much.
    As one of the daily users of this shinkansen service, i reckon it has got a bit less convenient than the previous way of services, which connected Nagasaki and Hakata directly. Although Shinkansen itself is very good and comfortable as free wifi and power outlets have installed every seat,it just reduced about 10 minutes between Nagasaki and Hakata and added extra connecting.
    Another problem is that it's still unclear when the rest of the shinkansen will open(Takeo Onsen to Hakata). Local authorities and JR have been arguing what kinds of services(1435mm shinkansen services or free gage train services) are the best more than 40 years 😮

    • @dangeorge809
      @dangeorge809 Рік тому

      What they're still arguing over as far as halting progress on the rest of the line is the route it's going to take to Hakata. Competing cities are desperate to get a stop there to boost the local economy. Until they sort that out and get the rest of the line built, there's absolutely zero convenience of the Nishi-Shinjuku Shinkansen. In fact, unless you take one with an immediate connection waiting on the other side (and not all of them have them), it's actually longer than the old Kamome Limited Express (which was a really lovely trip down along the southern coast of the Nagasaki Peninsula), and at best the same travel time as the old line.

    • @ykk-1
      @ykk-1 Рік тому +4

      The free gauge train plan has already been derailed.The government and JR Kyushu are thinking of building a standard gauge line from Takeo Onsen to Shin-Tosu no matter what. The focus is on how to persuade the local Saga Prefecture.

    • @bubbledoubletrouble
      @bubbledoubletrouble Рік тому

      There’s really very little benefit for Saga to go along with it. Having to shoulder the prefectural share of track construction, and potentially having to subsidize unprofitable local lines or risk losing them-as JR Kyushu has the legal right to drop local services once shinkansen service is available-for… what, a few minutes faster service? One-seat rides into JR West territory? Since Saga residents live pretty close to the existing JR Kyushu shinkansen line.

    • @B-A-L
      @B-A-L Рік тому +1

      I can't get over how JR Kyushu abandoned the Free Gauge Train because they were having problems with the axles when Spain has had gauge changing trains working successfully for decades.

  • @christopherlegan4654
    @christopherlegan4654 Рік тому +5

    Sehr schön.

    • @Olli-Tech
      @Olli-Tech Рік тому

      Ja, nur etwas langsam auf dieser Route. Die Dinger können viel schneller fahren.

  • @paranoidhumanoid
    @paranoidhumanoid Рік тому +2

    Squeaky clean and beautifully designed interiors and exterior! Love it!

  • @samsunglg6671
    @samsunglg6671 Рік тому

    Very comprehensive video, thank you for your dedication 🥂

  • @andrewr.7223
    @andrewr.7223 Рік тому +21

    The fastest Shinkansen train in Japan is the E5 Series "Hayabusa" of the Tohoku Shinkansen branch (674.9 km long), which reaches a maximum speed of 320 km/h. But for some years now they have been working on a new train with a maximum operating speed of up to 360 km/h, a little faster than the current Hayabusa but retaining the same comfort and smoothness of travel. Here is a recent NHK report on the subject 👇 ua-cam.com/video/wtU77h1B5TM/v-deo.html

    • @ithefy5830
      @ithefy5830 11 місяців тому

      L0 Shinkansen by JR central is being developed and is set for day to day operations from 2027 with a max speed of 603 kph

  • @fathimuzakki9003
    @fathimuzakki9003 Рік тому +8

    1067mm was pretty normal for me before, but since I live for 5 yrs in Germany now and getting used to see the 1435mm gauge, the 1067mm one look really narrow now!

  • @zaheeruudin
    @zaheeruudin Рік тому

    Neat and clean and developed country Japan.

  • @ayushgaurincredible
    @ayushgaurincredible Рік тому +2

    I'm fan of Shinkansen train since it's gonna be launched in India in 2027-28.

  • @danielthorp8717
    @danielthorp8717 8 місяців тому +1

    Makes you wonder if the rail companies in the UK are taking notes.

  • @arindamkumar7725
    @arindamkumar7725 Рік тому +2

    For a second I thought you were going to show us the Alpha X trains which is the latest generation of Japanese bullet train.

  • @RicciChoi1109
    @RicciChoi1109 Рік тому +3

    Sadly, the remaining section of the line from Takeo-Onsen to Shin-Tosu (via Saga) will have a very long time to negotiate before construction commences.
    It is because the Saga prefectural government won't fund the project that has minimal benefits to them.

  • @vedymin1
    @vedymin1 Рік тому +1

    I imagine the acceleration could be much greater, but it was chosen as a happy medium between comfort and expediency.

    • @SuperalbsTravels
      @SuperalbsTravels  Рік тому +1

      True, don't want to go too fast and make everyone fall over! 😂

  • @memespert
    @memespert Рік тому

    The Shinkansen might as well be the greatest high speed train of all time! 😮

  • @RalphJosephBathan
    @RalphJosephBathan 6 місяців тому

    I must say this trains looks better and more comfortable than what we have here in Germany, which is the ICE

  • @fratercontenduntocculta8161
    @fratercontenduntocculta8161 Рік тому +1

    I always wanted to see a wingless airplane!

  • @tomilaptos
    @tomilaptos Рік тому +3

    I was wondering when you’d to Japan. Having been the in 2010 and travelling with rail almost exclusively for three weeks, I have to agree with you.

  • @3xsxs953
    @3xsxs953 Рік тому +4

    Nice video. Your Japanese pronunciation is cute. Sound slightly Chinese-influenced.

  • @eruno_
    @eruno_ Рік тому +2

    I would love yo see you riding Taiwanese high speed rail too. It basically goes all across the island. 🇹🇼 and its system is based on Japanese technology

  • @luke211286
    @luke211286 Рік тому +7

    Just one thing to note, are you sure that Nagasaki station does not accept contactless cards? Because to my knowledge, only Shinkansen gates are the one that does accept those. Local and express trains, you can use them regardless of where you bought the card because the system is fully integrated throughout the country.
    Anyway, wonderful interior. It's somewhere I have to visit one day as I've never been to Kyushu yet

    • @yankeedrifterm3
      @yankeedrifterm3 Рік тому +2

      Only the shinkansen gates don't do contactless, the regular gates do

  • @RussianSevereWeatherVideos
    @RussianSevereWeatherVideos Рік тому +1

    Fourth comment, yay! Now, thanks for sharing this lovely video with us

  • @stanislavkostarnov2157
    @stanislavkostarnov2157 Рік тому +1

    noticed towards the end you had a few pictures of the Kuro-Kamome Tokyu on the standard line side of the platform... remember seeing this one when boarding a Nagasaki local at Sasebo circa early 2020

  • @sanathediriweera313
    @sanathediriweera313 Рік тому

    Leaving the station one minute late. Did I hear correctly... Fantastic train and must go to the museum at Kyoto next time

  • @transportationvideos2014
    @transportationvideos2014 Рік тому +2

    The new Nagasaki Station's interior actually looks really similar to the Kumamoto Station, especially the underpass, and the shopping mall inside!

    • @ykk-1
      @ykk-1 Рік тому +1

      There is no underground passage, but there is a shopping mall called Amu Plaza in front of the station.

  • @ooppww1923
    @ooppww1923 8 місяців тому +2

    These Shinkansen eats eurostar 100 times 😂😂😂

  • @gregmichael8473
    @gregmichael8473 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the video. Even though the set is only 6 cars was a bit surprosed there's no Green Car as I think there is one on the conventional gauge set you change to. On my first trip to Japan a similar system operated between Hakata and Kagoshima with a cross-platform change at Shin-Yatsushiro, as the southern part of the Kyushu Shinkansen was built first.

    • @ykk-1
      @ykk-1 Рік тому +1

      The same Kyushu 800 Series Shinkansen does not come with Green Cars either.

  • @IKEMENOsakaman
    @IKEMENOsakaman 9 місяців тому +2

    Japan: Bullet Train
    USA; Bullet Brain

  • @reezdog
    @reezdog Рік тому

    Excellent video!
    The windows look small on the outside but look adequate on the inside.

  • @emigratednorwegian411
    @emigratednorwegian411 11 місяців тому +1

    Impressive indeed👍. I do wish possible any similar high speed train where i live now, in the Philippines. I am not sure being ever a reality even if highly populated, just like Japan.
    I also wish in Norway, where i am from. But right there THE IMMPOSIBLE DREAM. Too few inhabitants with a surface content not so much different from that of Japan and Philippines
    🇯🇵🇵🇭

  • @linuxman7777
    @linuxman7777 Рік тому +1

    Saga Prefecture is fighting this because they will have to maintain more of the line and will see very little benefit in terms of tourism or business from the shinkansen. Which will mean the national government of Japan will likely step in for maintenance of the line in Saga Prefecture.

  • @ANY_WORLD4
    @ANY_WORLD4 Рік тому

    Make more videos on Japanese train's it's the most great to watch videos

  • @rksreepansh
    @rksreepansh Рік тому +3

    Shinkanshen E5 coming to india soon❤

  • @whitesinjonlovealso7138
    @whitesinjonlovealso7138 Рік тому +1

    Love you 😘😘 BRO 😘😘

  • @MatthewDeGuzman512
    @MatthewDeGuzman512 Рік тому

    Watching this I think that the N700S Kamome is the best Shinkansen in Japan despite how short the line is compared to the rest of the Shinkansen network.

  • @kaisermuto
    @kaisermuto Рік тому

    Shinkansen's most important function is how much fast to stop the machine safely when the earth quake occures by sensor before earth quake S' wave comes. Shinkansen begins to stop when it catch P' wave before S' wave.

  • @mattevans4377
    @mattevans4377 Рік тому +2

    As someone who lives in the UK, £21 is a bargain.

    • @B-A-L
      @B-A-L Рік тому

      It costs £13 just to travel from East Croydon to London Victoria and back which is a total distance of around 20 miles!

  • @otakuhunter4817
    @otakuhunter4817 11 місяців тому +1

    nobody does trains better Japan

  • @sauravdutta90
    @sauravdutta90 Рік тому +2

    This is the Nagasaki!! Unbelievable!! No body would belive it was attacked with nuclear bomb!

  • @TL98
    @TL98 Рік тому

    when you dribble the 250 km/h mark, you have to blast some eurobeat if travelling on the shinkansen

  • @lewisclark1122
    @lewisclark1122 6 місяців тому +1

    You may pay top dollar to use the Shinkansen, but for that you get a top service.

  • @Drago1995
    @Drago1995 Рік тому +1

    24 euros that's the price of a discounted first class Week-end ticket in Belgium from Gent to Ostend, still pretty cheaper than i thought o_O

  • @TheKeithvidz
    @TheKeithvidz Рік тому

    Refuse to miss a chance oogle Japan's trains. Other day reminded how my Trinidad THREW AWAY ours from 1965.
    My policy has Japan build us a high speed rail.
    So MAD.

  • @sarkica011
    @sarkica011 Рік тому

    What an amazing train! Thank you so much for sharing. I hope I will make it to Japan one day and go around the country on their incredible trains.
    On a side note, I hope you were sarcastic about the cost of the ticket. Chelmsford to London costs more!!!

    • @SuperalbsTravels
      @SuperalbsTravels  Рік тому

      But UK trains are known for horrible pricing, so... 😅

  • @afizi1213
    @afizi1213 5 місяців тому +1

    ohhh my hitachi make shinkansen ,hmm in my house still use the old japanese reizouko hitachi brand

  • @user-lp5wb2rb3v
    @user-lp5wb2rb3v 11 місяців тому

    £21 is surprisingly well priced, i was expecting £50 minimum lol

  • @emilversteegh6772
    @emilversteegh6772 Рік тому +1

    WOWOWOOWOWOW

  • @PhileoIND
    @PhileoIND 2 місяці тому +1

    0:46 40 years later.......

  • @ひよっぴーHappyzundamon

    JR Kyushu has 2 Shinkansens. Kyushu shinkansen and Nishikyushu shinkansen. N700S is new train.