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What is Shinkansen?

The Shinkansen is a national network of fast "bullet trains" run by Japan Railways. The name Shinkansen (新幹線) means "new trunk line" in Japanese.

Shinkansen network covers most of the big cities across Japan with 2,764 km (1,717 miles) of train tracks, from Hokkaido to Kyushu. The maximum speed of Shinkansen is 240 to 320 km/h (150 to 200 mph) depending on cars and lines.

Shinkansen is the most popular transportation to travel within Japan, such as from Tokyo to Kyoto and Shin-Osaka to Tokyo.

Train type

There are several train types for each line, depending on a number of stops. The fastest train stops only at major cities while others stop most or all stations.

For the most popular line, Tokaido Shinkansen, Nozomi train is the fastest one which stops at major stations, such as Tokyo, Shinagawa, Nagoya, Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka. Hikari train stops more stations and Kodama stops all stations.

Seat type

Shinkansen seats are available in four levels:

  • Unreserved seat
  • Reserved seat
  • Green Reserved seat
  • GranClass seat

Unreserved and Reserved seats are ordinary seats. Green Reserved seat is like business class seats which have more space. GranClass seat is available only for Hokuriku and Tohoku Shinkansen. This seat is like first class seats.

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Shinkansen (bullet train), Express train, Airport train, and local train as well as train package are available to reserve online at Shinkansen-Ticket.com.
You can avoid long lines in Japan for getting train tickets by purchasing tickets with us in advance. You can also avoid no vacant for trains in busy seasons if you reserve trains here before your flying to Japan.

Shinkansen-Ticket.com can deliver your tickets to your hotel in Japan, post offices near major stations or at airports for your easy pick-up. International shipping is also available so that you can have your train tickets before leaving your country to Japan.

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