Bullet Train - Japan

Japan’s high speed bullet trains, also known as Shinkansen trains, offer visitors an exciting experience with speeds reaching up to 320km/hr. The main lines with bullet trains include Tokaido, Sanyo, Tohoku, Joetsu, Nagano and Kyushu. Popular bullet train journeys travel between tokyo and Osaka with people viewing the landscape of japan as they travel to these cities via bullet train.

 You must have a pass to travel on these trains which can take you around inner cities of Japan.The network presently links most major cities on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu, with construction of a link to the northern island of Hokkaido underway.

Nozomi is the fastest and most expensive type of Shinkansen but pass holders cannot travel on these due to all reserved seating. 


Sources: Railjpn, Wiki -Alex