LONGEST One-way Shinkansen Route from Tokyo in FIRST CLASS | Tokyo - Kyushu

Today we will be using Japan’s expansive rail network to head out to the southmost Shinkansen station of Kagoshima-chuo station

Fare: 40,000JPY/350USD
Route: Tokyo - Kagoshima-Chuo
Train: N700S & N700
Seat: First Class green
Experience: Revive the Sleeper train pls.

[airwicku]

What I love about this channel is that this man's humour is always on point

[soros]

Some 15 years ago, I took the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto. I couldn't figure out where the train was but people were very kind and pointed me to it. I had a seat in a car completely empty. The thing flashed by homes and rice paddies. I noted the great variety of greens there are in Japan. Loved the ride. On the way back, I decided to save a few bucks and bought a cheaper train only to find it stopping at every hamlet and town. I decided to pay for the Shinkansen but had to get off, take another commuter milk run, but finally got the train on the East coast of Japan. The moral of the story: don't be cheap. Pay the fare and enjoy.

[Mark_Ocain]

Man....I always marvel over how well Japan does the whole high-speed rail experience - from the cheapest seats to the priciest...always a clean, comfortable, class act all the way. I've travelled on the Chinese equivalent quite a few times and I can tell you they are worlds apart. The bento looked pretty righteous by the way !! LOL

[thomaswhitten]

It was so thoughtful of you to include aliens! Impressive ride :)

[StopDropandLOL]

As an Alien I appreciate the conversion so I had a reference.

[TC-fsps]

Hahaha "goodbye sandwich, see you on the other side." 😂 You always make your videos interesting to watch and give lots of information. Looking forward to seeing the next one.

[sarakirk]

As a UK citizen. I’m ashamed to say how awful our train systems are compared to Japans. We have dirty trains, they don’t always run on time and have so many rude and noisy people on them too
In Japan everything and everywhere is spotlessly clean. There is no rubbish or litter on the floor or platforms, the trains are spotlesss outside and gleam with paintwork and class. It’s so so quiet too. Everybody respects each other’s space. This guy has a great sense of humour which is refreshing on a journey such as this when there’s no talking. Still those bullet trains are impressive, they obviously leave dead on time too. Both meals looked good too. I bet he took everything and put his rubbish straight into a bin aswell. Total respect and admiration for this country’s manners 👍🏻👏🏻

[antonymclean]

Much better than Kuga! I especially enjoy the lack of harsh criticisms as the other YouTubers inundate us with. The camera work is very good. Your politeness and sincere graciousness is refreshing; thanking higher powers for food, the journey, etc. I will contribute to this wonderful channel.

[generalpublic]

SST is often imitated by other You Tubers doing the same thing, but never surpassed. Just the right relaxing pace, good commentary with a slice of humor. Thank you SST, I've enjoyed every journey so far.

[betholiver]

From Chicago and a family of train lovers
Thank you for your videos. You are educating us Japan is certainly impressive!!

[hydracicada]

When I went on military service, I traveled over 9000 (literally) kilometers from Saint-Petersburg to Khabarovsk. I was dreaming all my childhood to visit such a route. I also enjoy densha-de-go series, and understand a bit your vision of trains. Thank you for your videos

[velocity]

There should definitely be an an overnight shinkansen with sleeper. Imagine a 20hour evening to evening rail between Kagoshima to Shin Hakodate, that'll be a treat for a weekend rail trip

[Jack-D-Ripper]

Thank you for posting this video! It reminded me of my first Shinkansen ride, but I only travelled from Tokyo to shin-Kobe; first class of course! I brought my own Bento and Kirin. 😋
I worked in Himeji, Kobe, Kyoto, Tokyo and Tsuchiura and had a marvellous time there.

[ReyOfLight]

“For the aliens out there” made me laugh way too much 🤣

[antonjakobsson]

That's a really impressive stretch with a high speed train! I can see why you would like a sleeper train though. It is so very nice to get on in the evening and wake up in a new place.

[okbyethankshello]

As some one from Melbourne, I loved the reference point of distance. To add to this, as someone who loves to go to Hakata everytime I'm in Japan- I may just avoid doing it via Shinkansen from Tokyo next time I visit (although, I was kind of secretly looking forward to the journey). Safe travels!

[LakshmananLM]

I'm glad I randomly watch your videos. They always never disappoint. For Malaysians, it's distance of Singapore to Bangkok. Our trains are full of hope. Hope no delays due to an engine issue and certainly Hope no floods!

[notmyname]

Another great video, informative and funny as usual!
Of course 7 hours is a long trip, but just to put things into perspective: where I live there aren't high speed trains and the train tracks are actually really poorly maintained. Last month I took a 570 kms trip, it took... 17 hours! It was a sleeper and I got to book a room so it wasn't that bad, just painfully slow lol

[superslau]

I love that the green class seats on the brand new N700S look like they're from the 70s. Enjoying your videos, even though i'm currently living in Japan :)

[marcierivera]

Thank you for the great videos, i have enjoyed traveling through Japan with you👏👏👏