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Shinkansen
Japan Railway pioneered the famous Bullet Train,
known in Japanese as Shinkansen, and with speeds nudging 300
kilometers per hour these remain the fastest way to travel
around the country. On the most-traveled Tokaido route between
Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka, there are three types of shinkansen,
reflecting the number of stops that the train makes:
- Nozomi - the fastest and most expensive type of Shinkansen.
13 cars (including 2 first class cars) out of 16 reserved
seating.
Small surcharge on top of the
Shinkansen fare required, and the Japan Rail Pass is not valid.
- Hikari -
the next fastest, but still pretty fast, and Rail Pass
is OK.
- Kodama - makes more stops, and generally only
covers small stretches of the Shinkansen lines.
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