Riding Japan’s NEWEST bullet train! - Kamome Shinkansen
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 มิ.ย. 2023
- Welcome aboard the latest generation of Japan's legendary Shinkansen bullet train! I take this new train from Nagasaki to Takeo-Onsen, so sit back, relax, and enjoy this country's incredible high-speed rail...
---
Journey Details:
Origin: Nagasaki
Destination: Takeo-Onsen
Company: JR Kyushu
Train: JR N700S-8000 Shinkansen
Accommodation: Ordinary Reserved Seat (2nd)
Distance: 66 kilometres / 41 miles
Price: ¥3600 (£21.10 / €24.30 / $26.60)
Time: 31 minutes, arrived on-time
---
Find me elsewhere:
superalbs.weebly.com/
/ superalbs
/ superalbstravels
/ superalbstravels
Once you have ridden on the Shinkansen, nothing else compares.
Taiwan’s High Speed Rail is on a par.
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 Everything about it superseded my expectations.
@@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
@@SeanHogan_frijole It is the same technology.
@@SeanHogan_frijole They are modified 700 series so sounds about right
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.
I mean British intercity trains are really narrow, because of the ancient boarding gauge.
I heard there is even 3+3 seating in some Japanese trains. I'm not sure if it's true or not.
@@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.
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
@@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.
The Shinkansen is such a gold standard of high speed train
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@that1niceguy246The local trains are more or less the same ; it's the intercity and rural trains which have different iterations depending upon the journeys.
China be like: are u challenging me?
The cleanliness and smoothness of the Shinkansen trains is simply UNMATCHED! 😯
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. 🚀
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
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.
@@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.
@jasperpercabeth9140Stats Says Japanese And They Have Been Since 6 Decades China is New
The new "L-0" series Shinkansen, which is already in service transporting commercial goods, has a top speed of 607 kph.
The trains in Japan are surely up there with the best in the world. Great video bringing back great memories.
On the main lines yes but in rural areas they aren’t quite good
@@BsBsBockEven in rural areas they are good clean and punctual runs at speed of 160
They are the best since they are the pioneers. Best safety record on this side of high speed trains
@@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
@@BsBsBock depends on the agency running the line although generally is true
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!
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
@@cooltwittertagtheir metro is also good, it has a big network, they also have many cool looking non HSR train.
The front end looks like an Alfa Romeo Giulietta. ;D
Thanks for this! The entire Shinkansen experience is always a pleasure. There's no real equal to Japan's rail network.
Finally a video of Japan! N700S is my favourite train, great video!
The speed, smoothness, comfort and punctuality of China's high-speed trains are far superior to those of Japan's Shinkansen
@@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.
Welcome to Japan! Thank you for introducing the Nishikyushu Shinkansen. You are investigating it in great detail, I was interested.
Japan always appears litter free.
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.
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
This is a very short distance for HSR from Nagasaki to Takeo Onsen only about 65 km?
@@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.
@@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!
Rode it in april. Those reserved seats are amazing! Better than most 1st class seats.
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.
There is a private room on the conventional limited express Kamome, which you transfer from Takeo Onsen.
@@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.
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
Japan is the best
Japan's latest Shinkansen is not as fast or as stable as China's high-speed rail
@@sunnypheonix5638 false actually
Love every video you post….especially love the accuracy of the information!! Thank you for such detailed videos ❤️
I've been really looking forward to your videos on japanese trains!
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.
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.
I love Japan.
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.
Some spots were so beautiful 😍😍😍, the infrastructure is AMAAAAAZING AND VERY CLEAN, WOOOOW🤩🤩🤩🤩
Looks wonderful. Thanks for the comprehensive review … getting excited for my first trip to Japan. 🤩
Great trip report Superalbs!
Already the most reliable Alfa Romeo vehicle ever made
Found your videos recently. Great reviews! For sure the best for trains
Wow that stations sparkles with cleanliness!
Beautiful trains 👍❗
And the landscapes in Japan are so beautiful ❗
These seats with the wooden back look so beautiful. I also like the tile-look on the floor. Great video again! 👏🏻
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.
Very comprehensive video, thank you for your dedication 🥂
Really nice train and good review!
Amazing train!
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.
Awesome, good to know I'm getting them right, as I wasn't 100% sure! 😂
Thanks for covering the Shinkansen. I appreciate the video.
Speechless. The level of service on this line is just superb.
The posters on the train looks very old fashioned! Love it 😊
Thank you for helping me plan my trip to Japan.
Happy to, you'll love it! :)
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.
Nice to see the wood accents!
Great report from you, as usual~
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.
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!"
The Japanese pronounciation of stations and other proper nouns is actually decent here, good work
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.
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.
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.
Considering how Kamome is supposed to translate to “seagulll”, you might be onto something there :P
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
Excellent video!
The windows look small on the outside but look adequate on the inside.
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 👇 th-cam.com/video/wtU77h1B5TM/w-d-xo.html
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
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.
The fastest bullet train in Japan is the Tohoku Shinkansen Hayabusa Komachi.Its top speed is 320 km/h.Not over 200 mph.
Some of the trains can go over 200mph they just aren't allowed to because of the track.
The speed, smoothness, comfort and punctuality of China's high-speed trains are far superior to those of Japan's Shinkansen
@@xxkk3254 Yeah right (that's sarcasm btw)
Fourth comment, yay! Now, thanks for sharing this lovely video with us
Leaving the station one minute late. Did I hear correctly... Fantastic train and must go to the museum at Kyoto next time
Japan, the best trains and consumer products designed with a more humane touch.
Neat and clean and developed country Japan.
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!
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!
Good job 🚀
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.
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!!!
But UK trains are known for horrible pricing, so... 😅
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
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.
The windows are actually bigger than the photos make you think! :)
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.
The same Kyushu 800 Series Shinkansen does not come with Green Cars either.
Squeaky clean and beautifully designed interiors and exterior! Love it!
Sehr schön.
Ja, nur etwas langsam auf dieser Route. Die Dinger können viel schneller fahren.
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 😮
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.
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.
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.
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.
Japan looks great!!!!! How modern, the best country is SE Asia!!!!
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.
I must say this trains looks better and more comfortable than what we have here in Germany, which is the ICE
I always wanted to see a wingless airplane!
Japan is really a dream world man
Make more videos on Japanese train's it's the most great to watch videos
I'd love to, I'll try and edit some more soon. ;)
Love you 😘😘 BRO 😘😘
WOWOWOOWOWOW
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
Only the shinkansen gates don't do contactless, the regular gates do
A great train. I would definitely go for the reserved seats. Was there any catering?
I'm fan of Shinkansen train since it's gonna be launched in India in 2027-28.
I like this powerful fastest tra2
I imagine the acceleration could be much greater, but it was chosen as a happy medium between comfort and expediency.
True, don't want to go too fast and make everyone fall over! 😂
The new Nagasaki Station's interior actually looks really similar to the Kumamoto Station, especially the underpass, and the shopping mall inside!
There is no underground passage, but there is a shopping mall called Amu Plaza in front of the station.
Nice video. Your Japanese pronunciation is cute. Sound slightly Chinese-influenced.
The Shinkansen might as well be the greatest high speed train of all time! 😮
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.
when you dribble the 250 km/h mark, you have to blast some eurobeat if travelling on the shinkansen
For a second I thought you were going to show us the Alpha X trains which is the latest generation of Japanese bullet train.
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
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
🇯🇵🇵🇭
Makes you wonder if the rail companies in the UK are taking notes.
The interior looks much better than that of the Tokaido and Sanyo line which use the same train model (Tokaidou-sanyo use a mixed of N700, N700A, and N700S). As far as I know, there is no luggage compartment on Tokaidou-sanyo line.
In fact, even the Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen has newly increased the number of locker spaces that can be used if reserved in advance.
Japanese bullet trains are just next level
@Superalbs What's the name of the background music around 6:35 - 6:50 please?
Thank you for the video. Unfortunately you didn’’t show the inside of the wheelchair accessible toilet and the multi purpose room.
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
Nice video! How's the suspension/ride quality in these trains compared to European high speed trains?
What did you think of the relay service? For me, it was the bumpiest train I've ever been on in Japan. The rails must be quite warped.
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.
Shinkanshen E5 coming to india soon❤
JR Kyushu has 2 Shinkansens. Kyushu shinkansen and Nishikyushu shinkansen. N700S is new train.
9:39 did you ride it down to Nagasaki as well?
As someone who lives in the UK, £21 is a bargain.
It costs £13 just to travel from East Croydon to London Victoria and back which is a total distance of around 20 miles!
The East Japan Railway's JR500s were the coolest looking trains ever. I visited Tokyo around 2000s and observed well used platform extensions that were specifically to allow travellers to take photos of the train with their family standing in front. Japan Rail companies then asked the computer, 'what could we do to improve on these?' It came up with a train - actually several different series of train types, - that look like a duck...
The 500 was a Siemens design,. And hugely expensive to build. That is why there were so few of them operating.
@@nielsviveenPlease don't be kidding.The 500 Series Shinkansen is produced by four companies, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Hitachi, Ltd. of Japan.
@@nielsviveen The architectural design (exterior design) of the Series 500 was done by German industrial designer Alexander Neumeister, but all the engineering design was done by a Japanese company. The Japanese engineers fought against aerodynamics and noise in order to bring the car they designed closer to Neumeister's art concept, and the Series 500 was born.
The 500 series is actually a JR West design but is also used on the JR Central route. The design itself is based around the long beak of a kingfisher, which the Japanese designer saw one day diving into a pool and leaving no splash as it entered and he wondered if that design could be used for drag reduction on a high speed train and to reduce sonic boom noise from trains entering and exiting tunnels, which also influenced the duckbill platypus design of the 700 series too.
@@B-A-L Sorry, brain failure - I should have proof-read as I knew they operated from Tokyo towards the west of Japan! the 500 series still looks much better than the 700 series and derivatives though 🙂. Sadly 500s were only on the Nozomi Trains when I visited a couple of times in the early 2000s (so no Japan Rail Pass) and I have never ridden on one. I did get one of the last series 0s though, which were also very cool!
Japan has the worlds best high speed train service, worlds best local commuter train service. Many countries are investing in high speed passenger train service which is very smart and is a lot better than other modes of travel outside of Trans Pacific international flights.
Greqt video