Riding Japan's Fastest Bullet Train First Class - Shinkansen Hayabusa | Tokyo to Niseko

Today we will be taking a Gran Class (First Class) seat on the Shinkansen Hayabusa, Japan's fastest bullet train. We will travel from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in Hokkaido on the Hayabusa Shinkansen, then transfer to another train to Niseko. ■Boarding information Date and time: December 2024 Total fare: 44,420 JPY / 283 USD / 274 EUR Total time: 8 hours 13 minutes Train name: Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen Hayabusa 1 (E5/H5 series) Section: Tokyo Station (6:32) - Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station (10:48) Stops: Tokyo 6:32, Ueno 6:38, Omiya 6:57, Sendai 8:05, Morioka 8:50, Ninohe 9:10, Hachinohe 9:22, Shichinohe-Towada 9:34, Shin-Aomori 9:51, Okutsugaru-Imabetsu 10:07, Kikonai 10:37, Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto 10:48 Fare: Standard seat 23,230 JPY, Green 32,100 JPY, Gran Class 40,480 JPY Distance: 862.5 km Travel time: 4 hours 16 minutes Facilities: Gran Class Seat: Car 10 Seat 1A Gran Class: https://www.jreast.co.jp/granclass/seat.html Train name: Hokuto No. 9 (Limited Express) Section: Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto (11:05) → Oshamambe (12:14) Facilities: Green Distance: 94.4km Fare: 2,450 JPY Train time: 1 hour 9 minutes Train name: JR Hakodate Main Line Section: Oshamambe (13:29) → Niseko (14:45) Distance: 67.3km Fee: 1,490 JPY Train time: 1 hour 16 minutes ■Table of Contents 00:00 Intro 00:26 Tokyo Station in the early morning 01:15 Receiving tickets 02:10 Purchasing an Ekiben 04:09 Tokyo Station platform 05:35 Shinkansen Hayabusa arrives 06:40 Shinkansen first class "Gran Class" seating 10:10 Departing Tokyo and on-board service 12:10 Light meals and drinks 15:25 Shinkansen leaves at 320 km/h (198.9 mph) (after passing Utsunomiya) 16:30 Gran Class toilets and other on-board facilities 19:21 Sendai - Morioka 21:10 Separation of Shinkansen Hayabusa and Komachi at Morioka 22:17 Eating Ekiben and red wine 23:46 Morioka - Shin-Aomori 25:45 Seikan Tunnel 27:36 Transfer at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto 28:46 From Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Oshamambe on the Hokuto Express 32:40 Oshamambe Station 34:10 From Oshamambe to Niseko on the JR Hakodate Main Line train 36:10 Next video #japan #shinkansen #bullettrain #hayabusa #granclass #firstclass #niseko #hokkaido