{"id":20083,"date":"2024-05-14T17:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T07:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=20083"},"modified":"2024-09-18T16:17:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T06:17:55","slug":"japan-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/japan-trains\/","title":{"rendered":"Why train travel is the one experience you won\u2019t want to miss in Japan\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Sumo? Tea ceremony? Robot bar? Cat caf\u00e9? Ninja school? While all worthy experiences, it\u2019s riding the rails in <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/japan\">Japan<\/a> that rules them all.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As much a cultural, culinary and social experience as a mode of transportation, you don\u2019t need to be a notepad-toting trainspotter to appreciate the allure of Japan\u2019s world-leading rail network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beloved by many, there are countless websites, blogs, forums and Reddit threads filled with rail fans fawning over Japan\u2019s trains and dissecting every bit of train-related news that hits the headlines.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"product_wrapper ipf-no-title\"><div class=\"product\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;\" data-code=\"CJPJ\"><div class=\"product-inner\"><div class=\"product-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/ipf\/CJPJ.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/trips\/cjpj\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"product-name\">Premium Japan<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-footer\"><div class=\"product-footer-left\"><span class=\"product-days\">12 days<\/span><\/div><div class=\"product-footer-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/trips\/cjpj\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"product-btn\">View trip<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"product\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;\" data-code=\"CJRB\"><div class=\"product-inner\"><div class=\"product-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/ipf\/CJRB.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/trips\/cjrb\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"product-name\">Japan Express<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-footer\"><div class=\"product-footer-left\"><span class=\"product-days\">9 days<\/span><\/div><div class=\"product-footer-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/trips\/cjrb\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"product-btn\">View trip<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"product\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;\" data-code=\"CJKJ\"><div class=\"product-inner\"><div class=\"product-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/ipf\/CJKJ.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/trips\/cjkj\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"product-name\">Classic Japan<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-footer\"><div class=\"product-footer-left\"><span class=\"product-days\">11 days<\/span><\/div><div class=\"product-footer-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/trips\/cjkj\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"product-btn\">View trip<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt about it: Japan\u2019s trains have reached cult status (something that will almost certainly never happen to Los Angeles&#8217;s buses).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A mode of transport frequently used by people from all walks of life, a train journey in Japan isn\u2019t just for the budget traveller either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Japan, trains are a way of life for everyone from students to suited salarymen and well-to-do families. There\u2019s even an ultra-luxury train scene in Japan evidenced by the fact that the new shiki-shima sleeper train is booked out more than a year in advance despite the journey costing a minimum of $3,500 AUD per person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what\u2019s so good about Japanese trains anyway? Answer: just about everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bullet trains <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reaching speeds of up to 320 kilometres per hour (200 mph), Japan\u2019s bullet trains (or shinkansen) may fly across the country like bats out of hell, but somehow, they also manage to maintain a Zen vibe on the inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Super clean, eerily quiet, scarily efficient and ever reliable, Japan\u2019s trains make your home country\u2019s rail network look pretty shoddy (unless, of course, you happen to be from Germany).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/shiki-shima-observation-car.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/shiki-shima-observation-car.jpg\" alt=\"Shiki Shima observation carriage\" class=\"wp-image-20088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/shiki-shima-observation-car.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/shiki-shima-observation-car-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/shiki-shima-observation-car-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/shiki-shima-observation-car-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shiki-shima observation carriage. Image c\/o East Japan Railway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On a recent trip from Tokyo to Sendai, I rode the Tohoku bullet train that covers a staggering 304km (189 miles) in just over 90 minutes. With the fastest operating speeds of the entire network, this line is the Holy Grail for speed nuts who want to experience a bullet train at the height of its superpowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from travelling at near-warp speeds, there are plenty of other features worth celebrating. Free, speedy Wi-Fi ensures passengers stay connected throughout the entire journey, nifty retractable coat racks guarantee your coat doesn\u2019t get creased, and a trolley laden with beer and snacks is rolled out just after leaving the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Super clean, graffiti-free windows mean a limitless supply of mountain and countryside views are on tap (albeit those vistas are a little blurred due to the breakneck speed of travel). Essentially, Japan is responsible for creating a train utopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Train food<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like plane food, regular train food can be hit and miss (but mostly miss). From a soggy ham and cheese croissant nuked in a microwave by a surly woman to a shapeless, tasteless, colourless blob that may or may not have been an attempt at an omelette (cheers India Railways &#8211; you did your best), eating train food is a universally risky proposition. It\u2019s also a high-stakes game when considering the Spartan toilet scenario on most trains around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ekiben-box_opt.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ekiben-box_opt.jpg\" alt=\"Train station bento boxes, also known as ekiben boxes\" class=\"wp-image-20086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ekiben-box_opt.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ekiben-box_opt-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ekiben-box_opt-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ekiben-box_opt-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ekiben box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Responsible for some of the world\u2019s greatest culinary experiences, it comes as no surprise that Japan also excels at train food. Apart from having some pretty good in-car dining and snacks on offer (fresh sushi, beer and other snacks are all easily procured mid-ride at reasonable prices), the train station bento boxes (known as ekiben) are where it\u2019s at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Immaculately presented in decorative boxes featuring beautiful artwork and typography, ekiben can be bought from train station platforms and retailers located in and around train stations. From tonkatsu (deep-fried pork cutlet) with cabbage to rice served with succulent chunks of boiled snow crab meat, there are hundreds of ekiben varieties to choose from. Some even come in miraculous self-heating boxes that magically heat up your meal when opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting to the train station early is a good idea because perusing the astounding variety of ekiben on offer can take time (surely many tourists have missed their train due to being sucked into a pre-ride ekiben shopping wormhole). You\u2019ve been warned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/japan-convenience-store-food\/\">Find even more iconic Japanese meals at their well-loved convenience stores &#8211; here&#8217;s the low-down<\/a><strong><a href=\"\/adventures\/japan-convenience-store-food\/\"> <\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Politeness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike many other train journeys, respect is at the heart of a train ride in Japan. With most passengers going out of their way to ensure they don\u2019t talk too loudly or take up too much space, a train ride in Japan is thankfully devoid of conflict or annoyance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having witnessed many bitter fights over seating allocation, armrest territory, luggage space, cutting the toilet line and unruly kids, Japan\u2019s trains are mostly a conflict-free zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boarding is almost always an orderly, considerate experience characterised by extreme politeness and care. With ticket inspectors bowing to the carriage before checking tickets and a crack team of cleaners lining up to bow to the carriage after completing a beyond-efficient cleaning mission, a Japanese train ride is like entering an alternative universe in comparison to long-haul train trips in most other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to respect the tradition \u2013 bow to other passengers, say arigato, don\u2019t put your feet on the seats and whatever you do, don\u2019t leave the station without stocking up on ekiben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/etiquette-in-japan\/\">Looking to brush up on Japanese etiquette? 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