Our FIRST TIME on the FAMOUS Shinkansen Bullet train to Osaka 🇯🇵

We just spent five incredible days in Tokyo but today we're headed 500 kilometers southwest down to Osaka, Japan's third largest city. A lively cultural and economic hub known for its delicious food, friendly locals and a vibrant nightlife. We'll be using the blisteringly fast and super famous Japanese bullet train to get there, which at speeds of around 300 kilometers an hour should only take us about two and a half hours. It's our first time on a bullet train and we're super excited to show you guys the experience. We booked our tickets the day before at Yurakucho station and paid exactly a hundred dollars per person. For a one-way ticket that's pretty pricey but it's the going rate for train travel here in Japan. We were super nervous about navigating the station so we took an uber around one and a half hours before our train was due to depart, just to be safe. Tokyo station is the central hub for the Shinkansen bullet train network. From here you can take trains all over the country and as you can imagine it's a pretty busy place that can be quite overwhelming. I'm overstimulated. Maybe it's your coffee. Welcome to Tokyo train station. It's busy. We just picked up some coffee from McDonald's. We were hoping that they still had breakfast going but they don't. We've been looking for a cafe, can't find one. There's only noodle shops, like hundreds of noodle shops and ramen shops downstairs. Unfortunately we don't feel like ramen for brekkie. So we went to the 7-Eleven and got some sandwiches. Now we are on our way to try and check in for our train. What do I do? What do I do? I don't know. Did it go? Oh here? I think you put it in here. Okay. Ah, then it comes outside. Okay. Time table. Yes. 20, 39, 6, 1, 6, 16, okay. Track, track 16? No, no, 16. Elevator up the tower. Oh, elevator. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's okay. We're early. Arigato. So helpful. Couldn't understand. Something about an elevator, something about we're too early but that's okay. We'd rather be early than late and I think there's some cafes here anyway which is what we've been looking for. So we'll just chill there. We are through. We got it. Are you all right? He said we can wait. Yeah. Yeah, there's a cafe here. Then we take the elevator to 16. We're all good. We would never have known that without him. Yeah, he's a godsend. Thank goodness. All right, we are sorted. Ah, there's a Starbucks. We were looking all over for that. It turns out it's through the gates towards the train. What do you want? Bagels. Bagels. We could do with a bagel. Yes, thank you. Thank you so much. So this is the station. It is absolutely mayhem here. There are signs everywhere saying all sorts of different stuff. It's actually quite hard to navigate. I would say the best thing to do is to just ask. The people are super helpful. So just ask anyone. We've already asked a couple of people and we've got into where we needed to be super quickly. We already printed our tickets yesterday, but if you haven't printed your tickets, then you have to go to the Shinkansen ticketing office and either buy your tickets there or if you've already got them online, then you need to print the actual tickets. That's what you got to go do there. But luckily, we went and did it at our machine yesterday, so we are good to go. And yeah, I think we're going to go and check out this train now. I'm very excited to see what it looks like. Thank you. Interesting. They have such interesting indicators. We got in that side and we're going up this side. Oh, thank you. Thank you. All right, that's track 17. My word, these trains are so long. Look at this. Oh my word. I can't even see the end of it. Unbelievable. Wow. This is 16 and our train's not here yet. Not here. We're early. Okay, so there's a big sign there that says 16, so we know we're on this side. There's also a Shinkansen on that side that says 17. All the Shinkansens look the same. There's plenty of them and they are so long. Wow. I can't believe this long thing goes so fast. Hey, isn't it crazy? Yeah, unreal. I really want to go and look at the front of the train, so should we walk all the way there? Yeah, we can. Oh, it's leaving. It's going. 17's going. Bye. Oh, so we can see the back of it then. Yeah. Oh, this is super useful. So there's the card 7, so we need to find card 6. I think once you find your track and everything, it's quite a lot easier than it was in Italy, to be honest. It looks so strange. They look like fish, don't you think? Yeah, super aerodynamic. Wow. Even has windscreen wipers. Yeah, well. The captain's sitting there. You can't see him. Does rain a lot, yeah? Those are cute. I wish we were going on one of them. Actually, they look so different. Must be a different, completely different train. They're a different shape. Oh, those are so beautiful. I think that's the Tohoku. Oh, those might be the newer versions. I think that's the Tohoku train. Oh, he's going. So cool. Tell you some interesting facts about the Shinkansen. The fastest train in Japan, and it's also known as the bullet train. It actually does look like a bullet now that I think of it. Second of all, it can reach speeds up to 320 kilometers per hour. This is going to be by far the fastest train we've ever been on. I wonder how ears and motion sickness and all is going to handle it. Very interesting. Third of all, it is not the fastest train in the world. The fastest train is actually in Shanghai, China, and it reaches 430 kilometers per hour. That's bizarre. Unreal. Fourth of all, they've never ever had an accident. It's super duper safe, which is great. And fifth of all, it is super punctual. They are hardly ever late, maybe by a few seconds or even a few minutes. It's so punctual that when it gets here and then they clean up, you only have two minutes to get on the train. So we highly suggest getting here early. I mean, it's cool getting here early anyway, and coming to the front and taking pictures. Look, there's a dude taking pictures of the front now. It's super famous. It's a celebrity. There's many different types of Shinkansens, and they connect all the major cities of Japan. Maybe we should head to our car to make sure we're there. I wanted to mention, make sure you get a reserved seat and make sure you are purchasing luggage. Apparently, you're not always guaranteed a seat, and some people have to stand on the train. And it's like a two-hour journey, and the thing goes 320 kilometers per hour. I can't imagine that being a comfortable journey if you have to stand the whole way. No, not at all. Well, the cleaning crew have arrived to clean our train. They're going to take 10 minutes, and then they'll be done, and we can hop on. Look how fancy this vending machine is, and see if we have to go with that one. Yeah. Oh, it's doing something. Oh, look there, timer. The camera's showing you the process. That's your coffee. Oh, it's pressing your coffee down. Very cool. 25 seconds left. Very fancy, eh? Sure. It's not robots that are going to put people out of work. It's these bloody vending machines. There it is. It's delivering it. Oh my word, fancy. There it is. How insane. Shinkansen coffee. Nice. Cleaning is done. All right. Hopefully, we've done this right, and we are at the back, yeah? We're in the reserved car. Yeah. Uh-oh. Chubby. Trouble's hard. Okay. Nice. We can put your bag above there. Well done. We made it. Fantastic seat. Very nice. Spacious, eh? Lots of leg room. It does. All the chairs turn around, depending on the way the train's going to move in. Wow. Now that is a comfortable reclining seat. So much space. So much better than an aeroplane. Amazing. Oh, right on time. Actually, I've got a number of these little bento boxes from the station. These cute little boxes with a whole bunch of different snacks in them. Next time. Today's toilet tour. It's very, very small. Hopefully, I don't die in here. But we've got little hookahs over here, little toilets. Of course, it's a Japanese feature over there. By the way, this is the one sanitizer. So the little one that comes out of the toilet and sprays you, you clean it. Just in case. Changing station. And then there's a whole bunch here. Please close the toilet a little bit before. Call the bus if you need help. Got the spray, the bidet. Choose your water pressure. Very clean. It's super clean. Everything in this train actually feels brand new. Even the seating. Unfortunately, it is a bit of a busy day outside. I must say, it is very, very impressive to see the country going by. Loads of little residential areas. Loads of open fields. It's early, early spring right now. So a lot of the fields are still brown. But I'm sure in like a month or so, the scenery outside this window is green. I'm just looking at the map here to see what there is. There's supposed to be some S-Work cars along the way. That's the one behind us. I don't know if that means there's extra desks to work at or something. There's loads of toilets all around. There's these green cars, which I'm not sure what these green cars are. I don't see a restaurant as well. So that's something to note. Definitely worthwhile picking up some snacks in the 7-Eleven or the cafes or even the little kiosks that they have on the platform itself. There's 16 cars on this train. So we're just in car 6 and there's another 15 cars. So it just shows you how long these trains are. It's crazy. I just googled what the green car is. And it is the more premium, say first class or business class cars, which have more comfortable seats. They are supposed to be less crowded. So I'm going to go have a look and see how much better they are than ours. Okay, here's all the toilets. Very nice. More place for luggage. Little basins. Wash your hands. Men's toilet. Okay, let's see. Okay, confirmed. The green car is definitely a first class experience. The seats are massive. Very comfortable. Almost like couches. Super quiet in there. But it's quiet on the whole train. But it's definitely a step up in comfort. That's for sure. I'll put the price difference on the screen now. You can decide if it's worth it or not. I might say I'm very comfortable where I am. The seats are amazing. They recline really well. And yeah, it's overall pretty good. Let's check out the men's toilet. Ah, very nice. All you need. There's no lock to lock the door. So that's interesting. And there's a little handrail to hold on. So you can keep your balance. Very nice. And now we can wash our hands properly. And I really love, in Japan, everything is heated. From the toilet seats to every single tap that you turn on. Especially in winter. It's so nice. Turn it on and get some warm water immediately. Now I know what the S-Word car is. It's a little table that folds down and comes towards you. So you can open your laptop. Whereas our table is basically just behind the seat in front of us. So it's good for eating and keeping your drinks. So yeah, if you want S-Word or green car or normal car. There's many options on this train. As you're going around the bends and over hills. Because it's going so fast. You do feel a little bit of that gravity. Pulling you from side to side. So if you do struggle with motion sickness. Then maybe take a pill just to settle yourself. We have just dropped off some people in Kyoto. Which is really close to Osaka. I'll stop us next. So we should be there in like, I don't know, minutes. But I wanted to say. You need to get your stuff ready when it's approaching your stop. Get your bags down. Wait in line. And get off the train as soon as the doors open. Because you've only got about 90 seconds to get off. You've got to be ready. Otherwise you're going to end up next to the next stop. I think maybe it also has to do with just. There's been a lot of motion since we've been here. We've been on trains every single day. We've been going up escalators, up elevators. All sorts. Yeah, I've been struggling with it. It's so stuffy in the train. Yeah. But this train is pretty well ventilated. I'd say it's definitely really comfortable. All right, so we're nearly there. All right. By the way, we were wrong about the luggage. There was no reason for us to purchase this little size baggage. There's plenty of space on here for like a medium suitcase, chicken or lower. Maybe for a large suitcase then. Yeah, then you have to purchase this. We didn't mean to waste the money. I'm going to put them here. Made it. So fast and efficient. 400 kilometers in two hours. Sorry, we're late. No, put the blanket. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. This is the seat. Turn on, adjust the temperature. Okay. Here's the heater. Oh, wow. Very nice. To sit and eat and keep warm. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Wow. Thank you. Thank you so much. This is socks, Japanese style. And snack, Japanese snack. Thank you. Enjoy Japanese food. Thank you. Very nice. I love them. Bye. This is a very nice little Airbnb, hey? It's rated five star and I now see why. It's in a super local area. It's a fantastic experience. Very local. Like if you want true Japanese experience, then definitely stay up. But it's super affordable and it sleeps up to six people. Oh my word. It's quite big. Shall we go look at the room? Yeah. Look at this kitchen quickly. Got everything you need. This is a traditional Japanese house and look how small it is. There's a sink. There's two sinks. I'm five foot three. Yeah. And this is just so small. And then down here. What's down there? The entrance. Oh, that's the entrance. Wow. I'm actually not sure how you get to the bedroom. There's also a little washing machine, which is very helpful if you need to do some washing. Yeah. Here it is. It's a bit of a maze. Okay, I'm through. Okay. Okay, we have to be quiet at night it seems. And no shoes. I implement that rule in my household anyway. Yeah. No shoes anyway. We don't like shoes. Tatami mats. Wow, this is massive. Wow. Beautiful. It's so quiet. My ears are ringing. Well done on your booking. Thanks. It's a wee bit out of Osaka. It's like a 15-20 minute train ride in. We also have another accommodation that we're moving to that's right in the thick of Osaka. So you can stay tuned for that. Come and have a look at the toilet. Oh, look at the little pink bathtub. You match the toilet. Sakura bathroom. Oh, look at this. It gives you everything. Shampoo, conditioner, body soap, facial cleanser. Amazing. Also a cleaner, little squeegee. Hair dryers. No wonder this is five star. Wow. Earbuds, cotton, a straightener. Insane. Skin lotion. Amazing. Towels. No, this is insane. And look in the bathroom here. There's super comfy little slippers that you can wear when you go to the toilet. So you don't get cold feet. Yeah, it is cold in here. The seat is heated, but the floor isn't. Oh, it's another fancy toilet. I mean, of course, this is Japan. Land of the fancy toilets. I'm still trying to figure out what this little sink is for. Because I never put soap by this little sink. But there's always a little sink next to the toilet. And then on the outside of the toilet, there's... Oh, the sink is in the kitchen. Yeah. And there's also a little coffee making station desk. It's so cute. And there is literally cute little green tea bags. Wow. Just amazing. Insane. What a lovely host, hey? Amazing. 100% deserves five out of five stars. Already. I agree. Looking forward to our stay here. Four nights here. Osaka, let's go. Stay tuned for the next video. We'll be exploring more of Osaka. And I believe we have a very nice tour up and coming. See you in the next one. Bye.