I traveled from Tokyo to Hakodate in the first class seats, "Gran Class," on Japan's fastest bullet train Shinkansen, "Hayabusa."
■Train information
Train name: Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen Hayabusa No.19 (E5/H5 series)
Date and time: June 2024
Section: Tokyo Station (10:45) - Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station (15:01)
Stops: Tokyo 10:45, Ueno 10:51, Omiya 11:10, Sendai 12:17, Ichinoseki 12:38, Morioka 13:05, Hachinohe 13:34, Shin-Aomori 13:59, Okutsugaru-Imabetsu 14:15, Kikonai 14:49, Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto 15:01
Fee: Economy 23,230 JPY (146 USD), Business 32,100 JPY (203 USD), Gran Class 40,480 JPY (256 USD)
Distance: 823 km
Time: 4 hours 16 minutes
Gran Class: https://www.jreast.co.jp/granclass/seat.html
■Hotel
Hotel name: Century Marina Hakodate
Address: 22-13 Otemachi, Hakodate, Hokkaido 040-0064
Price: 78,865 JPY (498 USD)
Official website: https://www.centurymarina.com/
■Cruise
Cruise name: Nippon Maru Hakodate/Yokohama Cruise
Room: Vista Suite
Price: 459,000 JPY (2,902 USD)
Official website: https://www.nipponmaru.jp/
■Table of contents
00:00 Intro
00:30 Ticket pickup and fees at Tokyo Station
01:32 Lounge
01:58 Ekiben Shop
02:49 Bullet Train, Shinkansen Hayabusa
05:04 First class seats from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
23:44 Business and Economy seats
24:13 From Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Hakodate
27:00 Seafood bowl in Hakodate
28:33 A popular hotel in Hakodate, hot springs and breakfast buffet
44:59 Preview of the luxury cruise Nippon Maru departing from Hakodate
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