For train enthusiasts, here's a Shinkasen ride between Utsonomiya and Nasushiobara in a double train type E5 & E6.

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For train enthusiasts, here's a Shinkasen ride between Utsonomiya and Nasushiobara in a double train type E5 & E6.

When you're in Japan, you have to let your inner train enthusiast out.
The Shinkansen network, running like clockwork, is truly fascinating.
And how quiet it is on the trains... whether you're talking about fellow passengers (as long as there isn't a horde of tourists on board) or the train itself!
A couple of N700A Shinkansen passing each other in Kyoto, as seen from the roof terrace of the Kyoto Railway Museum. You don't have to stand there very long to see one, there are up to 17 trains per hour on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line.