Going back to
Kanazawa, we took the Shinkansen, or bullet train. It took eight hours for us to get to Tokyo, but four to get home, and that's with a train transfer. The train station was a well organized madhouse. People everywhere going every which way, multiple trains going in and out, and everything running exactly on time. We were fairly confused at first, but managed to find our way to the correct platform before the train left. There are signs everywhere overhead, pointing you in the right direction, and helpful staff who can tell you which platform you should be headed toward if you can't figure out your ticket or read the signs well enough to find your destination. Some of these stations can be literally miles long inside while having very irregular shapes and eight stories of depth change between one part and another, so the help is pretty much necessary.
We were surprised upon seeing the trains, because the trains
had an upper and a lower seating area. Everyone else on the train knew if their seat was lower or upper, except of course us, so we caused a minor traffic jam getting onto the train trying to figure out if we were supposed to take the stairs up or down. Our seats were on the lower area. Once on the train, we were surprised by the seat instructions. The seats were very adjustable for your comfort:
The seats were pretty comfortable and nice, and the ride was smooth and enjoyable. We had enough space for all our luggage, and everything went well. We got to see a lot of interesting Japanese countryside as the ride went on:
We also took a lot of pictures during the trip. As always, more on Flicker, and here's a few:
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