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seat reservation necessary? 2015/2/9 15:25
Hello,

I'm going to travel to Japan at the end of March.
I know that I have to make a seat reservation for the Narita express and that it's possible to make seat reservations for some other trains too. But I wonder if there are any more trains for which I MUST make a seat reservation. I will go to Tokyo - Kyoto - Hiroshima - Osaka - Tokyo. Can you help me, please?

Thank you!
by franzi (guest)  

Re: seat reservation necessary? 2015/2/9 16:32
No, the major lines on your itinerary do not require seat reservations. They are recommended (and free) however, if you will be traveling on a Japan Rail Pass.
by yllwsmrf rate this post as useful

Re: seat reservation necessary? 2015/2/9 16:39
Book "E" seat for viwing Mt.Fuji[•xŽmŽR(Fuji-san)].
http://youtu.be/i3FiKgOCdi8

All Tokaido shinkansen[Nozomi/Hikari/Kodama] are not like NEX with non-reserved cars.
All NEX are reserved seat cars only.

If by Japan Rail Pass not valid for Nozomi and Mizuho(Sanyo Shinkansen).
http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en004.html
http://vavvi.com/images/2015/02/u1j0an73xu3tuur06as9.png
by MHG (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: seat reservation necessary? 2015/2/10 03:57
If you're going during peak season aka cherry blossom viewing season, I'd recommend making seat reservations.

Aside from that, from my experience, if I'm traveling on a weekday after morning rush hour, I usually don't make any reservations. If you're traveling on the weekends, you may want to reserve a seat as they can be crowded.
by yozakura (guest) rate this post as useful

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