Diary Entry #7

July 20

Shinkansen

I have mentioned that I caught the Shinkansen a few times in Japan already, and also mentioned that they are fast. Unfortunately this description does no justice to glorious form of transport that they are. It would be like saying hummingbirds are small and flap their wings a lot.

The Shinkansen is extremely fast, doing the trip from Hiroshima to Tokyo in about 4 or 5 hours and the trip is very smooth and the leg room more than ample. It is quite a sight to see the landscape speeding past as one tucks into their Bento box with synthpop playing on their headphones. Incidentally, it has been discussed and agreed that synthpop is the perfect music to listen to whilst in Japan.

So Tokyo was reached without much fuss, and the Super Hotel in Ikebukoro found without any difficulty.