Since I am still dealing with some residual ear infection issues and am generally not a big fan of airplanes, the next best option while here is the bullet train called the Shinkansen, here.
Seating on the "Shink" is spacious and comfortable, there is a little lady who rolls a cart full of goodies to buy (a little bit like the food trolley on the Hogwarts Express. Sadly, no jumping chocolate frogs.) but you can also just pick up a bento at the station. It is quite relaxing to ride something that in many ways feels like a plane but never leaves the ground. The view as you zip past the enaka (country side/towns) and cities reminds me of what you see in a Van Gogh painting, slashes of color hurriedly compiled into a beautiful, scenic picture, rather than the view from the slower pace of the local trains I take everyday for work, where you can see the same scenery for minutes at a time.
The trip to Kyoto was a bit exhausting, the train from Chikugo-shi to Hakata, the big city terminal in Fukuoka, boarding the shink to Kyoto was a total of 3 or so hours of just sitting. That being said, it was totally worth it.
Next stop, Kyoto!
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| When you take the Shink, I recommend dragging a buddy along. |
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