Welcoming the first wave of jet lag. I woke up for nothing at 4.57am Japan time, which is 12.57pm San Francisco time. Of course, usually my brain is the most active in the afternoon, thus why. After 10 minutes of tossing and turning, I finally went back to sleep, and woke up at the sound of the alarm at 8am.
Rainy Sunday morning in Shinjuku
Because we squeezed all five of us into the Granbell loft, we have to take turns using the bathroom. Hustle hustle, we finally checked out of the hotel at 10.30am. In the morning Shinjuku felt slightly better compared to last night. Perhaps there weren't as much people, and it's a Saturday so none of those commuters' rush coming our way. So dragging all our chunky bags back to Shinjuku station isn't too bad. At the station, we grabbed bento boxes and bought the tickets to board the Shinkansen 3 hour ride to Kyoto.
Ride with style
The Shinkansen, also popularly known as the Japanese Bullet Train, travels at a high-speed of 320km/hr (200mph). Which would take us roughly 2 hours from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Kudos to this Japanese technology, we can get around super efficiently. Aside from that, you get really comfortable in these trains. The engine noises are well-subdued, restrooms are cleaned constantly, and food carts come rolling by your seats frequently. The seat reclines, has abundant leg space, and of course comes with an electrical plug so you can charge your overly-used mobile phones. Oh, did I mention a foldable table where you can comfortably consume your cute bento meals?
However, these tickets don't come cheap. It costed us about 13600¥ (USD135) for a one-way trip. Totally worth it. Wait till I show you Kyoto.
Welcome to Japan.
My single trip ticket from Shinjuku to Kyoto
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