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| Above, a shinkansen train arrives at Atami Station. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
For those planning to vacation in Japan this year and who want to get tickets to ride a shinkansen, coming March, they can...from the comfort of their home home computers!
Japan Today reported:
Tokyo - Central Japan Railway Co and West Japan Railway Co plan to expand their bullet train ticketing services for foreign customers in response to the boom in tourists arriving in the lead up to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
The operators of the Tokaido and Sanyo shinkansen lines, which connect popular tourist destinations such as Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Fukuoka, said in December they will introduce English-language ticket reservation services on a new website in March.
The railway companies already offer smartphone apps that allow foreigners to book shinkansen tickets while overseas but they are only available in eight countries and regions, such as the United States, Singapore and Thailand.
The new website will allow people across the globe to book shinkansen tickets before arriving in Japan.
To read more, go here.
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