Japan visit - Shinkansen - The Bullet Train

The morning after arriving, Peter and I took the Shinkansen to Kyoto. If you are travelling around Japan the best and most cost efficient way is to buy a JR Rail pass BEFORE you go. It gives you unlimited travel on Japan Railways (JR) and you get to travel in First Class (we even got a compartment to ourselves on one trip), with reclining seats and foot rests. Not to get too geeky but this is the newer 700 series train.