Do Japanese bullet trains have toilets?

Depending on the operating company, the networks are known as Shinkansen Free Wi-Fi, JR-EAST FREE Wi-Fi and JR-WEST FREE Wi-Fi. All shinkansen are equipped with multiple toilets, which are sometimes separated by gender. The toilets are Western-style except on some older train sets.



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Here's what they're like. I've traveled on trains all around the world, but Japan's bullet trains exceeded my wildest dreams. I rode the Hikari Shinkansen train between Tokyo and Kyoto. The train was fast, timely, clean, and comfortable.

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Eating and drinking on Japanese trains You should eat on trains only when taking a long-distance train, such as the Shinkansen. These types of trains have a tray and cup holder at every seat, and snacks are sold from a vendor trolley. When taking this type of train, it is also acceptable to bring your own food.

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1, onboard food will be available only on the first-class green cars through a service in which passengers place orders via smartphones and other devices. The carts had been a popular mainstay on the Tokyo-Osaka Tokaido line since the bullet trains started operating in 1964.

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All Intercity trains are equipped with toilets. Signs are provided on the walls to indicate the locations of the toilets. Longer trains will have several toilets available.

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In the USA, staff were instructed to lock toilets when the train was stopped in a station and unlock them when the train was again underway. Mercifully, new trains no longer dump waste on the tracks. Instead, trains are fitted with chemical holding tanks.

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If you want to get up and stretch your legs, there's plenty of room to walk around, with restrooms conveniently located in every car.

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Mount Fuji can be seen from the Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka. When coming from Tokyo, the mountain appears on the right side of the train and is best viewed around Shin-Fuji Station, about 40-45 minutes into the journey. The best views can be enjoyed from the window-side seat F (or seat D in Green Cars).

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Sexual content is brief, but extremely unnecessary; it adds nothing to the story. In the first 10 minutes, two random characters have sex with the man being behind the woman; thankfully graphic nudity is blocked by a window and it lasts two seconds. Other PG-13 scale sex references are said infrequently.

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Broadly speaking these trains are no worse than the noise from a highway and generally more acceptable in that the noise is not continuous, whereas the noise from a highway is a constant buzz throughout the day and often throughout the night as well.

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Here are 10 do's and don'ts while on the train in Japan.
  • Don't take up too much space. ...
  • Keep it quiet. ...
  • Put your phone on mute. ...
  • Priority seats. ...
  • Get on the train in turn & don't rush onto the train. ...
  • Don't eat and drink. ...
  • Don't litter. ...
  • Don't do your makeup.


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While modern trains won't litter the tracks with human excrement, the traditional method did just that. This is what was known as a hopper toilet. It could either be a simple hole in the floor (also known as a drop chute toilet) or a full-flush system.

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Trains for which you can reserve seats are marked with an R (meaning a reservation is possible) or an R in a rectangular frame (meaning a reservation is compulsory) in the timetable.

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Amtrak locomotives have facilities that cannot be accessed by passengers. Sleeping car bedrooms have individual bathrooms that are for their occupants only. The Dining car has a bathroom on the lower level for crew only.

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Will a Japan Rail Pass Save You Money? Note that the cost of a normal one-way shinkansen (bullet train) ticket from Tokyo to Kyoto is ¥13,320 and the roundtrip fare is ¥26,640. An ordinary one-week pass is ¥29,650. A one-way trip on the JR N'EX (Narita Express from Narita International Airport into Tokyo) costs ¥3,070.

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Instead, what makes the Shinkansen (and any Ltd. Express train) more expensive then regular trains is a hefty standard surcharge: the supplementary special-express ticket, which covers the premium experience of traveling on the nice fast trains. And yes, you have to pay it even if you have to stand.

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As a final note, bullet trains do not usually have this kind of intense traffic, but the time before and after the New Year holiday is very, very busy! At that period it is better to do a seat reservation after activating your Japan Rail Pass.

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