TOKAIDO SHINKANSEN WINDOW VIEW
Can you see To-ji Pagoda from the Shinkansen?
One glance, and you know it's Kyoto.
- Section
- Around Kyoto Sta.
- Seat side
- Seat A · sea side
- Timing
- About 131 minutes after leaving Tokyo on a Nozomi train
- Photos
- 1 photos
How to find To-ji Pagoda
South of Kyoto Station rises the five-story pagoda of To-ji — the tallest wooden tower in Japan, watching over the city for 1,200 years. Catching it from the train window is the perfect announcement: you have arrived in Kyoto.
If you are traveling from Tokyo toward Shin-Osaka, start watching the Seat A · sea side window as you approach Kyoto Sta.. If you are traveling toward Tokyo, the order is reversed.
Why this view matters
To-ji Pagoda is one of the window views that make the Tokaido Shinkansen more than a transfer. The train moves fast, so visibility depends on weather, seat position, and timing.
To-ji Pagoda in photos