FIELD GUIDE
Shinkansen Window Field Guide
Get to know the sights. Enjoy the view even more.
What are those signs? Why are there paper mills below Mt. Fuji? Explore the photos and stories, then look out for the details on your next ride.
BROWSE BY THEME
Find window views by theme
EVERYDAY JAPAN
What's that outside?
Tea fields, greenhouses, giant nets and more — start with what caught your eye.
CASTLES
Castles from the Shinkansen
Explore keeps and castle hills in window photographs.
SUMMER
Fireworks from the window
Seven festivals, with the stretch and time to watch.
AFTER DARK
Night views
Which stretch is dark, from your departure time.
WINDOW MOMENTS
Weather Seen from the Shinkansen
Rainbows, snow, clouds and lightning: skies that happen only once.
LIMITED
Disney Shinkansen
Work out whether your train will pass it.
REFLECTIONS
Your train in the glass
Where your own Shinkansen shows up in trackside glass.
FERRIS WHEELS
Find the ferris wheels
Look for little wheels beyond the city.
TRACKSIDE SIGNS
The 727 sign collection
The signs that keep reappearing along the line.
MOUNT FUJI
When you can see Mt. Fuji
Which side to sit on, and how long after Tokyo.
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