Blossoms, bullet train and beyond: exploring Japan by Land and Sea.

[Quickstatus]

Forget the "travel journalists" who report on travels "as a guest of".
Real travel journalism is found in AFf trip reports.

 

[Pushka]

In JAL first. Our dinner at dining room. Presentation - maybe 2 out of 5 . Sushi and halal butter chicken.
Yes. That’s a plastic styrofoam dish.






Taste? Thankfully fabulous. We had 2 of each.

 

[Seat0B]

No realistic area to put backpacks other than on lap or at feet.

In my experience that’s pretty common on Japanese buses - even the long distance ski resort liners do not have enough space for a day pack other than on your lap or behind your knees.

 

[Pushka]

In my experience that’s pretty common on Japanese buses - even the long distance ski resort liners do not have enough space for a day pack other than on your lap or behind your knees.

And then there’s that seat that folds up and goes in the aisle!

 

[Seat0B]

And then there’s that seat that folds up and goes in the aisle!

Yes, it’s certainly the short straw if you get that seat on a 3 hr + ride