It’s Rail Transportation Day and the nation’s railways are celebrating. We joined in the fun by taking trains from Oita to Onomichi.
First we travelled on the Sonic to Kokura. The Sonic has one of the nicest interiors I’ve ridden in. The seats are taupe leatherette, there’s plenty of legroom and the windows are nice and big. Yesterday, we rode on the “Family Wonderland” version of the Sonic between Beppu and Oita, and the interior was done up in primary colors but just as posh.
At Kokura, we transferred to the Shinkansen. From here to Hiroshima, we rode on the sleek Nozomi. It announced when it was going 300 km/hr (186 mi/hr). The landscape flew past so quickly. We were in Hiroshima in no time. Actually, it was about 45 minutes but it seems like no time at all.
Our journey continued on another Shinkanesen, the Kodama. The Kodama trains are the slowest of the Shinkansens, and they stop at all of the stations. This one took us to Shin-Onomichi. We had Car 4 to ourselves for about half of the 45 minute trip.
