Golden Week is one of the busiest vacation periods Japan, with several consecutive civic holidays maying it a popular season for domestic travellers to take to the rails, and traipse across the Japanese countryside.
During this year's Golden Week (April 29th-May 6th), all Nozomi superexpress trains operating on the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen (the fastest tier of bullet train, running between Tokyo and Hakata Stations) will implement a reserved-seating only policy, in order to prevent crowding at stations, and enable a more seamless travel experience.
At the time of writing, other speed tiers of Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen (Mizuho, Hikari, Kodama, and Sakura) will continue to offer both reserved, and non-reserved cars. Reservations can be made in advance on the SmartEX website, as well as at designated ticket machines at JR stations, as well as JR service counters.
For more details, please refer to Central Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company's joint press release below:
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