Stunning Northern Japan on this STRANGE TRAIN: JR Hokuto Limited Express

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Hello and welcome back to Japan! Today we're on the northern island of Hokkaido and we'll be taking one of the Limited Express services through some stunning scenery!
The JR Hokuto starts from Hakodate at the end of the Shinkansen network and travels along some beautiful coastlines and breathtaking mountains en-route to Sapporo, capital of Hokkaido. I do hope you enjoy the video!
Date of Filming: 17/11/22
Camera: GoPro Hero 10 Black
Operator: JR Hokkaido
Departure: Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, Japan
Arrival: Sapporo, Japan
Cost: Green Car - 13,100 Yen (£78.50, €90.21, $93.33)
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@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

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@sub3577x Год назад

Thank you for visiting Hokkaido! The first car's shape with the high cockpit is for protecting a driver in case of accidents. There was an accident with a car at a crossing before, which injured the train driver severely. After that they adopted this design cause the train goes through wilderness areas with many wild deers and the visibility gets low due to snow in winter.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Thanks for the information ☺️ℹ️

@sub3577x Год назад

@@NonstopEurotrip No worries! I always enjoy your fun and informative videos :)

@guidodj8456 Год назад

incorrect, i'm sorry, the high cockpit is because they can couple with more coaches and at the same time people can move from coach to coach after coupling... same as the Dutch koploper...

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

@@guidodj8456 That's not the main reason in Japan

@sub3577x Год назад

@@guidodj8456 Thanks for reply. It can be a reason for other trains but not this train. The design successfully saved a driver in an accident with a dump truck in 2010. You may see its accident report in the link below (all in Japanese but some photos there). www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/railway/rep-acci/RA2011-3-2.pdf

@k0k0m02008 Год назад

Definitely a XXI century Koploper! Gorgeous sceneries, comfy seats and distinguished trainsets. Very nice experience

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it ☺️

@pedrorubiotejero_aka_prt Год назад

What can I expect from Japan? Beautiful trip reports like this coming soon to this channel 10/10

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Absolutely Pedro. Lots more to come! 😀

@zetaeffebald Год назад

Good video as always! Pay attention to a thing: the footrests in the Japan trains have two sides, the exterior one can be used with your shoes on, but the interior one can be used only without the shoes!! This way it stays clean for other people which rest their feet without shoes.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

I'm aware now 🤣

@gagandeepsharma9878 Год назад

Beautiful Japan 😍😍😍😍

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Absolutely 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵

@mokisan Год назад

As usual thanks for the video mate. As someone who loves japan, and is unable to travel there because of money or even get a job there due to language barrier and others and and! I love travelling via trains. These videos really help me! Thanks again. Also one suggestion I would like to suggest is the shinkansan from niigata to tokyo. The shinkansen on that line uses the old 97 model, and the advantage of that is it has very big windows! Although it's the slowest of all the shinkansen at 220km/h but it is really nice. The new shinkansen model has smaller circular windows.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

I just didn't have time this time. I did manage an E5, E7 and 700 series tho. I was after a 500 but they're rare now 🥲

@theobrattinga500 Год назад

Great video.

@manabeshige Год назад

Well portraid of our country's transportations! Thank you so much!!

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Thank you so much 🥰🇯🇵🥰🇯🇵

@dsdonovan Год назад

Another amazing journey. Looks like a very smooth & comfortable ride!

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Absolutely was David 😍

@adnanvictor1601 6 месяцев назад

really appreciate for the amazing information and beautiful

@NonstopEurotrip 6 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it mate 😊

@sharonleong7120 Год назад

Thanks for sharing a great video and interesting video. Loved watching your videos too. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Glad you liked it Sharon ☺️

@luke211286 Год назад

I hope you had some nice food as soon as you had arrived in Sapporo. Thanks for the video, this inspires me to finally visit Hokkaido which is a place I have never been to yet

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

You definitely should 😃

@petern6808 Год назад

Japan is amazing ❤Japanese trains are stellar ❤ Can’t wait to go back!!!!

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Me too!!!! 😀

@Ozymandias1 Год назад

Funny, the day before yesterday I watched some videos by a Japanse guy exploring Europe’s trains and now by a European exploring Japan’s trains.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Ironic 😂

@michaelhall8586 Год назад

The elegance of Japanese trains 😍

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Beautiful aren't they 😃

@manosm2003 Год назад

Wow coastal ride, lets see

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

😍😍😍

@robyoungquist5803 Год назад

Wow 😮 that sunset! I would expect nothing less than punctuality and impeccable cleanliness of Japanese trains. Swiss trains also carry these attributes 👍🏻

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Thanks Rob! Where have you been?! 😆

@robyoungquist5803 Год назад

@@NonstopEurotrip … 🤣 busy getting ready for Christmas 🎄🧑🏻‍🎄

@adrien1320 Год назад

Very good video as always! I took a Shinkansen from Tokyo to Fukuoka in 2018 in a Green Car with the JR Pass, it was too good and I was surprised by the progress made by the railway company JR after taking a Shinkansen previously in 2005

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Best railway system in the world. No doubt.

@garyo9226 Год назад

ようこそ日本へ!! Welcome to Japan!! Japanese scenery have a different beauty depending on the season. I highly recommend winter in Hokkaido.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Oh absolutely. I'll have to come back for the cherry blossoms 🌸

@Zin.Khant.Corner Год назад

Background music is making me to feel my childhood.☺(random feeling)

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

😍🇯🇵😍🇯🇵😍🇯🇵

@hiyoppyひよっぴーzundamon Год назад

I think Hokkaido's natural view is good.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

It sure is!

@phayungphuangprasert5497 Год назад

สวยงามมากค่ะ

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@teme82 Год назад

Another great video mate., If my memory serves me right. I saw a news piece in the NHK's Japan Railway Journal show that they were testing composite sleeprs to be used as replacement for the wooden ones.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

I don't know about that but these were definitely wooden 😂

@mactedi2654 Год назад

Been there on Hikari Shinkansen, it was from Tokyo to Hamamatsu, a lovely and speedy journey

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Absolutely 🤗

@t.o.9176 7 месяцев назад

3:36 The shape of the front of this train originates from the JNR 583 series (1967-2017).

@AndrewG1989 Год назад

Japanese trains have such characteristics. Even some do look like animals and can go even faster.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Such a wide variety, I love it 🥰🇯🇵

@AndrewG1989 Год назад

Yep 😊

@richard-riku Год назад

I have started to ignore the Shinkansen trains for sightseeing when on holiday in Japan except for Tokyo - Osaka. The new lines are mostly sections of long tunnels (20-30km) connected together with a few km of open track, so you see almost nothing. They are good to get you between places quickly but you don't see much out of the window on the newer Shinkansen lines.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

True yeah the limited express and local trains on the classic lines are definitely the way to see the landscapes 😍

@runoflife87 Год назад

Well that was an interesting travel. KiHa also built some short-distance DMUs for the USSR in early 60's but those looked like Pacers.

@wasmic5z Год назад

KiHa isn't a company. KiHa (きは) is just a part of the abbreviation system used for Japanese trains. This train has the first class car (green car) named KiRoHa 261-200, and the other cars named KiHa 26x-y00, with x = 0 or 1, and y = 1 or 2. The Class 261 trains were built by JR Hokkaido itself (21 trains) and by Fuji Heavy Industries (14 trains), and the car bodies were designed in cooperation with the Danish State Railways.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Yeah. It's like saying 'Class xx'

@sausage_lord Год назад

Sapporo is a fantastic city. I was there in 2010 looking for work (unsuccessfully). I then took the Hokutosei night train down to Tokyo - sad it is no longer running. I hope you had some Miso butter corn ramen while you were there. It’s still my favourite type of ramen.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Beautiful city 💞

@rezaalan3991 Год назад

Great trip. Can't wait for next Japanese trip video. By the way, beside trains, did you also try other transportation like Long Distance Bus and Long Distance Ferry in Japan?

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Thanks! I tried the overnight bus from Osaka and Tokyo but no ferries... This time!!

@rezaalan3991 Год назад

@@NonstopEurotrip Ahh okay. Did you make trip report for Overnight bus?

@nerd2814 Год назад

Interesting tidbit pertaining to Japanese railways - only the Shinkansen uses the standard 1435mm (4ft 8 1/2in) gauge. Outside the Shinkansen, any other railway will almost certainly be 1067mm (3ft 6in) narrow gauge, though there are exceptions.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Indeed.

@MeatNinja 5 месяцев назад

I'm most jealous of their toilets. I don't know if it's the culture or they do a lot more cleaning or both but I want that in NL.

@NonstopEurotrip 5 месяцев назад

Me too, should be worldwide 😀

@marcogeurts9881 Год назад

@Nonstop Eurotrip i just wanted to say that these japanese koploper trainset looks like the NS ICMm

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Did you even watch the video 🤣

@marcogeurts9881 Год назад

@@NonstopEurotrip yes i watched the video 🤣

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

@@marcogeurts9881 you must have missed my koploper photo then ☺️

@marcogeurts9881 Год назад

@@NonstopEurotrip i didn't missed the photo but when the video began and that train was arriving i inmediatly recognize that train 😅

@timbounds7190 Год назад

I believe that they are extending the Shinkansen to Sapporo (eventually), which I guess will then replace this train. Probably faster journey, but probably less scenic! I hadn't realised that Sapporo is so far away from the Southern end of Hokkaido.

@lzh4950 Год назад

Yep its planned to open in around 2030 & will cut travelling time to just 1h, but with ~80% of the route reportedly in tunnels

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Indeed, 2030 with a new 350kmh Shinkansen

@tehhalia71 Год назад

I'm planning to try the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Hakodate in late Nov. Question is if I purchase the JR Pass Green Car does that mean I top up less for Gran Class than the normal JR Pass?

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Unfortunately not. The JR pass (standard or green car) only covers the base fare, then you need to buy the gran class supplement.

@hoof2001 Год назад

I’ve had Sapporo beer if that counts as experience 🤣

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Defo counts John 😊 🍻

@travett Год назад

Welcome to Japan! And how are you enjoying Hokkaido? I was born in Hokkaido.🙂 The Hokuto Train runs on some of the most recommended routes in Japan. Although it is only a local train, the Senmou-Line, which runs from Kushiro to Abashiri in the east of Hokkaido, is also very scenic. The Shinkansen has many tunnels and no scenic views. "Limited-express (Tokkyu)" runs throughout Japan, covering rural areas and offering scenic views.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Loved Hokkaido and Japan in general! Thanks for the information ☺️ℹ️

@travett Год назад

@@NonstopEurotrip Thanks for the reply. I am going to London and Europe next year. Looking forward to riding many trains👍

@travett Год назад

@@NonstopEurotrip Also, have you noticed? Type Kiha-261 trains are designed in collaboration with Danish State Railways (DSB). The ceiling and information LEDs are very similar.

@hbtry Год назад

Next train Sunrise Izumo please 🥺

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

I've already filmed but not yet edited Seto, will that be ok? 😌

@artathip2445 Год назад

If I have JR Rail Pass (Green class), do I have to reserved a seat or I can sit on any seat? Thank you.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Most trains have some unreserved seating but a few Shinkansen and limited Expresses are all reservation only. However it's free to reserve a seat online or at any Jr station so best to do that especially if travelling in a couple or group 🙂

@ABCantonese Год назад

3:54 as someone who watched Japanese trains first and got into European trains after.... Come on, Europe, what are you doing?! I don't watch to ride anything facing backwards! And you can have more than 2 groups traveling together in each car!!!!!!! Also, the foot rest: it has 2 sides, 1 with the same colour as the floor, 1 with the same colour as the seat. The floor coloured side can be used with shoe on. The seat coloured side is intended to be used with shoes off.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

The reversing seat thing is really not a European thing. And most people don't care.

@special5513 Год назад

You should do the limited Fuji express. I would recommend it.

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

RomanceCar?

@special5513 Год назад

@@NonstopEurotrip That's it. I've watched many cab rides about this. If you never traveled by this train before I would recommend it for you!!! 🚄💖

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

@@special5513 I've already filmed it. Not edited yet tho ☺️

@special5513 Год назад

@@NonstopEurotrip I'm excited

@andywillis2650 Год назад

Wasn't departure time 13.50, hence why it was dark on arrival, video says 10.25 :) great trip report, Japanese trains very punctual :)

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Well spotted 🤫

@cherylsemrau7100 Год назад

I would love to take that train, Have you taken the ferries in Japan? Have you been to Canada and Israel?

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

I've been to Canada, but not Israel. Japan ferries on the to-do list for next year 👍🏻

@bruceduncanross2079 Год назад

How did the sun set in the east?

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Have a look at the route 😂

@Abnerbandanovotempoinscrito1mi Год назад

Muito lindo trem da China 🇨🇳 bom dia

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

It's Japan 🇯🇵

@REDbear200 6 месяцев назад

HOKKAIDO express train 261

@NonstopEurotrip 6 месяцев назад

As mentioned in the video

@REDbear200 6 месяцев назад

@@NonstopEurotrip I'm live in HOKKAIDO sapporo city

@micashen Год назад

Hello again! Just to make this non-spam: I LOVE Japan, but not the working culture. Any places in Japan not covered yet?

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

I agree about the work! I went to all 4 main islands on my trip 😊

@sakio327 Год назад

As much as I am enjoying your Japan trip, I have to say in both of your videos, you didn't take off your shoes when using the carpeted side of the foot rest. Maybe somebody should have told you.........

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

The other passengers wouldn't have thanked me

@cestmoi1262 Год назад

7:56 Hardly a "green" train with low ridership and a diesel to boot!

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Green car is first class.

@cestmoi1262 Год назад

@@NonstopEurotrip I wasn't referring to the color of the train cars but rather the lack of clean ("green") energy consumption and a practically empty train besides.

@MrTryxxter Год назад

Completely useless maybe even pointless, but not entirely unrelated , fact - Sapporo was the first Japanese beer I ever tasted, as a teenager. The only thing I really remember was the full lid came off the top of the can. 😀 Have been watching and enjoying some of the Japanese travel guys over the last few months show off Japan, so def interesting to see Japan from a UK perspective. Hope to make it over there one day! Anyway, re video ideas - i was wondering if you took any footage of the cities and towns you spend a few days at? Would it be worth vlogging some of these?

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

Haha don't worry I have much more to come too! I filmed some bits in the cities but for the start and ends of videos ☺️

@panzerivausfg4062 Год назад

The trip was awesome but damn, 90€ for a 3 hours journey? That's a little absurd for me, even for Japanese standards. I can go in a 2-3 days trip with that money. I can't imagine giving 90€ for a train ride...

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

My advice. Don't go to Japan 😂

@panzerivausfg4062 Год назад

@@NonstopEurotrip Lmao