KAGAYAKI TO KANAZAWA

Setting off for Kanazawa on a Kagayaki Shinkansen train.

新幹線かがやきで金沢へ向かう。

After stopping at Omiya, this train skips all stations but Nagano and Toyama. It's very fast and efficient. The Kagayaki service can easily beat the Haneda-Komatsu flight operated by ANA and JAL.

大宮のあとは長野と富山にしか停まらない。とても速くて効率が良い。この列車なら、ANAとJALの羽田ー小松線を簡単に打ち負かせるだろう。

My first time seeing the Sea of Japan through the Shinkansen window.

新幹線の窓から日本海を見るのは初めて。

Arrived in Kanazawa—the city of gold leaf.

金箔の街、金沢に到着。