Thank you for that information. We did take the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto and are currently on it as I respond heading back to Tokyo. I did see that the multipurpose room was an option and also read somewhere that it is also used by nursing moms or families with small babies. I didn’t want to take it away from any other people so we…

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Thank you! We were already staying in Kyoto. On Google maps, I wasn’t able to decipher Shinkansen from some of the regular JR rapid lines. That’s where my confusion came from. But we successfully navigated through it after the replies here explaining the difference. 😊

We successfully made it to Osaka with no issues. I did not realize that some of the Tokaido Sanyo lines or Haruka express trains were just JR trains. So I was worried I needed a reservation. We successfully maneuvered where we needed to go. Thank you

Thank you for that information! I am traveling with family and have help getting on and off transportation. I saw that Haruka was an option on Google maps, but couldn’t tell if it had the same reservation/ticket purchasing procedures as the shinkansen. Knowing that is an option is a big help.