Reservations

Hi there,

Usually Shinkansen don't get fully booked and getting a seat 5 minutes before departure is not very hard.
The only times that you really should make seat reservations is when you travel on Japanese public holidays.

Still, if you wish you can make all the reservations for your journey once you activate your JR-Pass. I would suggest taking a printed itinerary with times and dates you wish to travel to speed up the progress.

Hope this helps,
Daniel