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The original was posted on /r/japantravel by /u/Signal-Tadpole on 2024-11-16 09:48:13+00:00.
Wanted to share our fun experience on the Hello Kitty Shinkansen today. We had unreserved tickets so we could sit in the Kawaii car #2. Went to the platform at Shin-Osaka right as the previous train on that platform was departing (15 minutes before our departure) and there were 10 people waiting at each of the entrance lines to car #2. There were still seats available in the car when we departed and I don't think that anyone who wanted to sit in there was out of luck.
The souvenir car #1 was mobbed shortly after departure and a lot of the popular items were sold out within minutes. They take IC card or cash only, no credit cards; luckily I was able to top up my digital Suica before we entered the tunnels!
Stayed on until Himeji and it was totally worth the extra effort to take this fun train.