@japan.beforeyougo: Every seat on this train turns around 🔄 Shinkansen seats rotate 180°, and it's not a gimmick: the train runs the same track in both directions, so at the terminal the whole car gets turned to face forward before the next departure. Nobody rides backwards. And you can use it too — travelling as a group of four? There's a small pedal at the base of the seat on the aisle side. Step on it, swing the pair around, and you've got a face-to-face table for four. Just ask the people behind you first: their view changes too. Save this 🇯🇵 #japan #japantravel #shinkansen #howitworks #japantips

Japan Before You Go :

How It Works #24 next — subscribe so you don't miss it. What I checked: (1) Why seats rotate: the Shinkansen doesn't turn around at the end of the line, so the seats do — the whole car is set to face forward at the terminal. (2) How: a pedal at the aisle-side base of the seat. Step on it, turn the pair, it clicks into place. Put the backrest upright first or it can jam. (3) Manners: only turn seats if your group fills all of them, and ask the row behind — their legroom and view change. (4) On some quiet-work cars (S Work cars on Nozomi) rotation is discouraged — check the car type. (5) This is the same crew that turns and cleans a whole train in the 12-minute turnaround — see my earlier video on the 7-minute clean.