Originally Posted by
aragno
Is it possible to buy tickets on Nozomi trains prior to my arrival to Japan? or can I only purchase once I arrive to Japan? I hate to get there and find no seat in Green (1st class) for the train timing I wish to catch from Tokyo to Hiroshima.
Let me know what my options are for the wife and I (plus baby).
The only times of the year that you may have problems just purchasing tickets would be the last week of April- first week of May of every year (Golden Week) and the period near New Years.
Any time other than that should not be an issue, as others have mentioned, lots of trains.