Originally Posted by
cwerdna
I've been to Japan 5x and taken used Shinkansen maybe 3 or 4 of those trips, I've never taken Nozomi trains (Japan Rail Pass is ineligible) but I've never had trouble w/room for my large suitcases at the ends of each car. There's usually some room behind the last row of seats.
All Tokaido Shinkansen rolling stock is pretty much the same when it comes to overhead space and the luggage space at the ends of the train car.