Originally Posted by railroadtycoon
Ok here's the break down with the reserved seat charge, its a combo effect.
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I don't like world eki much, since if you miss the train they still charge you, even with the railpass, also pick up locations are only for JR EAST stations. No luck if you want to pick up tickets at Kyoto or Osaka stations which are runned by JR Central and JR West respectivly.
"Which one is the donald duck nose"
Thats the Series 700 trains.
I just wanted to add. If you miss the train by as little as one minute, the train company rules say that the ticket is no longer valid. A fight at the counter will sometimes help.