Being on a hikiari as the Nozomi passes by is nice You can feel the train sway a bit just after the train as a whole passes you. Be reminded, that there are SIXTEEN cars to per train. Makes them a LONG LONG "snake" train going through on the tracks to Osaka or to Tokyo. I loved taking photos of them passing the ACT Okura Hotel Hamamatsu from my 32nd floor room.

Oh yeah, don't forget that the time shown on your ticket is the _departure_ time, not the arrival time of the train, when going to the station! Beware.

Sanosuke!