I am trying to look at Shinkansen tickets from Tokyo to Shin Aomori but can’t find Aomori in the Smartex app or web page. What am I doing wrong?
Also, is it wise to book this in advance for Feb? I do have another connection at Aomori that I can’t miss.
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You need to book on Ekinet, not SmartEx. SmartEx is only for the Shinkansen lines heading west from Tokyo. You also can’t buy tickets until 1 month before your trip
i just grabbed the shinkansen up then hopped the various local lines to Aomori with my suica, i didnt advance book anything as it was a spur of the moment decision to go when i was in Sendai back in 2017, actually the only time ive ever had issues with not booking in advance was when i decided to go to Hiroshima in 2019, it turned out the pope was visiting that day so the train i was getting was full, i managed to get the next one fine though
sidenote, im not even sure what Smartex is, i just book at the counter with my JR pass or use my suica card for anything else (i still have the same one, i got it on my 1st trip way back n 2014) ive never really had any issue with getting about in Japan its all very user friendly