The Shikansen: from Tokyo to Hiroshima by express train

The time window is only a few minutes long. And everything else has to be just right: A seat on the right-hand side and a cloudless sky are prerequisites. Catching an unobstructed view of Mount Fuji, the iconic active volcano and highest mountain in Japan, as the Shinkansen whizzes past, is no easy feat. This is not least due to the speed of the train, which now connects Japan's most important cities from north to south on nine lines.