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An easy-to-understand explanation of why the number of unreserved seats on the Tokaido Shinkansen and Sanyo Shinkansen "Nozomi" trains will be reduced from three to two cars. According to JR Central and JR West, this is due to an increase in demand for online reservations via smartphone, but there are other reasons such as wanting to increase the unit price of revenue from railways. Express reservations have also increased in price. Reserved seats are more expensive than unreserved seats. Some say this is a stealth price increase. In the future, there is a high possibility that unreserved seats will be completely abolished and all cars will become reserved seats. Some believe that this will be the same as the Tohoku Shinkansen "Hayabusa" and the Hokuriku Shinkansen "Kagayaki". #TokaidoShinkansen#Nozomi <Image source> ・Geospatial Information Authority of Japan Map, https://maps.gsi.go.jp/ (partially edited and posted)