I'm now in Tokyo again.
The Shinkansen did it's job and 5 hours after leaving Hiroshima I arrived at Tokyo station (with a change of trains in Osaka). After my uncomfortable/crowded experience on the train to Hiroshima I got a reserved seat this time. This was easy enough to do and involved me using a few new Japanese words. I actually had a spare seat next to me all the way to Tokyo which was a real bonus.
I bought an ebiken (lunch box meal) before leaving Hiroshima and gobbled that down on the first part of my journey.
After arriving at Tokyo station I had to get to Shinjuku where my hotel is. Both Tokyo and Shinjuku were crazily busy -- it really made Kyoto and Hiroshima seem fairly quiet by comparison. Exiting Shinjuku station was just mental; people everywhere and me trying to pull along my luggage.
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