[samokan]

there is a luggage area in Shinkansen, you cannot put your luggage beside you in the train, cause it will become an obstacle on the way.. its usually located at the end of each car

the last time I used the Shinkansen, my things were shipped ..

one way for shinkansen for tokyo -osaka is around $130 - $150
the one-way ticket for shinkansen is actually the round trip cost if you are using the night bus ..

are you going to be travelling all over japan or just tokyo-osaka-kyoto ???