Hello! So I'm heading from Hikone to Fukuoka and back on Nov 23. However, I'm finding that the shinkansen tickets are about $160 each way. Is this truly the cheapest I can get them (unreserved)?
I'm trying to save money, and honestly although my experiences with overnight buses in the past haven't been bad, I'd rather avoid one. I've been trying to figure if I can take local trains part of the way and then pick up the shinkansen to save some money.
Any tips for chipping away at that $160? If I could just get it down to like $120 each way I'd be happy.