Free Tea on the Rapid Express

Technically, there is only free hot water on the rapid express train connecting Nagoya to Osaka, as well as 200 yen fresh brewed coffee with I alsolutely also enjoyed.

Since I had taken the tea bags from our hotel room, the hot water meant free tea, but there was a problem. The machine only dispensed free hot water up to the 60% full mark, well below the amount of tea one bag can produce. The trick? make two cups of hot water, then a third that you split between the other two. Add tea bags and lids to the two full cups, tuck the third under one of them, and add lids before wandering back to your seat with plenty of tea for your two hour trip.


Extra cup works great as a cup sleeve, insulating the heat from burning your fingies.



Add in a complimentary donut from the hotel and you've got a lovely little snack set. Didn't get a hotel donut? You can also grab snacks on the train, in a vending machine right next to the tea and coffee.