Beginning 25 March 2008 JR(Japan Railways) East has opened its English“JR-EAST Shinkansen Reservation”system allowing reservations on JR East trains from overseas, according to JR Group mail magazine ‘TRAVEL NEWS’.
Azusa (Tokyo – Matsumoto) and Narita Express (Narita Airport – Tokyo) can be reserved using a credit card.
See our Transport to Matsumoto page for details about transportation from Tokyo to Matsumoto.