[rurounijones]

What about those hole-in-the-wall discount ticket places that always seem to have Shinkansen tickets?

Where do they fit in?

[ekianjo]

They are not official discounts. They are high volume rebates coming from third parties who buy tons of tickets and then resell them at a little cheaper price.

But you don't save much, really. It's in the order of 5 to 10% most of the time.

[rurounijones]

Gracias, never used them so not sure what the setup was.