1) I make a mistake and I’ve fixed it, and yes, Kodama is the slowest, Hikari is faster, but Nozumi is the fastest, shaving an hour off travel time compared to Hikari.

2) Don’t know where you’re from but sashimi in Japan is a LOT fresher, and tastes a lot better here than in Australia, or in China. And it’s a lot cheaper.

3) One host brother sleeps on a futon, the other sleeps on the floor… Not sure what your point was?

-kodama is the slowest; hikari is actually pretty damn fast since it avoids over half the stations.
-salmon isnt native to JP so I dont know how “fresh” it can get
-your host brother sleeps on a futon which sits on top tatami mats.