Yup. Only times I used taxi or ridesharing in Japan was when I flew in with elderly relatives, and taking Uber to the hotel made far more sense than trying to h

Yup. Only times I used taxi or ridesharing in Japan was when I flew in with elderly relatives, and taking Uber to the hotel made far more sense than trying to herd 6 people and their luggage through several train changes, and when we were stuck on Mt. Fuji because the kid decided to try hiking to the top, forgot to turn on his phone, and we missed the last bus back (pro-tip 1: calling a taxi to the half-way station on Mt. Fuji and going to the nearest train station is bloody expensive; pro-tip 2: even in a middle of summer, once the sun sets it's bloody cold up there). Other than that, getting anywhere using transit worked great; but the Shinkansen is a very small piece of the puzzle.