I wish to make an online reservation for a shinkansen ride from Odawara to Nikko (without any JR ...

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I wish to make an online reservation for a shinkansen ride from Odawara to Nikko (without any JR pass), however, I am unable to find any link which allow me to do so, please advise.

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Hi there,

The reason that you cannot make a reservation for a Shinkansen from Odawara to Nikko is because there are no Shinkansen which connects Odawara and Nikko directly.
You need to make a reservation for a Shinkansen operated by JR Tokai from Odawara to Tokyo Station and then make a reservation for a Shinkansen operaed by JR Higashi Nippon from Tokyo Station to Utsunomiya. Then, take a local train from Utsunomiya Station to JR Nikko Station and walk to Tobu Nikko Station where is the center of Nikko.

You have another option which might be even faster and cheaper.
Take a Odakyu Line(Romance Car) from Odawara to Shinjuku Station and take a Limited Express SPACIA from Shinjuku to Nikko.

[Odawara to Shinjuku Station]
http://www.odakyu.jp/english/romancecar/

[Shinjuku Station to Nikko]
http://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/access/nikko_kinugawa.html

I hope this information help.
Have a nice trip in Japan!

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