I've ridden the Shink twice thus far and it's pretty much worth the money. It's a tad more expensive than other methods, but it's fast, smooth, and on time. First I rode it from Tokyo back home, and then I rode it to and from a speech contest for school. So I guess that makes three times.

The train I rode was called MAX, which sadly stands for Multi-Ammenity-Xpress. I sat on on the top floor. There were snack bars on some of the bottom floors.