| The NOZOMI shinkansen. We were on the KODAMA, which didn't look as impressive so I haven't included any pictures. All the trains travel at 300 km/h. And you can purchase your ticket from a machine! | |
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Another view: the platform. Convenience and efficiency! There is no way that an airport can compete. |
| Lots of room inside. Beverages are not complementary. |  |
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Passing another shinkansen, at low speed just outside the station. At full speed, they pass at 600 km/h just a few feet from each other, so a photo wouldn't show anything but blur. |
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A warning. Don't cross the yellow line! Or you become food
for the shinkansen.
Even the Japanese recognize the Japanese stereotypes. Cute girls in sailor uniforms, and a balding (and probably drunk) Japanese businessman. |
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