bullet trains (Page 2)
Whether you think of the Genbi as the world’s most beautiful built train or its fastest art gallery, it’s a rail experience like no other.
Booze fans pass the time in a quintessentially Japanese way, while their younger counterparts opt for a more athletic method.
A popular snack for the trip home from Kansai is an Osaka-specialty pork bun, but some commuters think they should be banned.
Japan Railways is taking applications to experience the future of Japanese rail travel nearly a decade ahead of time.
Japan may have one of the most efficient rail systems in the world, but that doesn’t mean it’s completely free from mishap.
Yes, Japan’s Shinkansen is an amazingly stress-free way to get around the country, but that doesn’t mean the driver should be this relaxed.
New year, new bullet train as Japan Railway debuts its high-speed art gallery.
It’s apparently a pretty rare sight, not unlike the majestic (read: ugly as sin) Northern Bald Ibis, the probably made-up Sasquatch, or the sober RocketNews24 writer, but on certain lengths of Shinkansen bullet train track, one can occasionally catch brief glimpses of a completely yellow bullet train as it whizzes past. Japan Rail (JR) doesn’t make the train’s schedule public, it doesn’t stop at stations, and it only runs a few times a month.
And, until a little later this year, no member of the public was ever allowed to ride. Learn how you can ride the special “Doctor Yellow” bullet train after the jump.
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