I rode on a Japanese bullet train with top speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour. Despite the downsides, I'd do it again.
I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but I got motion sickness.
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Shinkansen turns 60 boasting track record of speed, comfort, safety
Initially, the 0 Series Shinkansen traveled at a maximum speed of 210 kph, making it the first train to operate at over 200 kph. However, since the Tokaido Shinkansen line was constructed in a ...
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Japan railway to revive private compartments on bullet trains with beyond-1st class service
According to the company, the first private shinkansen compartments were introduced in 1985 in its 100 Series trains, which were discontinued in 2003. Double-decker 200 Series train cars used for ...
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Automated Shinkansen makes an early morning test run
East Japan Railway Co. was conducting an autonomous test using an E7-series train serving the Joetsu Shinkansen Line with ... automated trains reaching 200 kph in the future.