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Went to Japan in June with a group of friends. We unanimously agreed that the greatest experience we had were the transportation system.
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5:15 Kinda glossed over how there's a very good reason why train tracks were traditionally bolted together with tiny gaps, instead of being long stretches of seamless rail. The big innovation of Shinkansen rails wasn't the idea of making the rail seamless. It was how they managed to prevent such a seamless rail from warping and bending from temperature cycles and ruining the whole track.
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There's another lesson that other train companies could learn from Japanese National Railroads. They had a station in a rural village that only one person using it. So they decided to shut it down. Until they found out that one passenger was a school girl, and the train was her only way to get to school. Her village didn't have one. They kept the station open, and ran it at a loss until she graduated from highschool. I believe Thoughy made a video about it, but I could be wrong.
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Having reverently ridden France commuter rail on both TGV and SCNF, I can attest that Japan is still not threatened by at least one European countryâs rail efforts.
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Itâs the Japanese mindset. They learn to do things perfectly, carefully and achieve a mastery (and speed) which is incomparable. Amazing.
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The difference between bullet trains in Japan and other countries is that in Japan the system was designed to actually be usefull for the population and helped stimulating economical growth, while in a lot of other countries these trains are just vanity projects, you know, to show the world that we can do it as well!
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I'm from the UK and I was only talking about this with my Nan today, how I wholeheartedly admire Japanese culture, I'm not financially well off, but if I ever get the opportunity I'm absolutely going to Japan, even if just to sit on a park bench and watch, everything just seems to work they don't seem bogged down with "left-wing" or "right-wing", everything just works, love it
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I appreciate your mention of how the Design wasn't a speed contest but even better, improved the getting to and from work.
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It was both a game changer and unifier.
My mom remembers when they first came online as a teen and how much things changed. Considering how long a trip to Tokyo was back then before the shinkansen (it was easily an overnight trip)
From the ashes of defeat (and literal firebombed Tokyo metro area) to a marvel of modern tech in 20 years.
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As an American who has traveled to Europe and Asia, had the pleasure of riding high speed trains; I am thoroughly annoyed by the fact we dont have these in the US. Legal Bribery called "lobbying" has basically killed any chance of us ever having a train system like this. Bah humbug.
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I love variety of your videos. Learned a lot from them. Clearly, you do massive amount of research for them. Also, the way you narrate, makes them interesting! I'm joining your Parteon!
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A timely video. I'm watching this 2 hours before travelling on the Shinkansen from Himeji to Hiroshima 250km away. The trip will take 50 minutes. The software that links reserved seats on complex journeys on-line is also good, but sometimes you have to literally run with your bags from one platform to another to make the next train before the doors close! Everything said here is true. I have been using these trains daily on a 3 week pass costing $30 (Australian) dollars per day.
Also I visited the Japan Rail museum in Kyoto which was really extensive and well done. All signs and announcements at every stop are in both Japanese and English. I speak no Japanese and have had no problems getting around.
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Thoughty 2 is absolutely goated at this point he is in my top5 youtube creators currently.
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Its a amazing train. I managed to use it this summer and it feels more like being on a plane its that spacious. The Japanese rail network overall is amazing. Regular trains that run on time. The Shinkansen also has a smoking room, for a quick puff as its frond upon in public spaces.
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Did I miss it? What is the key to Japan's <1 minute average delay? This video was entirely about high speed trains and didn't really speak to the delay.
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I try to live a simple life. I see a new thoughty2 post, I snap it up.
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âAnd as a result, Japan exploded.â
Yikes. Well, in a roundabout way, I guess thatâs how it happenedâŚ
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Paid for an all access pass to the shenkens for 3 weeks and managed to see the entire japan. Was the best experience ever
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10:18 The extension from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo is currently under construction and isn't scheduled to be complete until 2030. You also missed a new Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen opened in September 2022 and goes from Nagasaki to Takeo-Onsen. The western extension from Kanazawa to Tsuruga is nearly complete and is scheduled to open in March 2024.
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7 months ago
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