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
In 1997, West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) introduced the 500 Series Shinkansen, which operated on the Sanyo section at speeds of 300 kph, making it the fastest in the world at the time.
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Celebrities, train fans mark start of Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Line
Planning for the new Shinkansen line has not been smooth. Construction costs have reached 619.7 billion yen ($4.36 billion), more than 20 percent higher than the initial estimate of 500 billion ...