Public Transport
A great way to learn about Japanese rail technologies
Japan Railway Journal is an English language program which runs on NHK Television in Japan. It is hosted by Russel and provides a good introduction to the technologies and practices …
The future – one week only
It is interesting to reflect that just 52 years ago, something called the “bullet train” started a revolution in rail travel at 200km/hr. One of these first generation trains can …
Hokkaido Shinkansen opens
Tomorrow, Saturday 26 March 2016, the first scheduled Shinkansen will run to Hokkaido through the Seikan tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world. In preparation, NHK (Japanese television) has …
Copenhagen and bikes
The thing you notice in Copenhagen is the bikes. Next to the outdoor cafes, there are always bikes; because that is how people get to the outdoor cafes of course. …
Nagoya, 2:30pm – not like a Swiss Watch
Nagoya is a city two thirds of the way to Osaka, 366km (101 minutes) out of Tokyo by Shinkansen. We visited Yoko’s cousin there for lunch one day in 2000. …
