I've been doing some reading up about railway museums in Japan that I might want to visit, and Japan has had high-speed rail for so long that their early Shinkansen trains are literally museum pieces now, while the USA still debates whether HSR is even a viable way to travel.
I've been doing some reading up about railway museums in Japan that I might want to visit, and Japan has had high-speed rail for so long that their early Shinkansen trains are literally museum pieces now, while the USA still debates whether HSR is even a viable way to travel.
I've been doing some reading up about railway museums in Japan that I might want to visit, and Japan has had high-speed rail for so long that their early Shinkansen trains are literally museum pieces now, while the USA still debates whether HSR is even a viable way to travel.
I've been doing some reading up about railway museums in Japan that I might want to visit, and Japan has had high-speed rail for so long that their early Shinkansen trains are literally museum pieces now, while the USA still debates whether HSR is even a viable way to travel.
The distance between Vancouver, BC and Portland is almost exactly the same distance between Tokyo and Osaka, along a mountainous coastline that isn't much different than in the PNW. The Shinkansen covers that distance in 2.5 hours, with trains departing every 15 minutes or less.
The distance between Vancouver, BC and Portland is almost exactly the same distance between Tokyo and Osaka, along a mountainous coastline that isn't much different than in the PNW. The Shinkansen covers that distance in 2.5 hours, with trains departing every 15 minutes or less.
The distance between Vancouver, BC and Portland is almost exactly the same distance between Tokyo and Osaka, along a mountainous coastline that isn't much different than in the PNW. The Shinkansen covers that distance in 2.5 hours, with trains departing every 15 minutes or less.
We actually have an advantage over the Tokaido Shinkansen route in that Seattle is at roughly the midpoint, meaning Vancouver and Portland would only be about 1:15 hours away in either direction.
Here’s a YouTube video of the entire Nozomi Shinkansen ride northbound from Shin-Osaka to Tokyo. Sit back with a bento box lunch and enjoy.
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