we are departing kyoto now for okayama (enroute to kurashiki) via the shinkasen high speed train. this is our second trip on a bullet train, and having seats and daylight this time makes the trip a whole lot better. the first trip was on the nozomi shinkansen (the fastest of the fast, which makes the least stops), so it did have that going for it. but sitting down is pretty awesome.
to call these trains impressive is a drastic understatement. they will travel up to ~185 mph (300 kph), run very smoothly (like an airplane without turbulence), and are very quite (unlike an airplane). also, they are so much more comfortable than the airplane. it's great. the seats recline further, there is way more legroom, and much more room to roam around if you're concerned with DVT (or just want to walk
around)..also, it runs entirely on electricity, so it's green. despite the fact that it's painted white and blue.
if we had these in the states, i'd take them everywhere.
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