Japan's Amazing New Luxury Trains
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Time Magazine did a slideshow of the amazing new Japanese luxury trains. I can't believe how awesome these look.
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Wow, those are amazing! I doubt Amtrak will be rolling those out anytime soon.
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And I thought that the Swiss rail trains were nice. The Japanese know how to do trains!
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Wow! Only been on a train once but if I had the time to kill, I'd take a train everywhere over a plane or car. They are relaxing and comfortable and just awesome-sauce!
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That first car would make me so SICK! I cannot face sideways when traveling on a high speed train. I barely managed the high speed across Spain. The swaying! Ugh!
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I didn't realize Japan was large enough to need overnight cabins.
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@Dashrender Please realize that the luxury trains are for "trips" and "vacations" not for normal use. Regarding the need for overnight trains. This is a very common form of transportation from one part of the country to another. You can book a night train from Tokyo to Sapporo and head to the station after work. Then you will be in Sapporo before you know it.
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@Dashrender said:
I didn't realize Japan was large enough to need overnight cabins.
It's a huge country. Both physically and in population. North to south it must be similar to the continental US.
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@dominica and I have done overnight trains from Madrid to Lisbon and from Viena to Venice. Neither one is that far. But a nice overnight train is a great way to travel.
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@scottalanmiller said:
It's a huge country. Both physically and in population. North to south it must be similar to the continental US.
Basic google search for "Tokyo to Sapporo train"
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Of note, that Shinkansen listed. The Hayabusa, was Japan's fastest train in routine use as of last year.
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If I use my fingers to gauge the length of Japan, going from end to end of the main body would be similar to a Seattle to San Diego trip here.
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Also, that works out to about $250 in USD
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Not bad at all. Very comparable to an overnight train in the US which isn't nearly so nice.
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@scottalanmiller said:
If I use my fingers to gauge the length of Japan, going from end to end of the main body would be similar to a Seattle to San Diego trip here.
Basically yes.
The common quoted phrase is "1/3 the population of the US in a land area the size of California."
That is not exactly right, but makes it easy to see on a map of the US.
