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- Jumboto, on 12/10/2007, -0/+20"It will cost you about US $100 to travel just a few hours on their precious Shinkansen."
The Shinkansen goes over 100MPH so a few hours means you go far fast. comfortably.
Also, I don't think these train are gas guzzlers. I don't see no choo choo smoke stack. Do you?
Also also, Japan seemed pretty friendly to me and I don't even speak the language. - redsfaithful, on 12/10/2007, -2/+21That's a great way to get people to embrace public transportation. A lot of cities in America should take note.
- brufleth, on 12/10/2007, -0/+18You are a liar.
I went to Japan a year and a half ago. We flew into Osaka and went to Kyoto and Tokyo. The trains were super cheap, comfortable, and as clean as a new car. Personnel were friendly and helpful despite our complete lack of any Japanese language skills. Trains arrive on time and even stop with their doors lined up exactly where they're supposed to be. We didn't take a taxi the entire time we were in Japan. We used several different rail lines and subways. Travel was WELL under the cost of gas (even at low US prices) and was faster than driving.
Public transportation in Japan is a model for the world (although there may well be places with better systems but I haven't seen them). It isn't just that the services that are provided are so much better though. There isn't gum stuck to every surface of the trains, there isn't garbage two inches deep, people aren't screaming on cell phones, nobody is begging you for money, etc. The people of Japan treat the trains and stations with more respect than people do in say, Boston or New York City. - j1337, on 12/10/2007, -0/+15I don't know what country you're from, but Japanese trains are far better and cheaper than crappy Amtrack trains.
- honkaform, on 12/10/2007, -0/+14I wish my stationmaster was a kitty...
- Rubab, on 12/10/2007, -3/+11wow.... what a train..
- PaulOwen, on 12/10/2007, -0/+8I fear there's nothing especially Japanese about that parent behaviour apart from the fact that you saw it take place in Japan.
- Pritchard, on 12/10/2007, -2/+8The best train I had ever been on was a Japanese Midnight Train near a woman's only industrial office. I grabbed at least 15 asses and came... twice.
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -0/+6I wish I had a train like this in my hood.
- socialidiocy, on 12/10/2007, -0/+6That would be covered in human feces before the day was over in the United States
- unleaded73, on 12/10/2007, -0/+6I was very pround of our train in my region, Rhone Alpes, France, but i must admit this japanese one is much more original. Btw some pics of our train: http://flickr.com/photos/98254743@N00/321660424/ http://flickr.com/photos/98254743@N00/321660350/ http://flickr.com/photos/98254743@N00/321660485/ http://flickr.com/photos/98254743@N00/321660559/ http://flickr.com/photos/98254743@N00/321660462/ http://flickr.com/photos/aureliozen/1440623663/
- Chompy, on 12/10/2007, -1/+7Your isolated anecdotal evidence has convinced me!
Oh wait actually I shall counter it by relating the thousands of extremely well-behaved children I saw during my time in Japan. - SirDomino, on 12/10/2007, -0/+6IF they tried that in America, it would be trashed within a few days. The toys stolen, gum everywhere, graffiti, etc. Sad to say, but Americans could not handle this. I have visited Tokyo several times, and ironically when your out and about you rarely, if ever, see a public trashcan, yet there is very little trash on the street. Japanese are more collective and have a lot of respect for one another, as well as a lot of pride in themselves. This isn't true for 100% of either population, but it does seem to be the majority.
- hokie47, on 12/10/2007, -1/+6The Michael Jackson Express?
- Winboloer, on 12/10/2007, -1/+6A good train to throw momma from.
- xsonny, on 12/10/2007, -2/+7Finally a place for stoners to go at 3am. Praise be to yevon.
- catwoman2970, on 12/10/2007, -0/+5"Ever been on a train this nice?" That train is better than the homes/apartments I've lived in.
- bxblox, on 12/10/2007, -1/+6I wish you would get dead.
- linzichan, on 12/10/2007, -0/+5Japanese trains don't run at 3am....
- str3ama, on 12/10/2007, -0/+5maybe not that nice..but when I went to Tokyo there were multiple LCD screens inside each compartment right over the doors (it was playing the news or something), but still pretty amazing. In my it's more like a hobo in every compartment.
- iPissExcellence, on 12/10/2007, -1/+6it looks like IKEA
- saysomestuff, on 12/10/2007, -0/+5That would be empty before the day was over in London
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -4/+8The Japanese are just so much cooler than us. America sucks.
Now if only city buses looked like. Not so much the bright colors but just make it look like you didn't walk into a trash can when you get on the bus. - darkchild82, on 12/10/2007, -0/+4awwww..thats adorable :-)
- allaboutdatiki, on 12/10/2007, -2/+6What, no bar car?
- linzichan, on 12/10/2007, -0/+4Angsty troll is angsty.
- Twoodge, on 12/10/2007, -1/+5I'd hit it.
- PaulOwen, on 12/10/2007, -1/+5This is for you Punjabi4Lyfe ...
I don't like Punjabees.
I wish Punjabees would wake up to reality and realize that they are all a bunch of ignorant ***** who are hated by the entire world.
I wish one day Punjabees would realize how serious the Sihks and Hindus control of their country is today.
I wish. - jhshukla, on 12/10/2007, -0/+3better: http://www.palaceonwheels.net/new/the_train.htm
it is not public transportation. it is meant for tourists. - Jeffler, on 12/10/2007, -0/+3Have a seat over there...
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -1/+4That's amazing, I still can't believe it's actually a train. The Japanese get great bandwidth and all the flashy things. At least they export a lot of their electronic goodies. :P
- victrola, on 12/10/2007, -0/+3Ha, everything looks better in pictures, baby. I had a lot of arguments with my Japanese students, who, after watching Hollywood movies, were convinced that EVERY American lives in a mansion and drives a luxury car. I'm not kidding about this. A lot of Japanese women are also under the impression that American men hand over their entire paycheck to their wives, and do 50% of the housework and childrearing to boot. They also think that Sex in the City is real, and that the average American woman can afford to wear $500 shoes and go out to lunch in expensive restaurants every day straight out of university. When I tell them that in reality, women who can afford the kind of homes and wardrobes the "Sex in the City" women flaunt are most likely working in excess of 60 hours a week, they are honestly shocked.
So anyway, be careful what you idealize. :D America sucks compared to the way it's portrayed in Hollywood movies, and Japan sucks compared to the rest of the world's image of it. Everything looks better on TV. - SleepingOrange, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2We finally got nicer LRT cars here in Calgary Alberta. Ok not this nice, but it's still not as much of a drag to take public transit when the trains are actually semi-comfortable.
- codmate, on 12/10/2007, -5/+7That's what you get when 70 percent of your rail network is publicly owned.
I bet you American free-market worshipers didn't realise you were looking at a 'socialized' train right there :p - inactive, on 12/10/2007, -3/+5very nice, america just ***** sucks, it was the best country when it started now it's just pure *****
- Cowfrommars, on 12/10/2007, -3/+5Argh, digg me down, wrong article.
- dobbinmon, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2wow, I know I shouldn't have but I couldn't resist it... I read through some of Punjab4Lyfes previous comments and all i can say is this - you fail at life, well done.
- Duncast, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2That is quite a classy train. I went on a similar one in (you guessed it) Japan when I went up north last summer.
- victrola, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2That is an absolutely gorgeous train. Is it a special "luxury" train? What a wonderful way to see France.
- unleaded73, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2It is not a special luxury train at all. It is a "basic" new train on our rail network. What you see is the second class (econmy class) and you have to pay roughly 7€ for 100 Km if you are a student, and 15 € for anyone else with no reduction card. It is not as fast as our TGV, but as you say it is a very interresting way to see France.
- raskali, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2Some people around here really need to lighten up.
- Chompy, on 12/10/2007, -1/+3Having ridden many Japanese trains, I can tell you that the first thing that strikes you about them is how incredibly *clean* they are. You couldn't have something like this in the West because it would be destroyed/vandalized/robbed after about three stops. In Japan that train could run for 10 years and it'd still look like those pictures.
- blast_flame, on 12/10/2007, -2/+4In socialism an altruistic ideas man will come up with ideas because he wants to help people but a greedy ideas man will sit back and do nothing because it is easier. In a truly free market (not what we have now) an altruistic ideas man will come up with ideas because he wants to help people and a greedy ideas man will come up with ideas because he wants to make money. Its not that socialism fails 100% of the time, its just that free markets work more often. I admit that capitalism has its problems but until we get the technology to go post scarcity they will remain unsolvable. Of course the real problem with (state) socialism is that it uses force and coercion on others and that just isn't right. Of course in a truly free market if you were able to come up with a voluntary form of socialism like going and living on a commune somewhere we wouldn't stop you.
- ioral, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2you mean like this cat in wakayama?
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=908 - ioral, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2whoops, missed the bottom part of the page.
anyway, here's another link with a video of Tama:
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1809 - brufleth, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2AND they go more places.
- brufleth, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2Err...regular subway trains are definitely not like "anywhere else." Maybe you've only seen nicer subways. Take a look at New York City subways or for a real pit look at the Boston T. Both are great cities but the subways look third world compared to Tokyo. Washington DC's metro is pretty nice but the stations and cars aren't nearly as clean and it is at best almost as good as the crappiest Japanese subway line. LA has that tram thing or whatever but is that even running?
In Japan we took at least two of the three or more rail lines that go around Tokyo. In Kyoto we took the subway (I think there's only one company there...I could be wrong) a bit but mostly took buses which were super cheap ($4 dollars for a day pass) and went everywhere. The buses were all clean, comfortable, and such too. When going from city to city I honestly can't remember the names of the lines. We didn't take bullet trains. We were traveling on a budget so it was just regular trains for us.
Compared to US trains they were still a world ahead. Generally train travel in the US is slow, expensive, and extremely limited in where it goes. That's before you take into account the inconsiderate passengers one has to deal with on US trains. The US passenger rail industry is a joke. - mishsquish, on 12/10/2007, -2/+4Dugg for "Ichigo". Any Bleach fans?
- RedHairedMan, on 12/10/2007, -0/+1I've been in some trains that were even better.
- davids1, on 12/10/2007, -0/+1Do you see a connection or is this just another article for you?
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