The Shinkansen train (the name means New [train] Route Line) was something of a dream: so smooth, so fast, so quiet. This is the way we are meant to travel. True, the doors only open for 60-90 seconds at each station, but it works. My first day in Japan and I crossed half the country, from Fukuoka/Hakata to the Tokyo metro area, on two trains and all by 2:00. | Next | Korea-Japan Map | Asia 2005 Gallery Home | Home