Bullet train

Kyoto

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April 21st 2006
By Shinkansen - Japanese Bullet train - we took the Nizomo Superfast Express train... Having been on probably the slowest trains in the world in India, which make lots of stops in the night - to travelling at outrageous speed through Japan came as something of a shock! ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more