JAPAN SHINKANSEN

Railway In general, we divide two types of train lines in Japan: regular trains and Shinkansen. There are regular train lines operated by the Japan Railways (JR) company, some are owned by private operators. Although we say the Shinkansen is a type of train, it is actually operated by several different companies depending on the line, five of the main ones: The Tokaido Shinkansen (東海 道 新 幹線), the most important and congested line, which connects Tokyo and Shin-Osaka (including Nagoya and Kyoto), is operated by JR Central. Just imagine this route is the Tokyo line to the West. The Sanyō Shinkansen (山陽 新 幹線), a connection from Osaka to Fukuoka (covering Kobe and Hiroshima), is operated by JR West. The Tohoku Shinkansen, the Tokyo line to the north to the very end of the island, is operated by JR East. The Hokkaido Shinkansen, which connects to the Tohoku Shinkansen, opened in March 2016 which connects Shin-Aomori and Hakodate Hokuto via the underwater Seikan Tunnel on the Hayabusa Shinka...

JR Train vs Kimono....!! JR (Japan Railway) Train is trespassing a village station in Kawasaki area while one of its passenger is walking down the platform wearing Kimono. It is common looking in a Japan Village; Nihonjin (Japanese) look like have commitment to maintain theirs traditional culture. This condition could make Japan to be interesting place to visit. There is disturbance imagination in my mind that the trains expressing of speeds, strength, and modernity while Kimono expressing of softening, swaying and previous age. And now they are merges in our real life. .. in Japan.

A Machinist or Train Driver in JR (Japan Railway)Train will hang up his hand and pointing to every railway sign in order to ensure that he has pass the true sign. While he has to check the traveling table paper in front of him. Most of Nihonjin (Japanese) have high discipline in theirs working job. We ever hear somebody to get harakiri (put of death) if he was done dishonor mistake. This could be that usually call Samurai (patriotic) mentality. Sometimes they would forgotten theirs physicaly hurt in order to avoid dishonor and hurt feelings.