Turn Any Trip Into A Journey
Look, I love cars. I will gladly hop behind the wheel of almost anything and take it around a track or cruise wide-open country roads. But if I could get around everywhere as easily as I did in Tokyo, I would sell my cars and never look back. Once the infrastructure is in place, trains are a better transportation alternative in almost every way. They're cleaner, less stressful, more efficient and better for the environment. And, like cars, they're able to capture the imagination. In Japan, trains can turn any trip into a journey, whether it's speeding you across the landscape or taking you underground to resurface in a place you've never been before.
I would add that if you will be mostly in large cities, it's well worth getting an IC card (e.g. Suica or Pasmo). The speed, convenience, and freedom from juggling coins is worth the minimal added cost.
What do you think?
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https://www.autoblog.com/2018/06/21/japan-bullet-train-shinkansen-how-to-video/
Look, I love cars. I will gladly hop behind the wheel of almost anything and take it around a track or cruise wide-open country roads. But if I could get around everywhere as easily as I did in Tokyo, I would sell my cars and never look back. Once the infrastructure is in place, trains are a better transportation alternative in almost every way. They're cleaner, less stressful, more efficient and better for the environment. And, like cars, they're able to capture the imagination. In Japan, trains can turn any trip into a journey, whether it's speeding you across the landscape or taking you underground to resurface in a place you've never been before.
I would add that if you will be mostly in large cities, it's well worth getting an IC card (e.g. Suica or Pasmo). The speed, convenience, and freedom from juggling coins is worth the minimal added cost.
What do you think?
[link, travel, rail, Japan, true]
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/06/21/japan-bullet-train-shinkansen-how-to-video/
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