How the Shinkansen bullet train made Tokyo into the monster it is today
The Guardian
The Shinkansen, Japan’s bullet train, has had an anniversary this week. This is a very interesting piece on how the high-speed train has transformed the country and especially Tokio (also, an astonishing bit of trivia: It runs 323 times between Tokio and Osaka — every day!).
From Weekly Filet #178, in October 2014.
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