An economically ascendant Japan surprised the world in 1964 by building the world’s first high-speed bullet train. Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen debuted that year and hit speeds of 125 mph (201 km/h) on its Tokyo–Nagoya–Kyoto–Osaka route. Today, Japan has the most extensive high-speed train network in the world.Sunday, August 09, 2009
The Fabled Shinkansen
An economically ascendant Japan surprised the world in 1964 by building the world’s first high-speed bullet train. Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen debuted that year and hit speeds of 125 mph (201 km/h) on its Tokyo–Nagoya–Kyoto–Osaka route. Today, Japan has the most extensive high-speed train network in the world.
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