Enjoy this one minute video of the Tohoku Shinkansen High Speed Rail Line in Japan by Luis Rodriguez at http://japonismo.com

This is an excellent article on the subject high speed rail exporting and the countries Japan and China. From the East Asia Forum website. Read it HERE .

WFAA Channel 8 ABC TV  from Texas recently went to Japan to view and understand the Shinkansen high speed trains there. This video hits on some excellent points about high speed rail. Highly recommended for Canadians to watch to help understand the basic differences from our current antiquated passenger rail service and modern passenger rail.

TOKYO -- A new bullet train line and the prospect of further extensions of Japan's ultrahigh-speed rail network have created pockets of robust growth in property markets beyond the capital.      A property near Nagoya Station logged the biggest gain of any commercial site in the nation's latest official land price survey, jumping more than 40% in the year to July 1. Several high-rises are going up in the neighborhood, including a rebuilt Dainagoya Building, a local landmark. A magnetic-levitation train line connecting Nagoya with Tokyo, slated to open in 2027, will only add to the station's appeal.      With some local manufacturers relocating their offices close to the hub, demand for area real estate is holding up well, says the head of Sanko Estate's local agency.      The survey also shows an unmistakable impact on land prices from the Hokuriku Shinkansen, the country's newest bullet train line. Open since March, it connects Tok...

Half a century ago, Japan built the world’s first high-speed rail network — a network that remains the gold standard in train travel today. In this week’s Forefront, Next City examines how that country is now helping Texas build its own bullet train, a potential game-changer for transportation in the Lone Star State. When it launched on October 1, 1964, the world’s first high-speed rail network was known as yume no chotokkyu — literally, the “super-express of dreams.” The first line in Japan’s now world-famous shinkansen network, which would come to be known as the “bullet train,” was built against all odds, in the face of fierce public opposition, technical difficulties and astronomical costs. The $80 million loan secured from the World Bank for construction and engineering barely covered expenses, and the head of the project, Shinji Sogō, resigned amid the scandal of an out-of-control budget. People called the team who worked on the project “the crazy gang.” READ THE REST OF THE A...