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Japan Rail Pass

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JR East Rail Company has an ambitious plan to save electricity: use customers to generate electricity.

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In the old days, Tokyo train stations would hand out (incredibly complex) paper maps. This never worked.

Japanese Bullet Trains (Shinkansen): 7 Billion Safe Trips and Counting

Japan's bullet train system is nothing short of amazing. The average intercity rail delay: 6 seconds.

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List of Shinkansen Trains

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Japan wouldn't be Japan without trains.

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Trains in Japan

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