traveling on trains
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- 1. 2013/01/31Hitoshi SHIMIZUTraveling on trains
- 2. Why I chose this topic We can see good scenery It costs not so much I like traveling on trains
- 3. About Railways in Japan History 1872 : the first steam train started (Tokyo ~ Yokohama) 1895 : the first trolley started (Kyoto) 1914 : Tokyo Station opened 1927 : the first subway started(Tokyo) 1964 : the first bullet train (Shinkansen) started 1987 : the Japanese National Railways became JRs Length : total 27874 km JR : 20210 km Others : 7664 km
- 4. Comparison with bus & airplaneBus Airplane TrainCost Cheap expensive InexpensiveSpeed Slow Fast ModerateComfort BouncingNarrow(economy seat)RelaxingTotalIf you dont havemoneyIf you hurry otherwise
- 5. Youthful 18 ticket Only normal train One day free ticket Inexpensive (2,300 / day, 5 tickets bundled) Useful for students The similar ticket In shikoku(Shikoku rediscovery ticket)
- 6. My favorite stations Shimonada station (Ehime, Shikoku) Sagano station (Kyoto)