Japan Documentary

Journey in Shinkansen (2018x3)

Fecha de emisión: Jul 30, 2018

The oldest express train in the world is fast and punctual. The challenge of buying tickets: a good 150 Shinkansen travel from Tokyo to Osaka every day. Will Jörg be able to see Fujisan on two trips? There are about 150 trips from Osaka to Tokyo (and back again) with the Shinkansen - per day! On holidays there is less, on Saturdays more. And this is only the oldest express train line in Japan, the Tokaido Shinkansen, which went into operation in 1964. There are still seven more main lines in Japan, further ones or extensions are planned. The trains are also being refined further, the current fastest, Nozomi N700, has been in operation since 2007 and can accelerate faster and take corners faster with a technology similar to the ICE Sprinter. This means that the journey from Tokyo to Osaka takes between 2:25 and 2:35 hours - which, including several stops, corresponds to a real average speed of around 205 km/h. The ICE Sprinter has been equipped with a similar technology since 2007. Similar to the ICE, there is a first class car called the Green Car, and there are also tickets with and without reservations - the latter only valid for certain cars. On certain routes there is also the "Gran Class", which corresponds to the First Class in long-haul aircraft. But not on the Tokyo - Osaka route, which takes a maximum of four hours even with its "slower" Shinkansen trains (stopping everywhere). In the third episode of Japan Doc 2018, Jörg Langer makes the journey for you with the Tokaido Shinkansen, of course in the fastest possible Nozomi N700 variant. You think a trip from Tokyo to Osaka and back is boring? You're wrong, because Jörg has a lot to tell and of course a lot to show: Interactions with the staff, several Bento boxes, but above all the Shinkansen themselves and the passing Japan. He also draws a comparison to the ICE Sprinter - we apologize in advance for the mediocre quality of the Deutsche-Bahn advertising video used. But this way you can apprecia