Tokyo to Nara - bullet speed

We caught a bullet train down to Nara. Gliding along at 200 miles an hour, these trains make you feel as if you are in a jet-plane skimming just above the ground.







Japan being the way it is, the conductor enters the carriage, bows to everyone and introduces himself. On the way out again, he will also turn and bow to everyone. He doesn't just do it the once, he will do it every single time he enters the carriage.

It took all of two hours to get the equivalent of London to Newcastle. If anything went this fast in the UK or NZ, people would be too afraid to get on it.

Japan rocks!