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Shinkansen: from bullet train to low-flying plane

Hood, Christopher Phillip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7477-3944 2006. Shinkansen: from bullet train to low-flying plane. Routledge Contemporary Japan Series, Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

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Abstract

The image of the shinkansen - or "bullet train" - passing Mount Fuji is one of the most renowned images of modern Japan. Yet, despite its international reputation for speed and punctuality, little is understood about what makes it work so well and what its impact is. This book provides a comprehensive account of the history of the shinkansen, from its planning during the Pacific War, to its launch in 1964 and subsequent development. It goes on to analyze the reasons behind the bullet train's success, and demonstrates how it went from being simply a high-speed rail network to attaining the status of iconic national symbol. It considers the shinkansen's relationship with national and regional politics and economic development, its financial viability, the environmental challenges it must cope with, and the ways in which it reflects and influences important aspects of Japanese society. It concludes by considering whether the bullet train can be successful in other countries developing high-speed railways.Overall, this book provides a thorough examination of the phenomenon of the shinkansen, and its relationship with Japanese society.

Item Type: Book
Book Type: Authored Book
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Business (Including Economics)
Subjects: D History General and Old World > DS Asia
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
T Technology > TF Railroad engineering and operation
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780415320528
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Last Modified: 20 Oct 2022 09:31
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/32347

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