@UrsusArctosT34 - I personally think buses are a bad idea considering fuel requirements, etc., but they're currently pouring money into making large bus terminals at Tokyo and Shinjuku Stations, for just two examples. The system though, is that the buses depart at around 10:00 p.m., after the traffic rushes, then drive in the middle of the night when traffic is lightest, and arrive at their destinations around 6:00 a.m., before the morning rush. Logistically, it works well. - LHS
@UrsusArctosT34 As I remember it (I don't fly much within Japan, BTW), domestic air fares were really high, so even though the Shinkansen's were pretty pricey, they were a little less than air fare I think - but considering time to get out to the airport, check-in time, etc., they were about as fast to use to Osaka as airplanes, and more convenient. The thing now is so many people travel by overnight bus - which is cheap and can also save on a hotel bill. I like trains better of course. - LHS
@UrsusArctosT34 Yeah - they are more like airplanes these days. They also had a dining car back then - which they had had since the first one in 1964 - which is like traditional long-distance trains. In a lot of ways the bubble era is overblown, but there were a lot of luxury things created then. - LHS
昔（といっても30年前くらいですが）の新幹線は2階建てのグリーン車があったんですよね。
1991年となると、未だ0系と100系が日本の大動脈を牽引していた時期かと。
one of the first travelling-style videos of the history
あらためて100系は楽しい列車でしたね。カフェテリア懐かしいですね。
Japan from 1991! Great material. Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
I imagine you were holding like a big video camera recorder! Pretty old. Nice video
新幹線が今と比べて混んでますね
だってコロナ前は席座れなくて
車両との間に立ったまま乗ったこともあるよな
公衆電話が車両内にあるなんてまさに
携帯、スマホが無かった時代を象徴してる
この頃は指定席でもタバコが吸えたんだろうか
ただ今は自由席でも余裕で座れるので
JRには悪いが混雑も考えモノだ
まぁ今の状況はその内徐々に戻るでしょうけど
@UrsusArctosT34 - I personally think buses are a bad idea considering fuel requirements, etc., but they're currently pouring money into making large bus terminals at Tokyo and Shinjuku Stations, for just two examples. The system though, is that the buses depart at around 10:00 p.m., after the traffic rushes, then drive in the middle of the night when traffic is lightest, and arrive at their destinations around 6:00 a.m., before the morning rush. Logistically, it works well. - LHS
シンデレラエクスプレス
@UrsusArctosT34 As I remember it (I don't fly much within Japan, BTW), domestic air fares were really high, so even though the Shinkansen's were pretty pricey, they were a little less than air fare I think - but considering time to get out to the airport, check-in time, etc., they were about as fast to use to Osaka as airplanes, and more convenient. The thing now is so many people travel by overnight bus - which is cheap and can also save on a hotel bill. I like trains better of course. - LHS
@UrsusArctosT34 Yeah - they are more like airplanes these days. They also had a dining car back then - which they had had since the first one in 1964 - which is like traditional long-distance trains. In a lot of ways the bubble era is overblown, but there were a lot of luxury things created then. - LHS
転落防止柵がない時代なので、お見送りの方たちが危なっかしいですね。