I've ridden the Shinkansen several times and it's such a great experience. It was also incredibly cool to stand on a platform when the Shinkansen went through the station at full speed. Even two or three tracks away from the platform I was standing on, it's speed was amazing.
2023: plenty of large cities in America are still a short high speed rail journey away from each other and yet americans have to fly because there is no alternative train.
@@rosaria8384 It's our love of independence through use of the automobile. You wanna ride public transportation, go for it. I prefer not to become a victim!
I wish we had a way to emulate Japan's desire to build a system like this, with their commitment to meticulous maintenance, and no-excuses punctuality.
A view of what could have been. Same time this was filmed, the SF BART system was being built and is no where near as well done; loud, bumpy, slow, trains that are late and broken down far too often and tracks that seemingly are maintained to make for the loudest ride possible through populated areas(can hear the trains scream from well over a mile away).
I loved the shinkansen 0 and 100 series which are built in real steel. Their feel of existance and the sound they created when they passed stations were magestic because of steel. It was like a king of all trains. When I rode an old shinkansen as a kid, my heart was pounding with excitement. The alminium shinkansen nowadays might be faster but looks so cheap. It is just a method to efficienctly move from point A to point B.
Not realistic to transport most freight at those speeds. It could be done in theory, but it would require a complete reengineering of existing freight methods and infrastructure.
@periscopefilm The ticket shown starting at 1:48 has the Japanese date Showa 51.12.10. = December 10, 1976, the purchase date for a trip taking place on 12/15. The cost of the ticket was ¥18,000, about US$61. Unfortunately I couldn't tell on the ticket where the woman was traveling to or from, but it must be from Tokyo to Hakata because we see her alighting the train there. 🙂 I spent a few summers in Yokohama as a kid, and I rode the Shinkansen in 1970 from Shin-Yokohama to Osaka to visit Expo '70.
It was good to hear the length of the super expressway in miles. 1:15 - Look at that conductor Shinkansen Surfing like a pro. 10:36 - I can't imagine anyone looking at an octopus and thinking "yum." 11:43 - "Fugu me!" -- Homer Simpson.
Thank you for some nostalgie. The station signs look so diferent from today, and I don't remember those tickets - maybe this film is from early 70's? I started using shinkansen from 1975 onwards, so perhaps the system had changed by then. Anyway, I love the Series 0 shinkansen with the round face :-)
4:35 Looking at the control room of Japanese railways in 1970 and hearing that they'd introduced an automatic safety system back in 70's I can't stand but feeling ashamed for the situation of the greek railways in 2023/4...
더 시대 저 당시에 최첨단성능좋은 기차를 운용했다는것이 놀랍고,현재는 30년 격차로 한국을 앞서나가는 것에 더욱 놀랍습니다. 기술력과 노하우 어느하나 새롭게 발전시켜서 지금은 선진국 반열을 뛰어넘어서 세계1위를 지켜나가는 일본이 대단하다고 생각듭니다.우리도 선진국에 30년정도 뒤쳐지지만 더욱 노력하고 발전시키고,선진국의 기술력을 배우고,받아드려서 우리것으로 더욱 발전시켜 나아가야 할것입니다. 그러려면 피나는 노력과 인내/그리고 최선을 다하는 마음과 모습이 반드시 필요합니다.
My first trip abroad in 2001 I snuck onto the Osaka to Tokyo trip w/o paying. They pulled me off in Tokyo and put and me in a little room and yelled at me in Japanese for 90min then let me go.
I've ridden the Shinkansen several times and it's such a great experience. It was also incredibly cool to stand on a platform when the Shinkansen went through the station at full speed. Even two or three tracks away from the platform I was standing on, it's speed was amazing.
1964 Japan: 150mph bullet train
2023 America: We'll we've got a plan
2023 America: still 24 times larger than Japan. That’s why we fly.
2023: plenty of large cities in America are still a short high speed rail journey away from each other and yet americans have to fly because there is no alternative train.
1980's Britain: Age of the 🚆
It's quite bizarre how US and public transport don't mix well...
@@rosaria8384 It's our love of independence through use of the automobile. You wanna ride public transportation, go for it. I prefer not to become a victim!
the sound track for this film didn't need to be so good but I'm glad it was.
I took this very train from Hiroshima to Tokyo and back in 1976. It was a nice trip and I quite enjoyed it.
Love this! Thanks
I wish we had a way to emulate Japan's desire to build a system like this, with their commitment to meticulous maintenance, and no-excuses punctuality.
A view of what could have been. Same time this was filmed, the SF BART system was being built and is no where near as well done; loud, bumpy, slow, trains that are late and broken down far too often and tracks that seemingly are maintained to make for the loudest ride possible through populated areas(can hear the trains scream from well over a mile away).
And full of mentally ill homeless people while the Shinkansen doesn’t see many homeless
もう40年以上昔ですが0系新幹線の時代に親とグリーン車乗って当時連結されていた食堂車行くのが楽しみでした。
Amazing Japanese efficiency.
Wow, this is a very precious and wonderful record.
Thank you for uploading.
4:06 "There has never been a passenger accident on the Shinkansen.." Same today - 50 years later
3:19 dig that pimp music there!
I loved the shinkansen 0 and 100 series which are built in real steel. Their feel of existance and the sound they created when they passed stations were magestic because of steel. It was like a king of all trains. When I rode an old shinkansen as a kid, my heart was pounding with excitement. The alminium shinkansen nowadays might be faster but looks so cheap. It is just a method to efficienctly move from point A to point B.
We should all have these trains behind our infrastructure. Being able to transport goods at 300mph+ is just a no brainer.
The high speed trains are only for people, they made space on the old and slow lines for freight.
Not realistic to transport most freight at those speeds. It could be done in theory, but it would require a complete reengineering of existing freight methods and infrastructure.
These trains were for the people only, and are mostly restricted to 200 mph
I rode on the original 1964 line on a N700 series train.
@periscopefilm The ticket shown starting at 1:48 has the Japanese date Showa 51.12.10. = December 10, 1976, the purchase date for a trip taking place on 12/15. The cost of the ticket was ¥18,000, about US$61. Unfortunately I couldn't tell on the ticket where the woman was traveling to or from, but it must be from Tokyo to Hakata because we see her alighting the train there. 🙂
I spent a few summers in Yokohama as a kid, and I rode the Shinkansen in 1970 from Shin-Yokohama to Osaka to visit Expo '70.
I can't help but notice that the woman is stylish af. I love her hair and outfit in the train.
貴重な映像だ！
It was good to hear the length of the super expressway in miles.
1:15 - Look at that conductor Shinkansen Surfing like a pro.
10:36 - I can't imagine anyone looking at an octopus and thinking "yum."
11:43 - "Fugu me!" -- Homer Simpson.
6:37 Never mind the train. Check out that watch.
Nice time piece!
半世紀前の貧弱なコンピューターで制御システムを構築していたのだからたいしたものだ。
Thank you for some nostalgie. The station signs look so diferent from today, and I don't remember those tickets - maybe this film is from early 70's? I started using shinkansen from 1975 onwards, so perhaps the system had changed by then. Anyway, I love the Series 0 shinkansen with the round face :-)
December 1976 based from printed ticket
@@montesa35 Thank you. Hmm, strange I don't remember them.
あの団子鼻みたいで飛行機みたいな新幹線に乗る時、子供の頃の私はいつもワクワクしました。
Japan is almost unrecognizable compared to this film now. Arguably the most technologically advanced country in the world now.
Kids watch TikTok...
Men watch real history 😊❤
運転士さんの帽子、国労バッジ！
Fantastic documentary
まさかの岩波映画
キャラ入りで、XDの表示、0h正ってことは、フイルム完パケをテレシネした素材をデジタイズコピーですね。
どこから手に入れたんだろう？？
Is the narrator Paul Frees? It sounds like him.
Can I use your videos small clip in my video?
8:20 Smoking was allowed even in Shinkansen in '70s !
もちろんそうです。
数年前まで1号車は喫煙可能な車両でした。
そして、全て喫煙可能な車両でした。はとうとう無くなりましたが、車両間に喫煙可能な場所が設けられましたが、2024年にとうとうその喫煙可能な場所も撤去され、車両内では一切出来なくなりました。
これを見ている日本人に質問です。岡山(6:30)、小郡(14:10)、小倉(17:26)到着時に車掌さんが乗り換えの案内をしていますが、「～特急にちりん6号宮崎行、15時42分〇〇で6番線から」の〇〇は何と言ってるように聞こえますか？なし？ぬし？いずれにせよ意味が通じる言葉として聞き取れず。。。昔は何か決まった言い方があったのでしょうか。
「発」（はつ）ですね
Does anyone know who the narrator is? Someone well known?
I really want to say it's George Takei. Makes sense, but I can't find anymore info on this film anywhere. Food for thought.
4:35 Looking at the control room of Japanese railways in 1970 and hearing that they'd introduced an automatic safety system back in 70's I can't stand but feeling ashamed for the situation of the greek railways in 2023/4...
I wanna see the photo of that little girl in 2024😂😂😂
1975年以降から78年頃でしょうか？
December 1976
@@montesa35ty!!
みどりの窓口のシーンで切符はs51 12月10日の列車ですね
Japan 1960s-1970s: 📈📈📈
Indonesia: 💀💀💀 september 30th movement, hyperinflasion >600%
i wonder why there is no explanation of HIROSHIMA
though this express train stop at HIROSHIMA
Producer didn't want to bring up Hiroshima.
Because Hiroshima is famous for
damage of atomic bomb.
0:35 It's Been 60 Years Since The Japanese Bullet Train Began In 1964 In The Late 1960's In The 20th Century. Thanks Mate. X❤🚅🎉
더 시대 저 당시에 최첨단성능좋은 기차를 운용했다는것이 놀랍고,현재는 30년 격차로 한국을 앞서나가는 것에 더욱 놀랍습니다. 기술력과 노하우 어느하나 새롭게 발전시켜서 지금은 선진국 반열을 뛰어넘어서 세계1위를 지켜나가는 일본이 대단하다고 생각듭니다.우리도 선진국에 30년정도 뒤쳐지지만 더욱 노력하고 발전시키고,선진국의 기술력을 배우고,받아드려서 우리것으로 더욱 발전시켜 나아가야 할것입니다. 그러려면 피나는 노력과 인내/그리고 최선을 다하는 마음과 모습이 반드시 필요합니다.
Someone send PeteBootyjudge to Japan so he can learn how to run a rail system.
As if he has anything to do with this. Japan is the size of California, so people this would never work in the USA, we are to large.
@@kennethportland6031i don't care anymore. Pothole pete is FINISHED!
My first trip abroad in 2001 I snuck onto the Osaka to Tokyo trip w/o paying.
They pulled me off in Tokyo and put and me in a little room and yelled at me in Japanese for 90min then let me go.
Why did not you pay? Why would you disrespect their laws?
Moron
Just dumb gaijin things I guess?
単なる犯罪自慢！駅員たちは何故犯罪者を警察に引き渡さなかった事に憤りを感じます。民営化以前は警察権を持った鉄道公安職員がいてもっと厳正に対応していました。
2000年代に新幹線を無賃乗車？すごいね。よほどすこい何かトリックを使ったのかな