Example Of Essay On Japans Shinkansen: Revolutionary Design At 50

The Article focuses on the 50 anniversary of the inauguration of the Japans shinkansen super-express trains. Before the 1964 Tokyo Olympic ceremony, Emperor Hirohito presided over the launch of the first; bullet’ train. The white and blue trained sneaked through Japan Capital at a speed of 120km/h onto Osaka at a record time. These models of trains were later to become not only the world fastest and most advanced mode of railway transport, but the most intense used main railway line. The blue and white bullet train became the symbol of Japan rise from ashes of Second World War. It changed the life and working style of Japanese by cutting the seven-hour journey between Osaka and Tokyo to four. Approximately five billion six hundred Passengers have travelled on the Shinkansen over the past decades. The trains have become more impressive, radical and boast of a clean record of punctuality and fatal accidents. Only two trains derailed in the 50 years of service, one during the 2004 earthquake, and another in a blizzard in 2013.The latest series E5 and E6 are astonishing by the looks. They are modeled with huge long nosecones hidden wheels and lustrous green or blue paintwork.E5 and E6 boast of impressive and clean lavatories reclining seats, well dresses staff. The 1964 Olympics visitors encountered a re-energized country and a compelling culture. Shinkansen network till continues to grow. Last generation of the bullet train is expected to run into Hokkaido through a tunnel under the sea in 2016 though this model is still confined to the south islands of Honshu and Kyushu. Shinkansen have produced the standard bearer for a new Japan, considering the ups and downs the economy has undergone since the Second World War. The innovation contributed greatly to the country’s economy, culture and society. The author is precise and articulate in the way Shinkansen has changed and restructured the culture economy and society of Japanese people. The concept of revolution is on point, from the launch of the first ‘bullet’ train in 1964 to the last generation bullet train. The author gives an in-depth overview on how the white and blue train changed the lives of Japanese commuters. The commuters have much confidence in the speed the train takes to cover the distance between the cities, as the seven-hour journeys they use to cover have been reduced to four hours. The article is exemplary on how it touches on the features of the two new series; the E5 and E6 series. The two series boast of amazing features such as high speed of 270km/h in approximately three minutes, the breathtaking smooth, quiet and vibration-free inside and amicably dressed staff. All these features create a conceptual view to the mind on how the new series are beautiful. The authors view on how revolution of a high-speed train led to cultural, societal and economic development is on point. In the current world, technology and innovations have been prioritized in sustaining economic goals. Present governments invest much on innovations, and the article as conceptualized by the author, gives a clear blueprint how technology can influence economy of the country. The ideas articulated by the author in this article are adequate and clear and opens up a new view to the revolution of the japans economy. Unfortunately, the article does not tackle much on the various negative effects the revolution brought and the effect of the high cost of development to the Japanese economy.