World’s Most Punctual Train: Japan’s Shinkansen on SBS – Japan’s Shinkansen is the world’s most punctual long-distance express train. Join us as it takes us to the most beautiful places in Japan.
Episode One:
We explore Japan’s newest Shinkansen line. We meet a wasabi farmer, visit Japan’s best woodcarvers and see how one of the world’s last giant taiko drums is created. In between, Shinkansen engineers take us on a test ride of an almost perfect futuristic train. At the terminus of the Shinkansen, a young geisha lets us in on the latest secrets of world-class entertainers.
Episode Two:
We explore the Sanyo Shinkansen routes that connect the two largest cities in the west of the country: Osaka and Fukuoka. We explore one of the most beautiful bike routes in the world and meet a young woman in Hiroshima who keeps the stories of the atomic bomb victims alive. We look out for the Dr. Yellow, a bright yellow route checker bullet train; legend has it that fate is kind to anyone who spots it.
World’s Most Punctual Train: Japan’s Shinkansen on SBS and SBS on Demand – New Series Premiere / Friday 29 March at 8.20pm
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