Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school.
One of the things that many foreign visitors want to do in Japan is to ride the Shinkansen, otherwise known as teh “bullet train,” which was launched in 1964 as the world’s first high-speed train. Many rival trains have been introduced, including TGV and ICE in the meantime and, as of 2008, the word’s highest speed train record 350km/h is held by the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Rail (techinically assisted by Germany and Japan). As for the speed, it is difficult for the Shinkansen to compete with them because its routes include many curves and tunnels. The Shinkansen‘s top speed remains at 300km/h. But the Sinkansen takes pride in being No.1 in its frequency of daily departures from Tokyo Station, which is every five minutes, and the average delay per day, which is only six seconds!

May 11th News, from NILS Japanese language school.