Trains
Christopher | June 10, 2009
One thing I’ve already learned about Japan is a confirmation that their transportation system is the very definition of world-class. Trains are frequent, quiet, and punctual. Although many people from around the country applaud the BART system, they could stand to learn a lot of lessons from Japan.
The airport train station has a high number of police officers on patrol. That didn’t surprise me. What did seem unusual was that the police officer saluted the train engineer when the express line pulled into Narita station. That little bit of formality put an odd smile on my face.
Coming out of the first tunnel also brought an unexpected surprise. The first patch of green that I saw was a rice paddy. It appears that even close to Tokyo, any good flat piece of land not dedicated to housing is used to grow rice.
The police officers are there to keep farmers out. I'm
neil | June 10, 2009The police officers are there to keep farmers out. I’m not kidding. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20050726a1.html
That's crazy, Neil. Thanks for the bit of history!
Christopher | June 10, 2009That’s crazy, Neil. Thanks for the bit of history!
aside from any major city in japan, japan is dedicated
suki | June 10, 2009aside from any major city in japan, japan is dedicated to rice paddies, temples, and shrines… everything else – mountains.