Japan's $85B Maglev Train is Soon to be on Track

Ever since opening the world’s first true high-speed rail back in 1964, Japan has been ahead of the pack when it comes to innovative transportation and blistering speed. Now, more than half a century later, it is poised to stun the world all over again. The historic Tokaido Shinkansen - the very line which first introduced us to the term “bullet train” - is undergoing a major expansion. The expansion will initially run from Tokyo to Nagoya, then later on all the way from Tokyo to Osaka. And it will cover the roughly 500-kilometer distance in less than half the time of the original high-speed train, making Japan once again the home of the world’s fastest commercial train. In this episode of Looking 4, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at this groundbreaking development in transportation. We’ll study the almost magician-like technology that allows this train to move so fast, so reliably. We’ll gather the available evidence to see what this new rail line will look like in practice and how it will impact Japanese society. And we’ll even try to take a step aboard and get a sense of what it will be like to travel 500 kilometers per hour on a cozy passenger train. Welcome, friends, to Chuo Shinkansen. For commercial demands, please contact me on 👉 channel.looking.4@gmail.com You can support the development of the channel by becoming an exclusive member here 👇    / @looking4onyoutube   Looking 4 also continues on Discord and Instagram 👇 Instagram of the channel 👇   / instalooking4   The Discord link to exchange with the Looking 4 community 👇  / discord   For more videos, feel free to subscribe to the channel just below 👇    / looking4en   Some images are from , Thanks to them! 📽 My other royalty free images and music.👇 ✔ https://1.envato.market/x9n51R #construction #architecture # 00:00 Intro 01:20 History of Japanese High-Speed Rail 04:06 The Current Landscape 07:17 The Logistics of Going 500 km/h 10:58 Construction 16:30 Expected Impact 2026 Looking 4 (En) | All rights reserved.