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Japan Railway Journal S1E8 — Special Preview - Hokkaido Shinkansen: Hopes and Challenges

Japan Railway Journal•Season 1•Episode 8

Special Preview - Hokkaido Shinkansen: Hopes and Challenges

Nov 13, 201528 min

On March 26, 2016, the new Series H5 will enter service on Japan's latest shinkansen line, which runs through the world's longest undersea tunnel between Honshu and Hokkaido. Rena Matsui reports on the build-up to Hokkaido's first shinkansen arrival, the brand new Shin-Hakodate Station, and

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Seasons12

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Season 1 Episodes9

The Railway Revival: 4 Years After the Great Earthquake still

The Railway Revival: 4 Years After the Great Earthquake

The New Shinkansen: Technology and Economic Effects still

The New Shinkansen: Technology and Economic Effects

Isumi Railway: There's Nothing Here! still

Isumi Railway: There's Nothing Here!

Diesel Hybrid Trains: Japan's World Leading Technology still

Diesel Hybrid Trains: Japan's World Leading Technology

Battery Hybrid Trains: Development of the Global Technology still

Battery Hybrid Trains: Development of the Global Technology

Japan's Subway Technology in High Density Operation still

Japan's Subway Technology in High Density Operation

The Secret of Operating Preserved Steam Locomotives still

The Secret of Operating Preserved Steam Locomotives

Special Preview - Hokkaido Shinkansen: Hopes and Challenges still

Special Preview - Hokkaido Shinkansen: Hopes and Challenges

Yamanote Line: The Green Rotating Heart of Tokyo still

Yamanote Line: The Green Rotating Heart of Tokyo

Cast2

Russell Totten

Russell Totten

Self - Presenter

Ryo Takagi

Ryo Takagi

Self - Professor, Kogakuin University

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Episode Summary

"Special Preview - Hokkaido Shinkansen: Hopes and Challenges" is episode 8 of Japan Railway Journal season 1. It aired on November 13, 2015.

Next: E9 · Yamanote Line: The Green Rotating Heart of Tokyo Best of Season 1