From the album: Welcome, to the Shinkansen!
Another awesome train at Kokura Station. (I used to be a train-spotter, you know? Does it show?!!) ? ? ?
Shinkansen 新幹線 (pronounced: Shin-Kan-Sen) refers to the rail system, not the trains that run on it!
新幹線 translates, word-for-word as "New trunk line" - in other words, it's a dedicated...