Kyushu Shinkansen - Kyushu Shinkansen The Kyushu Shinkansen (九州新幹線) is a 249 km high-speed railway line between the Japanese cities of Fukuoka and Kagoshima, on Kyushu Island, paralleling the existing Kagoshima Main Line. It is currently being built by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR-Kyushu), and scheduled for completion in 2013. The segment between Kagoshima and Yatsushiro will begin operations on March 13, 2004. It will cut travel times between the two cities from 130 minutes to 35 minutes, and reduce the time between Hakata and Kagoshima from 4 hours to just 2 hours. When the entire line is complete, the travel time from Hakata to Kagoshima will be just over an hour. Like the original Shinkansen lines, the Kyushu Shinkansen is standard gauge. The line will connect to the.
800 Series Shinkansen - 800 Series Shinkansen The 800 Series Shinkansen train was developed by Hitachi for use on the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed rail line in Japan. It will be named Tsubame when it enters service in March of 2004. The 800 series is slightly slower than its predecessors, the 500 Series Shinkansen and 700 Series Shinkansen: it will only reach a maximum speed of 260 km/h (160 mph) in service, although its design speed is up to 285 km/h (180 mph). It abandons the 700's unpopular "duckbill" nose in favor of a sharper nose more remniscient of the 300 series. The livery is white, with a red stripe. Seating is four abreast (2 by 2), with wheelchair-accessible seating and lavatory facilities in two of the six cars..
Tsubame (Shinkansen) - Tsubame (Shinkansen) Tsubame will be the initial service running on the kyushu Shinkansen when the line opens in March 2004. It will employ the new 800 Series Shinkansen trains. The word tsubame (燕) in Japanese means "swallow"..
Kanmon Strait - four main islands. On the Honshu side of the water is Shimonoseki and on the Kyushu side is Moji port, now part of Kitakyushu City. The Kanmon Strait can be traversed in a number of ways, the oldest of which is the ferry. There is also a bridge which carries an expressway. By far the most used method is the Kanmon Tunnel which carries the Shinkansen, trains, cars and even pedestrians..
Kokura - suburb Moji, the Straits of Shimonoseki between Honshu and Kyushu. It is also the name of the penultimate station on the southbound Sanyo Shinkansen line..
Japan Railway - Soken (JR総研), a research institution. History Here is some history of the Japan Railway, according to information provided by the Japan Railways Technical Research Institute ( http://www.rtri.or.jp/japanrail/JapanRail_E.html ): October 14, 1872 - Opening ceremony at both Shimbashi (now Shiodome) and Yokohama(Now Sakuragicho) October 1, 1907 - 17 private railways taken over by the government December 20, 1914 - Opening of Tokyo Station November 1, 1925 - Inauguration of the Yamanote Loop Line December 30, 1927 - Inauguration of Tokyo subway between Asakusa and Ueno June 1 1949 - Japanese National Railway organized April 1, 1987 - Kokutetsu (Lit. Japanese National Railways; 国鉄 or 日本国有鉄道) was privatized and split into 11 companies. See also: List of railway companies in Japan, Railroad, Private railroad, Shinkansen, Transportation in Japan.
Hakata Station - Hakata-Minami Line Kagoshima Line Kyushu Shinkansen (under construction) Sanyo Shinkansen Neighboring Stations South, west Line North, east Gion Station Kuko Line Higashi-Hie Station Fukuhoku-Yutaka Line Yoshizuka Station Hakata-Minami Station Hakata-Minami Line Takeshita Station Kagoshima Line Yoshizuka Station Sanyo Shinkansen Kokura Station.
Fukuoka - is the capital city city of Fukuoka prefecture at the northern tip of the island of Kyushu in Japan, facing Honshu across Kanmon Strait. Fukuoka is the largest city in Kyushu, followed closely by Kitakyushu. Situated across the Korea Strait from South Korea's Busan, the city has been strongly influenced by Korean cuisine and is attempting to situate itself as a hub for East Asian cultural interchange. As of July 2003, the city has an estimated population of 1,325,611 and the density of 4,054.18 persons per km˛. The total area is 339.38 km˛. With an average age of 38.6 years, Fukuoka is Japan's second youngest major city and with a growth rate of 4.4%, is also Japan's second-fastest growing city (based on 2000 census data). It is the home of the.
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2013 - 2018 Events May 10 - Annular solar eclipse November 3 - Hybrid solar eclipse The Kyushu Shinkansen high speed rail line in Japan is scheduled to be completed, linking Kagoshima, Nagasaki, and Fukuoka..
Tanaka Kakuei - Moderate Progressive Party (Nihon Shinpoto). In 1946, he moved from Tokyo to Niigata to prepare his first bid for a Diet seat: he worked around the election laws of the time by buying buildings throughout the district and placing large "TANAKA" signs on them. However, his bid unraveled at the last minute when three other JMPP candidates entered the race. Tanaka only captured 4 percent of the vote in the general election. In 1947, however, he placed third in his district after a strategy targeting rural voters. He took his Diet seat that year as a member of the new Democratic Party (Minshuto). In the Diet, he became friends with former prime minister Shidehara Kijuro and joined Shidehara's Doshi Club. Then in 1948, the Doshi Club defected to the new Democratic.
Tokaido Main Line - the major cities. The Tokaido Shinkansen runs largely parallel to the line. The term "Tokaido Main Line" is largely a holdover from pre-Shinkansen days: now, various portions of the line have different names, which are officially used in JR. Today, there are no passenger trains that operate over the entire length of the line (other than certain overnight services; see below), so longer intercity trips require several transfers along the way. The Tokaido Main Line is operated by three JR companies: East Japan Railway Company (Tokyo-Atami) Central Japan Railway Company (Atami-Maibara) West Japan Railway Company (Maibara-Kobe) Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Stations 1.1 Tokyo Area 1.2 Tokaido Line 1.3 Biwako Line 1.4 Kyoto Line 1.5 Kobe Line 2 Trains 2.6 Daytime trains 2.7 Overnight trains Stations Tokyo Area The section of.
Sanyo Main Line - and Moji Station. The Sanyo Shinkansen line runs largely parallel to its route. The San'yo Main Line is operated by the following two JR companies. West Japan Railway Company (Kobe-Shimonoseki) Kyushu Railway Company (Shimonoseki-Moji) The Wadamisaki Line, a short section of line between Hyogo and Wadamisaki stations in Kobe is technically part of the San'yō Main Line..
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Kitakyushu - is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. It resulted from the amalgamation of five urban centres, viz. Moji, Kokura, Tobata, Yawata and Wakamatsu, centred around the ancient feudal city of Kokura. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 1,004,079 and the density of 2,073.47 persons per km˛. The total area is 484.25 km˛. The city was founded on February 10, 1963. External Links Official website in Japanese.
Kodama (Shinkansen) - Kodama (Shinkansen) Kodama is the slowest of the trains services running on the Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen. It stops at every station along the route which it covers. Generally, you would not ride the Kodama if you wanted to go between major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka; take the Nozomi or the Hikari instead. The trains following Kodama routes are historically the slower and older ones, including the original 0 Series trains. Today 300 Series and 700 Series trains also operate as Kodama. The word kodama (木霊 or 木魂) in Japanese means "echo"..
Komachi (Shinkansen) - Komachi (Shinkansen) Komachi is the sole service running on the Akita Shinkansen, using only E3 Series trains. Between Tokyo and Morioka, it couples with a Tohoku Shinkansen train set E2 Series. After Morioka, the Komachi service continues along former narrow-gauge tracks that have been converted to standard gauge. Because it then runs on tracks that have grade crossings, its maximum speed from Morioka to Akita is 130 km/h, compared to 275 km/h on the first leg. The word komachi (小町) in Japanese means "belle" or "beauty"..
Kyushu - Kyushu Kyushu (九州; Kyūshū) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly of the main islands. It is considered the birthplace of Japanese civilization. Population: 13.44 million (1995). Area: 35,640 km˛. The island is mountainous, and Japan's largest active volcano, Aso at 1592m, is on Kyushu. There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including hot springs. The Kyushu region includes eight prefectures - Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Oita, Okinawa and Saga. The major city on the island is Fukuoka - a port and major centre for heavy industry. Kitakyushu and Omuta are also industrial centres. Nagasaki is the main port. Kyushu has a subtropical climate. Major agricultural products are rice, tea, tobacco, sweet potatoes, and soy; silk is also widely produced. The.
Kyushu Institute of Design - Kyushu Institute of Design Kyushu Institute of Design (九州芸術工科大学; Kyushu Geijutsu Kôka Daigaku, KID) in Fukuoka, Japan is one of Japan's prestigious national universities and was founded in April, 1968. The university combines the disciplines of engineering, architecture and acoustics with fine art, music and design. In October, 2003, Kyushu Institute of Design became Kyushu University's Graduate School of Design. Until 2005, however, all KID graduates will be issued diplomas from Kyushu Institute of Design. See also Kyushu University, Kyoto University, University of Tokyo.
Kyushu University - Kyushu University Kyushu University (九州大学; Kyushu Daigaku) in Fukuoka, Japan is one of Japan's prestigious national universities and the largest public university on the island of Kyushu. After initially being founded as Fukuoka Medical College in 1903, a campus associated with Kyoto Imperial University, Kyushu Imperial University was established as a separate entity in 1911. Kyushu Imperial University was renamed as Kyushu University following World War II. From October, 2003, Kyushu University and Kyushu Institute of Design are amalgamating into a single university. See also: Kyushu Institute of Design, Kyoto University, University of Tokyo.
