Un grand classique des bornes électro-mécaniques aujourd'hui, le jeu du Shinkansen !
Probablement la machine de ce style que vous croiserez le plus au Japon, elle a été beaucoup produite avec plusieurs générations.
Je vous en parle ici !

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Part 6
Hello Kitty Shinkasen

And no I did not get influenced by this all in kawaii things.... I just... bought some stuff... for other people... who asked me to!

*grabs his stuff and runs off*

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Part 5
Hello Kitty Shinkasen

Thank you for your service Hello Kitty Shinkasen!

https://clip.place/w/hDfkQMiyc5TqJHr2MiurVm

Oh, and the jingle for the station announcement was also unique in this Shinaksen!

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Hello Kitty Shinkasen

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Part 4
Hello Kitty Shinkasen

If you're sad about never having caught the train - there are 3 new One Piece Shinkasen!

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Part 3
Hello Kitty Shinkasen

The pink kawaii world doesn't even end in the bathroom or luggage compartment.

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Part 2
Hello Kitty Shinkasen

Especially cars 1 & 2 are in full Hello Kitty mode!

The only shinkasen where people go souvenir shopping at 280km/h :)

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Part 1
Hello Kitty Shinkasen

Today I finally went from Himeji to Kobe with the Hello Kitty Shinkasen before it will stop operating on the 17th of may 2026...

Good bye Kodama 942/949!

The Hello Kitty Shinkasen is an "old" E6-Series where I easily bump my head...
With 2 special cars:
"Hello Plaza!" - Which promoted the regions the train has been passing
"Kawaii Room" - A car with full on Hello Kitty decoration

https://www.jr-hellokittyshinkansen.jp/en/
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Shinkansen passing through at full speed at Himeji Station!

While elsewhere people are debating whether to secure themselves and their strollers to the platform with a millstone and insist that the evil train should slow down, in Japan the Shinkasen hurtles through the station at 280 km/h.
How is that possible?!
Quite simply, four tracks!
Two for the platforms and two more in between for speeding through!

https://clip.place/w/gj2PMmZrev5ZwCrmDqCCnZ

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Shinkansen pass through at Himeji Station

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The Finance Ministry has released an estimate finding that a planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen line to Sapporo could fall to a level that would make it unprofitable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/24/japan/hokkaido-shinkansen-profitability/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinkansen #financeministry #hokkaido #sapporo #hokkaidoshinkansen
Panel questions profitability of Hokkaido Shinkansen project

Rising prices, which are one of the reasons for the increase in the project's cost, may also push profitability upward through an increase in fare and real estate income.

The Japan Times