Japan was one of the first countries to become aware of the problems of the car. With Tokyo, being such a highly populated city. Japan became aware that the motorcar was not going to work efficiently and environmentally. The Japanese bullet train is recognized with being the world’s fastest train. The bullet train has a reputation for being safe, fast and punctual.
There has never been a death caused on the bullet train since it’s first year in 1964. The bullet train is the most punctual train ever in the world arriving at perfect time in the right destination. These three factors has affected on human culture and society in both positive ways. It affects the economy because it saves time and it is a incredibly efficient public transport that runs in all the major cities around Japan for example: Tokyo, Osaka, Hakata, Omiya, Niigata, Takasaki, Hachinohe and much more. There are also future lines in Hokkaido and Airport Narita. With so many stops and stations, people will be able to catch these trains in convenient places. The Japanese bullet train has become a major tourist attraction in Japan, people from all over the world come to Japan just to ride the fastest bullet train in the world. This will allow Japan’s economy to rise from all the tourists. With so many things connecting to the Shinkansen trains, the company would provide many jobs for citizens affecting its economy in another positive direction. The bullet train is also environmentally friendly, it reduces people from using cars therefore it would reduce pollution, since Japan’s success invention, the bullet train system has been a global influence.
It has spread all the way over to America, Europe and France, this will be better for the environment knowing that a few more countries are using this system to protect the environment.
Though the bullet train may seem perfect but nothing in the world is perfect. The bullet train runs on electricity, it would be environmentally friendly only if the power source they use comes from solar energy or a hydro turbine system. If the energy comes from burning fuel or coal the bullet train would not be so environmentally friendly.
With such a special train, it requires rails that no other trains can run on and it cannot run on different train tracks either. They make rails just for the bullet train, which disrupts society in many ways for example, running into smaller towns. Noise pollution has also become another concern, which means that increasing the speed of the train is becoming more and more difficult. It disrupts its environment and citizens again. If the bullet train is so efficient, people will use it more and more which is a good thing but at the same time people will buy less cars and Japan is a major manufacturer for cars, so it’s economy will drop.
In Conclusion, the bullet train is an amazing invention but it has its negative factors. In my opinion the train is a good thing and has affected the society in a good way. This invention has lead today’s technology to become more and more advanced.
