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With the under construction Hokkaido shinkansen extension to Sapporo, a 360kph train along Tohoku shinkansen has estimated travel time of 4 hours from Tokyo to
by innocenat 7y ago
With the under construction Hokkaido shinkansen extension to Sapporo, a 360kph train along Tohoku shinkansen has estimated travel time of 4 hours from Tokyo to Sapporo, making it competitive with air travel.(Approx. 1100km by rail track)
- asutekku 7y agoTokyo to sapporo with a plane is still only only one and half hour. Granted you still are required to spend some time at the airport.
- SECProto 7y agoTokyo Station to Haneda is 25 minutes transit, Chitose Airport to Sapporo Station is a 45 minute train ride, and you would want at least 20-30 mins before boarding to get through security (even in Japan). Add in a few minutes walking/waiting for trains and it takes that 1.5 hour plane ride up to 3.5 hours minimum.
- innocenat 7y agoThe market is less of people in southwestern Tokyo and Yokohama (closer to Haneda), and more of people in northern Tokyo and Saitama -- those that board at Ueno or Omiya station.