>I didn't say they were. Actually, you did. You wrote: >They also have a huge high speed rail network, which makes a huge amount of land available to commute

>I didn't say they were. Actually, you did. You wrote: >They also have a huge high speed rail network, which makes a huge amount of land available to commuters. Express trains are not high speed rail. The bullet trains do NOT make a huge amount of land available to commuters; they cost a lot to ride on, so no one who isn't very rich could afford to commute on one every day. Not many people can afford USD$100-200 per day for commuting.