Why doesn America have super fast commuter trains like Japan?
Japan is not a land where people feel a car is a necessity and therefore the demand for public transportation is high. However, on the other hand, if all the cars in Tokyo were to go out on the street all at once, it is said that there would be no road to left to drive on. The bullet train is an extension of the mass transit system as people started to move about to different parts of the country to live. The bullet train is more of a necessity than anything else with the convenience of not having to check in at an airport to travel. Almost all fuel for transportation is import into Japan and gas is about 3 to 4 times more expensive than the US. This high cost of fuel also makes the train system indispensable in Japan.
