View of Mt. Fuji from the train. This is a rare sight, as usually the weather is not this clear. We were able to see it in the early morning, as well as on our ride home in the afternoon!!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Bullet Train
Today for work we went to visit the Yamaha plant in Kakegawa, which required a 6am bullet train ride. Top speeds = 400 kph, so ~250 mph. The train ride was rather smooth, calm, and much more spacious than an airplane. I was thinking how great it was, and then I got super nauseous from all of the objects whizzing past my head. Maybe there's a downside to everything.
View of Mt. Fuji from the train. This is a rare sight, as usually the weather is not this clear. We were able to see it in the early morning, as well as on our ride home in the afternoon!!
View of Mt. Fuji from the train. This is a rare sight, as usually the weather is not this clear. We were able to see it in the early morning, as well as on our ride home in the afternoon!!
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Mt. Fuji looks pretty impressive! The cook your own food looks fun and interesting.
ReplyDeleteThis looks beautiful! Thanks for sharing all of your pictures and all your exploring...
ReplyDeleteHow was the Yamaha plant? Sounds like a lot of fun!!
Yamaha plant was similar yet different. They make a kid's motorcycle and adult motorcycle. Assembly line, layout, 5S, etc. is same. But they had an open-air dock, with no assigned doors or very generous window times since all transportation is set up by suppliers. The kicker was that they do not have forktrucks to unload trailers!! Everything is on rolling racks or the driver unloads to a hand cart!! LOL
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