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SAGA Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) pulled out all the stops to ensure members of the media had a smooth ride ahead of the official opening late this month of the Nishi-Kyushu route on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line.
Ballooning costs, inconvenient access and a local feud are clouding the future of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line’s Nishi-Kyushu route that will partially open on Sept. 23.
Once you’ve ridden a shinkansen (bullet train) in Japan, you’ll never want to travel any other way. They’re incredibly efficient, clean, and are continually connecting more and more parts of the country for an oh-so-smooth and hassle-free ride from as far north as Hokkaido to as far south as Kyushu. Speaking of…