Bullet Train

I'm on the Shinkansen train to Hiroshima from Kyoto. First time on a train like this, and let me tell you...

It's so fast you would have to take it to believe it. The countryside and cities flash by so quick, that if you see a person walking, they might only take one step as you rocket by. Then there's the physical sensation of a constant G-force pressing you against the seats, first as acceleration than as a constant, and the sound of rumbling. its an awesome feeling! and so smooth too... no European or American train i've been on ever went this fast.

At a stop, another train passed us going so fast, that its turbulence made the train I'm in jump as it passed, and after it passed. crazy