The Hokuriku Shinkansen has just been extended from Kanazawa to Tsuruga, allowing for direct trains from Tsuruga to Tokyo and speeding up trips in Fukui Prefecture

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  • MajinBlayze [any, he/him]
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    8 months ago

    And frequent, if you miss a train, it's barely an inconvenience to grab the next one

    • invo_rt [he/him]
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      8 months ago

      Oh, absolutely. The Tokyo -> Kyoto shinkansen arrives something like every 10 minutes. If I miss a bus where I am, it's an hour wait at best for another one.