Lightning speed: A Shinkansen bullet train passing over a road in Tokyo. The high-speed rail was introduced in Japan in 1964 and has an impeccable safety record. — AFP
TOKYO: A hum whirrs in the air as the bullet train weaves into the station, arriving after a 91-minute journey from Sendai, 350km away.
Like clockwork, hundreds of people step off as station crew ready the train for its next trip.
