Just nine days prior to the opening of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the Tokaido Shinkansen Line was launched, connecting Tokyo and Osaka with top speeds of 210 kilometers per hour.

With 2024 marking 60 years since the bullet train's debut, this visual story traces the history of what has become one of the most recognizable symbols of postwar Japan.

 

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