I rode the world's fastest train.

Published 2023-06-12

I thought maglev trains were a dead-end technology: but it looks like I was wrong. At JR Central's Yamanashi Maglev Test Track, I rode Japan's new maglev. ■ The maglev: https://scmaglev.jr-central-global.com/ ■ The exhibition centre: https://www.linear-museum.pref.yamanashi.jp/english/index.html

Local producer: Yasuharu Matsuno at Mind Architect
Camera and edit: Julian Domanski

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