Shinkansen+(Japanese+rail+system)

What is the original intention of the subway? To better understand how the subway transit experience can be improved, it would help to look at their original purpose. When we take this and focus on how its original intent can be facilitated, the experience of the subway will come into its own. To do this we must look at what the original intent of the subway was, in a specific instance. Right now we’ll look at the rail transit system in Japan as it developed into the Shinkansen (the Japanese Bullet Train) that travels up and down the coast of the country. First and foremost the rail system was designed with economic means in mind. Meaning they allow for transportation to city centres from expanding urban areas. Not only this, but the rail system was also an opportunity to promote tourism in the city and provide an opportunity for business to increase along the route. In this way the rail system was designed for the people of urban Japan – to facilitate and accommodate their lives.



By understanding this we can extrapolate the following social concerns of the Shinkansen:
 * The people using it
 * Why these people are using it
 * How does it assist/affect the physical world it exists in

Before or while attempting to change the use of a public transit system, it is important to keep these elements in mind. http://books.google.com/books?id=PN7FRU4xhR4C&pg=PA382&lpg=PA382&dq=shinkansen+social&source=web&ots=4iJDTMUcwA&sig=8fVxFdj4hG6zk8otIz_jwdeOzZU http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2018.html