Kagawa prefecture in the southern Japanese island of Shikoku is not the first place that comes to mind when thinking of a wholesale transformation of the transportation landscape. But as accelerated aging takes its toll, especially in rural regions with the younger population inexorably migrating into the bigger cities, the viability of the current transportation […]
Continuing our journey up the coast past Fukui reaches the province of Ishikawa and its capital Kanazawa City, a medieval coastal town that was once the “other Kyoto” with rich fabrics, luxury goods and highbrow culture from the ancient capital. Travelling there three years ago with family before the arrival of the direct shinkansen service […]
Nagano is another prefecture where there has been a lot of automated driving experimentation announced recently. Especially of note is the Minami Alps Mura Hase roadside station, where tests are due to begin in Autumn 2017 along a 6.9km course up to the Senryusou resort hotel and back, using GPS and sensors (and hopefully some […]
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