Christopher Hood's Shinkansen Page

Photograph in the cab of a 500-series shinkansen (2003)

Since 2000 I have been conducting research on the shinkansen - its development, what other countries can learn from it, and the symbolism of it. My first book based on this research is Shinkansen: From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan.

I have got a selection of my photos on the following pages, organised according to where the photograph was taken:

• Akita Shinkansen
• Hokuriku Shinkansen
• Joetsu Shinkansen
• Kyushu Shinkansen
• Sanyo Shinkansen
• Tohoku Shinkansen
• Tokaido Shinkansen
• Yamagata Shinkansen
• Other general shinkansen photos
• Photographs in Shinkansen: From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan

• Useful shinkansen links

• Main homepage
• My research on the shinkansen
• My research on Japanese education & politics
• My research about the flight JL123 crash in 1985
• Details about my publications

• My teaching details
• Japan-related links
• News-related links
• Other general resources & links

• Information for the media
• My contact details

(C) Christopher P. Hood, 2003-8.

You may use any of the pictures found on my pages so long as it is not used for commercial reasons and they are not altered in any way. Credit must also be given for any pictures or other information used. If you want to use a picture for commercial reasons or have any other questions regarding the use of pictures or information from my pages, then please contact me.

I am not responsible for the content of the external internet sites linked to any pages. But please contact me if you have problems with any of these links, or come across any other pages you think I should link to my pages.