>>1836812>Its almost as if that is the case BECAUSE the Shinkasen got built, outcompeting the option.So that argument falls apart once even glanced upon.
But there's also the fact that:
-as previously stated, all major Japanese cities are in a fucking line
-Japan has very limited land that would be suitable to build an airport compare to the US. The US is mostly flat outside of barely inhabited mountain areas vs. Japan where it's almost always hilly/mountainous
Different situation all around. Trains make sense there, they don't here, simple as. Taiwan is the same situation.
>You don't end up with needing another hour or two hours of taxi or buss to get where you want to be.Good fucking luck anywhere but NYC without some additional car transport in the US. Only the very limited downtowns are walkable in most US cities and even then it's not like Japan.
>And the effect gets even more extreme if there is a good complimentary underground system, as you are now within walking distance of anything of value once you leave the sleeper cabin."Bro, just spend trillions on a subway for each city, too! Nevermind about water table or any of that shit, just drill straight into that gulf coast pudding ground!"
>Meanwhile in somewhere like Scandinavia its taking the plane and hope you can commute from the airport without wanting to kill yourself."Waaaah, car driving is so haaaaard"
You know what's easier than spending more than the GDP of the US on stupid railway systems that will become designated hobo shitting areas? You stop being a bitch and just learning to fucking drive.
