HSR, Accessibility and Regional Economy in Japan

Event: ADBI-WCTRS Third Webinar on High Speed Rail (HSR): HSR and Spatial Scenarios for Europe 2050

HSR, Accessibility and Regional Economy in Japan

26 June 2020

Author / Speaker:

Hironori Kato , The University of Tokyo - Email the author | Other materials by the author

This presentation illustrated the regional accessibility and economic impacts of high speed rail (HSR) development in Japan since its inception in 1964. Comparison of the case of Japanese HSR impacts were also made with that of European case presented in the main presentation of this webinar to highlight enlightening topics for discussion. In addition, Japan's plan of a new high speed rail technology namely MAGLEV was breifly presented and its likely impact on accessibilities was discussed. Considering the criticality of huge costs required for HSR development, importance of inter-modal integration of HSR with other mdoes of transport was also highlighted through examples of practices in Japan.

Geographical Focus:

Japan

Regional - Asia

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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