Room 3

Hello. This is 'Boy Stuff Girl Stuff'. Our group is made up of Tayla, Levi, Mathew M and me Christine. You will be learning things about Japan and the way they get around.

They have a very fast train called the bullet train, but I can't say too much because Mathew will explain all that.

We will begin with Mathew talking about the AMAZING bullet train. Take it away Mathew!

Bullet trains are the fastest trains in the world. Did you know that bullet trains can travel 275 km / hour.

Japan is very proud of its high-speed train system, the Shikansen, or bullet train. It is known and admired throughout the world. It transports large numbers of people to faraway destinations quickly and safely.

When did this train system come into being? The first trains began rolling in Japan in 1872. The first bullet train was made in 1964 for the Olympic Games.

The train goes for about 27,400 km or about two-thirds of the way around the world.

Thankyou for listening to 'Boy Stuff Girl Stuff'. Please listen to us next time. We hope you have learnt alot. Next time, when you are in Japan, go on all the things we told you. Go on the bullet train. It is fun.

Thankyou very much.

(Photo by Shibainu ---- creative commons licence).