this is our shinkansen bullet train
service is made in Japan
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alright y'all I'm back with another made
in Japan and this time I get to show you
how train service is truly made in Japan
the people at Jr Tokai have given me
access to this place I already did one
on their Factory and now we're here in
oikichi Tokyo so I'm super excited for
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all right let's go do this
thank you
so here we go again this one is my Japan
train lovers as we're at the Jr Tokai
okichi shinkansen bullet train depot
where routine train inspections and
repairs take place and yup I'm the first
YouTube content creator to visit this
spot too dating back to 1964 Jr Tokai
shinkansen has been safely transporting
passengers between Osaka and Tokyo
resulting in the busiest train line in
Japan and all this wouldn't be possible
without the oikiti shinkansen train
depot ensuring that every single train
is operating at Peak Performance in all
requiring 1400 skilled Jr Tokai workers
at this Depot alone to make it all
happen and I'm taking you inside to show
you how even their regular train
Maintenance and Service uniquely earns a
spot in my made in Japan Series so if
you guys saw the last video you guys
might have noticed that I had some
issues with my glasses and fogging but
this time we've upgraded check this out
there you go built-in helmet goggles
let's do this now that I've got my hard
hat on it let's do this to this
this is pretty amazing look at all of
these trays I never thought it'd be this
closest this many shinkansen trains
pretty different from my previous video
on the Jr hamamatsu train Factory where
they perform complete annual overhaul
inspections while at this train depot
they perform more routine inspections
and maintenance as frequently as every
two days so I've made it just above the
chains and look there's some guys over
there let's see what they're doing
oh that's a pentagraph it collects power
for the train when it makes contact with
the overhead electrical line each
chicken then has two of them mounted on
its roof critical components to keep the
train powered so it must be inspected
oh and this maintenance itself requires
two skilled workers one repeating the
other's inspection to ensure that there
are no mistakes
cool I guess they're performing a torque
inspection on all the bolts right now
and the part which directly makes
contact with the electrical wire
generates so much friction that it needs
to be replaced regularly
excuse me what are you doing
nice so it's possible for the train to
run without the pentagraph in another
Highway
how much electricity runs through the
lines
what do you like most about this job
oh thanks
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wow everyone here is so busy at work
let's go ask what that guy's doing over
there
hi what's going down here
oh how long have you been doing this job
so what was the toughest part when you
first started
thanks so this section is where the
undercarriages are routinely inspected
there are a hundred total items that
need to be checked by the workers such
as the wheels axles and brake systems
foreign
check out all the marks everywhere looks
like a bad day for a school essay but
for this guns and it means that
each specific part has passed inspection
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huh there's some stairs over here let's
see where it goes
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oh I think I've stumbled into their
skills training room let's talk to this
guy hi what's got you all twisted
interesting so how often do you need to
do this type of skills training my name
is
ah I see so do you need to pass a test
or something to work on your own
okay have you ever failed the tests
got it and what's been the most
challenging for you in the trainings
can I try
so apparently if you hit them it's gonna
actually be a different sound so I think
this one is loose right here
wow the noise is completely different
every year all new hard workers must
undergo one month of training here and
completely pass an in-house skills test
before they're allowed to work on the
shinkansen makes sense considering that
450 000 passengers every day ride this
bullet train so safety in all respects
is Paramount to its operation
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cool let's see what's going on in this
building
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oh wow look at this place there's two
shinkansen's right there and I think
that's the newer one let's go find out
all right
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do you know anything about this train
perfect but first how long have you had
this job and what were you doing before
this is
okay so what's the latest features on
this
is
oh yeah I can see the bottom cushion
lowering has a seat recline so the n700s
is the newest model tokaido shinkansen
launched in 2020. it's the upgraded
version of the n700a so it looks similar
to the previous model but with
additional features to enhance
passengers comfort and experience for
example the digital screen is one and a
half times larger which helps display
more passenger information also the
passenger compartment lights up overhead
just before arrivals to help remind
passengers to take their bags in their
green car which is their business class
care the seats are installed with a
fully active vibration suppression
system for a more comfortable ride
reading lights are 70 wider and just
like the economy seats the bottom
cushion lowers as the back seat reclines
anyway the list goes on at the end of
the day it's just an overall better
experience it looks like these guys are
about to start cleaning the train
wow this is some serious washing going
on
Apparently one shinkansen travels at
more than 3 000 kilometers a day at
speeds more than 300 kilometers per hour
about 186 miles per hour through all
weather imaginable so it's no surprise
that it picks up a bug or two on its
windshield along the way which
ultimately requires a team of skilled
washers to thoroughly and regularly
clean the train
this is pretty cool seeing them watch
the shinkansen
so what's good
so how often do you do this
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I see in this section alone what gets
the dirtiest
foreign
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apparently the lead car requires the
most attention since he gets a dirtiest
during travel especially at night as the
bugs are drawn to the headlights rather
quite a difficult removal process which
requires a deep clean each and every
time
damn that's a long brush I guess it's a
must when working with these massive
trains
and of course they also have to watch
the undercarriage
perfect now that she comes in is ready
for its photo shoot I mean if it were to
take a photo shoot it's ready that said
let's see what else we can explore
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okay so here the workers need to drain
the trains toilet tanks and refill the
clean tanks with water for washing hands
at the sink and flushing toilets in
total about 4 000 liters of water is
used for one train and all of these
tasks happening behind the scenes by
dedicated workers to ensure that
passengers have the most comfortable
ride possible
oh yeah and since the sheikhansen is 400
meters about 437 yards long the workers
regularly ride bikes to perform their
tasks
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now it's time for the Interior Cleaners
to get to work
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each cleaner is assigned to one Carriage
completely cleaning it in about 30 to 40
minutes and I don't know about you but
for some reason watching the entire
train get cleaned is so soothing
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oh wow they're using a specialized brush
with integrated moisture detection it
allows the cleaners to quickly check if
anything has spilled on the seats in
fact 3 out of the 13 tools used by the
cleaners were actually invented by them
including this one so what's the hardest
place to clean on the train is
ah and how do you clean spills on the
seats
by the way what's the most interesting
lost and found item you've ever come
across okay suits
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I see thanks
thank you
now she wipes down the tables armrests
Windows pretty much everything you can
think of
so that's how the sheikhansen bullet
train service is made in Japan if you
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