About Japan, A teacher's resource

From high speed trains to environmentally friendly bicycles, transportation in Japan is a rich source of study. The development of transportation systems cuts across multiple topics, ranging from economics to the development of ideas of a national culture.  In the coming months, we will be adding many additional materials related to transportation, but begin with looking at the development of the rail system.  Pieces include an exploration of the origins of the extensive and sophisticated railway system in Japan through an excerpt from "Early Japanese Railways: 1853-1914" by Dan Free, numerous photos and prints from the early Meiji era, and more modern photos of transportation in Japan - along with ideas of how to use these resources in the classroom..

Resource: Modern Shinkansen

by Christina Gentile, December 18, 2008
This photo taken in July 2008 shows one of Japan's high speed trains, or Shinkansen.

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Resource: Building Japan's First Railways

by About Japan Editors, December 12, 2008
"Building Japan's First Railways: How Western and Japanese Cultures Interacted while Conducting Technology Transfer in the 19th Century," excerpted from Early Japanese Railways by Dan Free (Tuttle Publishing: 2008).

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Resource: Map of Railway Lines in Central Japan, 1885

by About Japan Editors, December 11, 2008
This map from 1885 shows completed, in progress and proposed railway lines in central Japan.

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Resource: Nagaragawa Bridge Collapse

by About Japan Editors, December 11, 2008
Photo of the collapsed Nagaragawa bridge after the 1891 Mono-Owari earthquake.

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Resource: Transportation in Meiji Japan

by About Japan Editors, December 11, 2008
This print underscores the significant changes that occurred during the Meiji era.

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Resource: Yorkshire Tank at Shimbashi

by About Japan Editors, December 11, 2008
Photo of a Yorkshire Tank at Shimbashi during the early Meiji era.

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Resource: River Levee

by About Japan Editors, December 08, 2008
Image of a river levee during the early Meiji period.

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Resource: Yokohama and Yards

by About Japan Editors, December 08, 2008
Image of Yokohama during the Meiji period.

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Resource: Yokohama Pavillion

by About Japan Editors, December 08, 2008
Print of foreign residents presenting an address to the Emperor at Yokohama.

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Resource: Modern Rickshaws

by Robert Fish, May 14, 2008
A photo of a line of richshaws lining a Tokyo street in October 2007. They provide a contrast between the old form of transportation, aimed at tourists, with the ultramodern Japanese convenience store sign overhead.

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