Addendum--it ALSO turns out that there is no competition for high-speed rail service as a vector for tourismhttps://twitter.com/380kmh/status/910737530886119424 …
Over distances this far, at least...but yeah, air travel + car (w car ferries) wasn't having nearly the same impact
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Tokyo residents--not to mention foreign tourists in Tokyo--have always been able to get to Hokkaido in the past...
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...but it looks like they didn't really bother as much before the Hokkaido Shinkansen opened
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