The Shinkansen of a phantom. DANGAN TRAIN

YASUZIRO SHIMA carried out the opinion to change the railroad orbit width in Japan. He had a talent as a producer rather than an engineer. Therefore, he was engaged in the management of the South Manchuria Railway. In 1931, war started in China. Then, the traffic of the main Tokaido line was saturated instantly and the Japanese government considered construction of a new railroad in 1938. As the island parent and child had participated in this plan, naturally, this railroad was planned on the orbit of an international standard width. Here, the important thing is that this was a plan of the phantom different from the present Shinkansen. In fact, the word "Shinkansen" was made by this time and was used to mean a new main line. However, this plan was called the train of a high-speed like a bullet in those days and was called a DANGAN-TRAIN. A 200-km/h operation was planned in the section of electrification of this plan. This plan was to be constructed from Tokyo to Shimonoseki. Furthermore, there was a plan to build an undersea tunnel in the Tsushima Strait. This considered connection to Manchuria and Korea which Japan of those days governed. However, the Pacific War soon followed and despite the purchase and construction of some long tunnels already being started, this plan is called off because of the war. Therefore, this plan is called the Shinkansen of a phantom. However, this plan had a very important meaning for construction of the next Tokaido Shinkansen.