Japan’s special Imperial train
November 13th, 2008 by James
Emperor Akihito and King Juan Carlos of Spain got to travel to the Tsukuba Space Center yesterday using the Japan’s special Imperial train:
It marked the first official use of this particular Imperial train, which was completed by JR in 2007. Only one car of the express train was exclusively built for the Imperial family’s use, while 5 other luxury cars attached are occasionally used by JR for special events.
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I wonder how much that cost us.
Japanese people not gaijins were the ones paying for it…
“us” how do we gaijin pay for something that the japanese people payed for??
Jax143, if you pay taxes in Japan, you pay for some small part of it.
Because gaijins aren’t exempted from paying taxes. Tax payers in Japan paid for that train no matter where they were born.
I think the only gaijins who don’t have to pay taxes on income would be diplomats or US military personnel posted here.
You want to work in Japan, but don’t like having an emperor? Simply GTFO. Go live somewhere without a monarchy.
This train has an air of awesomeness surrounding it. Every country with a monarch should have one of these puppies.
..and JETs
JETs don’t pay taxes? Why? Other government employees do.
Because it makes the job more attractive without raising salary beyond 4 million yen (and thus beyond the level of some salarymen for doing a simple ALT jopb)
One question, does it turn into a robot that fights?
har-dee har har.
What? I think it’s a perfectly valid question.
Totally. I’d like to hear the answer to this one as well.
From the looks of it’s passengers, I hope all the faucets dispense prune juice.
That’s classy! Classier than a private Jet plane IMO.
why are some of you whining about paying higher taxes for the construction of this train??? if you dont like the japanese government paying extra money for an imperial family you can quietly leave japan. you dont know the importance of the imperial family to japanese people. why even make such a ridiculous argument…
“You don’t know the importance of the Imperial Family to Japanese people.”
Nor do a lot of Japanese people. Or care, rather.
Just like Tiger Tanaka’s private train in You Only Live Twice.
it’s rude for someone that didn’t understand other ppl culture and making unnecessary comment about it.
so did the reign from spain stay mainly in the train?