said Shigeo Kobayashi, 79, a monorail driver and blood relative of the original head of the Kobayashi family. He notes that the incline far surpasses that of the steepest cable car in Japan—the ...

Inside, rubber tires run on a track. The wheels are connected by a support on the roof of the vehicles. Shonan is one of two monorails of this design in Japan. The ride includes "sharp curves and ...

Monorails, which make use of the space above public land, are gaining attention as safe and economically efficient modes of transportation. Explore Japan's world-class monorails. In 1821 ...

Japan is known for its futuristic inventions ... The train, built inverted on the outside, is actually like a normal monorail inside with the driver and passengers seated normally.

The Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail line running north to south through the Tama region in western Tokyo is more than just a modern convenience. It has been selected as one of this year’s Japan ...

With the entire stretch becoming operational, it will be the world’s second longest monorail corridor, after Japan ’s Osaka Monorail (23.8 km). Apart from Japan, other countries running ...