However, he was critical of the ultra-high-speed trains such as the shinkansen (a.k.a., the bullet train), lamenting that 'after the shinkansen was completed, the elegance of travel was lost.' |
ただし、新幹線のような超高速列車には批判的な見解を示し、「新幹線ができてから、旅に風情がなくなった」と嘆いていた。 |