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A short list of books, models, travel guides and gifts for bullet train fans. Every purchase helps keep this site free.
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Books & kit
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Books
- Shinkansen books (affiliate link)Histories and picture books on Japan’s bullet trains.
- Bullet train books for children (affiliate link)Picture books and first readers; check the age range.
- Japanese railways (affiliate link)Books on Japan’s railways, from steam to Shinkansen.
- Maglev books (affiliate link)How magnetic levitation trains work.
- Biomimicry: learning from nature (affiliate link)Books on inventions borrowed from plants and animals.
- Kingfisher books (affiliate link)The bird whose beak shaped the 500 Series nose.
Travel
- Japan travel guides (affiliate link)For planning a trip, including getting around by rail.
- Travelling in Japan by train (affiliate link)Guides to Japan’s rail network and passes; check the edition date.
Models and toys
- N gauge Shinkansen sets (affiliate link)The usual scale for Japanese model railways.
- Shinkansen model trains (affiliate link)Model bullet trains in several scales; check the scale and gauge.
- Die-cast bullet trains (affiliate link)Small display models for the shelf.
- Bullet train toys (affiliate link)Toy trains and track sets for younger children; check the age range.
Gifts and fun
- Shinkansen posters and prints (affiliate link)Bullet trains, often with Mount Fuji, for the wall.
- Shinkansen jigsaws (affiliate link)Bullet trains in hundreds of pieces.
- Shinkansen lunch boxes (affiliate link)Bullet-train-shaped lunch boxes for young fans.
- Magnet science kits (affiliate link)Hands-on magnetism, the idea behind maglev; check the age range.
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