Japan
is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean with dense cities, imperial
palaces, mountainous national parks and thousands of shrines and
temples. Shinkansen bullet trains connect the main islands of Kyushu
(with Okinawa's subtropical beaches), Honshu (home to Tokyo and
Hiroshima’s atomic-bomb memorial) and Hokkaido (famous for skiing).
Tokyo, the capital, is known for skyscrapers, shopping and pop
culture. Tokyo is also voted as number 1 high tech city in the world.
House Energy Innovation
Japan
is coming up with innovative housing "with a zero energy bill"
in fact, an entire community of houses that actually produce more
energy than they consume. Now Japanese companies, leaders in
developing eco-friendly technologies, are working hard to find ways
of using a lot less power to light, heat and cool homes. In so doing,
they count on natural power, like solar energy, to produce all the
electricity a household needs, aiming at significantly reducing
conventional energy consumption and turning instead to these natural
energy sources. The goal is to establish a self-sufficient lifestyle
based on the capability of storing and selling electricity generated
at home.
Car Sharing
Car
sharing, a membership system for the joint use of cars, is growing.
The system is proving popular because you can use a car anytime you
need one, and try out cars with automatic braking and other uniquely
Japanese options that meet a broad spectrum of customer needs.
Recently,
it’s said young people in Japan are losing interest in cars. Young
people are increasingly starting to think that parking for a car is
too expensive and difficult to find in cities, and that the cost of
fuel, insurance, and maintenance is also a problem. In addition, many
people work or go to school on weekdays, so they only need a car on
the weekend. Car sharing is a perfect setup for people who don't want
to buy a car but would like to use one occasionally. If you want to
use a car, you could rent one, but car sharing can be more convenient
than renting a car. Car sharing is a membership system in which you
select a location near your home or in front of a train station and
use a car in increments of 10 to 15 minutes. Your membership card or
smartphone works as the car key, so there's no need to go to a shop
for the key, and you can easily drive the car you like whenever you
want 24 hours a day. The users of this service are increasing
rapidly.
Car
owners are also cleverly making car sharing part of their life too.
For example, someone going out with eight people which would need a
van to seat everyone can now opt for car sharing.
Underground
Bike Parking
As
bicycles
continue
to grow as one of our preferred vehicles, some things are still left
unsolved. we usually find them crowding the public space, spoiling
its surroundings and exposing them to robbery or damage because of
the weather. with
this in mind, ECO cycle was launched in 2013 as an automated
mechanical underground parking
lot.
created by giken, today there are over 50 parking stations in japan
and a global expansion is on its way.
The
ECO
cycle can
be installed in extremely small spaces thanks to giken’s
unique press-in technology, making it a powerful option in urban
districts where it is difficult to acquire land. aside
from the entrance/exit booths, the rest of the ECO cycle structure is
underground and it is completely computer-controlled automated.
surveillance sensors make sure the bikes are safe, eliminating theft
through the use of a personal tag or card, making it easy for anyone
to use. The
average storage and retrieval time is only 13 seconds, making it
ideal for our fast-paced cities. to
do so, you just simply have to push the bicycle forward to the front
of the entrance door. the front wheel shutter opens, activated by the
IC tag attached to the bike. push it forward and insert the front
wheel into the slot. after it has been inserted, it is then clamped
and fixed. after that you step clear from the mat, press the
‘drop-off start’ button and the operation will be completed by
the machines.
Parking Garage Elevators
One
feature of these facilities is the automatic parking process. After
everyone gets out the vehicle at the specified spot in the parking
facility, the vehicle is loaded onto a conveyor like an elevator,
which transports it to a parking space stacked in a rack structure.
Automated parking garages come in many varieties. One type has a
larger vehicle capacity, while another type has a shorter wait time
for storage or retrieval. Each type has own merits.
The
technological advances made in these automated facilities up to the
present day have been tremendous. Especially in cities, they have
outstanding technical characteristics, and many automated parking
lots scattered throughout are taking full advantage of leading-edgetechnology.
Bullet
Train
Japan's
main islands of Honshu, Kyushu
and
Hokkaido
are
served by a network of high speed train lines that connect Tokyo
with
most of the country's major
cities.
Japan's high speed trains (bullet trains) are called shinkansen and
are operated by Japan
Railways (JR).
Running
at speeds of up to 320 km/h, the shinkansen is known for punctuality
(most trains depart on time to the second), comfort (relatively
silent cars with spacious, always forward facing seats), safety (no
fatal accidents in its history) and efficiency. Thanks to the Japan
Rail Pass,
the shinkansen can also be a very cost effective means
of travel.
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