I have been all over Japan from top to bottom. I h...

I have been all over Japan from top to bottom. I have ridden the bullet train to Tokyo 2 dozen times. I have taken sleeper trains. Just for kicks I have tried to visit as many prefectures as possible by local train (30+). Maibara is my least favorite most hated station in Japan. A desperate afterthought you find all to often. Here is a massive already established infrastructure, wait we need to build roads and trains lines. Let's just make pure insanity. Maibara is in the middle of no where yet one of the busiest and biggest stations in Japan. The race to change changed is miniscule. And if you have more than 3 frantic minutes there is nothing. No restaurant. No kiosk. Barely a drink machine. I used to think building the bullet train in hokuriku was pointless becuase they said it would save barely 15 min to Tokyo yet cost even more.. however, those 15 minutes no more stopping at maibara ever again. The hokuriku bullet train can't get here fast enough