Editing Transport in Japan (section)

{{Short description|none}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] -->
{{More citations needed|date=July 2009}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

[[File:Series-E5-U15 Yamabiko-50.jpg|thumb|A JR East E5 series shinkansen train]]

'''Transport in Japan''' is modern and highly developed. Japan's [[transport]] sector stands out for its [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]]: it uses less energy per person compared to other countries, thanks to [[Rail transport in Japan|a high share of rail transport]] and low overall travel distances.<ref>{{cite journal| doi=10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.045 | volume=56 | title=Energy efficiency in the Japanese transport secto | year=2013 | journal=Energy Policy | pages=248–258 | author=Lipscy Phillip Y., Schipper Lee}}</ref> Transport in Japan is also very expensive in international comparison, reflecting high tolls and taxes, particularly on automobile transport.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Lipscy Phillip Y | year = 2012 | title = A Casualty of Political Transformation? The Politics of Japanese Energy Efficiency in the Transportation Sector| url = http://www.stanford.edu/~plipscy/JapanDPJEnergyEfficiency.pdf| journal = Journal of East Asian Studies | volume = 12 | page = 3 | doi = 10.1017/S1598240800008080 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190502200435/https://web.stanford.edu/~plipscy/JapanDPJEnergyEfficiency.pdf | archive-date = 2019-05-02 }}</ref>
Japan's spending on roads has been large.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9500E3DC1031F932A35750C0A961958260  Japan's Road to Deep Deficit Is Paved With Public Works] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204191732/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9500E3DC1031F932A35750C0A961958260 |date=4 February 2009 }}, ''New York Times'' in 1997</ref> The {{convert|1,200,000|km|mi}} of [[paved road]] are the main means of transport.<ref>[http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/c09cont.htm Chapter 9 Transport] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427071603/http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/c09cont.htm |date=27 April 2011 }}, Statistical Handbook of Japan</ref> Traffic in Japan [[Left- and right-hand traffic|drives on the left]]. A single network of high-speed, divided, limited-access toll roads connects major cities, which are operated by [[toll road|toll-collecting enterprises]].

[[List of railway companies in Japan|Dozens of Japanese railway companies]] compete in regional and local passenger transport markets; for instance, seven [[JR Group]] companies, [[Kintetsu Railway]], [[Seibu Railway]], and [[Keio Corporation]]. Often, strategies of these enterprises contain [[real estate]] or [[Department stores in Japan|department stores next to stations]]. Some 250 high-speed [[Shinkansen]] trains connect major cities. All trains are known for punctuality.

There are [[List of airports in Japan|176 airports]],<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/japan/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105105736/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/japan/ |date=5 January 2021 }} The CIA World Factbook</ref> and the largest domestic airport, [[Haneda Airport]], was by passenger traffic [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic|the third-busiest in Asia]] and the fourth-busiest in the world in 2018, but not in the top ten in 2022. The largest international gateways are [[Narita International Airport]] (Tokyo area), [[Kansai International Airport]] (Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto area), and [[Chūbu Centrair International Airport]] (Nagoya area). The largest ports include [[Nagoya Port]].