High-Speed Trains in Japan: KATO N Scale Model Railway Layout 鉄道模型 高速鉄道 東海道新幹線

High-speed trains or high-speed rail is a type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks. One of the most famous high-speed trains is the “Tōkaidō Shinkansen” bullet train in Japan. In this video, we are going to discover a Japanese model railway layout in N scale presenting high-speed model trains made by KATO. Furthermore, there are authentic buildings, vehicles and landscapes from Japan.
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[@ThisIsDownstate]

To those commenting on the unrealistic tight turns, well yes Shinkansen usually runs in a straight line as much as possible with long corners. But that's pretty impractical for someone making a miniature diorama. I thought this was beautiful and a fun layout to watch go by. Great work !

[@danieljakl1915]

that sharp curves doesn't make me sleep 😂

[@ArunKumar-lh7yx]

Same

[@a_smolroach]

Ya lol

[@rhiannaraizellerobles1370]

You have any new video of the

[@makeart5070]

Agreed - these would look amazing on broad, super-elevated curves

[@ShikataGaNai100]

That N500 is one of the most beautiful trains ever built.

[@stephengrybowski9573]

This is fantastic! You know that modelers have been successful when observers say, “I know where that is,” or “that looks just like…”

[@RenerDeCastro]

I love the attention to detail down to the stations and even the houses. This reminds me of the dioramas I saw during my visit to the Kyoto Railway Museum last year.

[@kweelengyeo8907]

My daddy says China train

[@stev8628]

@kweelengyeo8907 your momma say American train 🤣🤣🤣

[@applicareinc]

Thanks for taking the time to expose the beautiful, detailed scenery on this layout.

[@michaeldiehl5690]

You know what? This was fun to watch because anyone who has a passion to build scale models builds it from what is familiar to them. So, as in looking at this video, it's a wonderful glimpse of beautiful Japanese architecture and countryside! It gives us an idea of what they see. Same as us here in America. We model what we know too.

[@Shadowtiger2564]

I've been hoping to see a Japanese layout for a while, would love to see more if possible!

[@pilentum]

In Europe, especially in Germany, there are very few users of KATO trains. A Japanese layout is an absolute rarity.

[@userequaltoNull]

@@pilentum It's a shame, really. Most people model based off of the area they live, which is completely understandable, but it means that people don't get to see what the hobby is like outside of their own language. I (as an American) only have access to American and British model railroading, which is a shame. Why can't I see a Brazilian layout? Or an Australian one? Or an Indian one? I think that the hobby could go so much further if we all realized that there is so much more out there than what's in our backyard.

[@rubensanchez2742]

@pilentum where is this displayed? I wish to visit it thanks

[@ThisIsDownstate]

@@pilentum I live in Tokyo and i have recently become interested in building my own Kato set up. I went to the Kato Hobby Center in Shinjuku and its AMAZING. I will go again soon and film some of the beautiful diorama's for you guys.

[@paktoysreview8377]

Amazing layout as always 😍

[@VestedUTuber]

Finally, a layout where you won't get yelled at for running at more than 25% throttle. :P

[@SeanWalsh75]

I have a 28' x 14' space to fill with a layout - dual tracks for a drag race? :-)

[@monsagan1298]

列車が通過したとたんピンッと跳ね上がる踏切が面白いｗ

[@theoldar]

Those poor passengers going through that s-curve at the beginning! They must get their little n scale bodies all bruised.

[@theophilusmahlangu7962]

I totally agree hey, the scenery looks great I must admit but when it comes to the curves I think they are sharp. Even the operation is not up to point coz trains appear to have a minor power cut somewhere and it is evidential when train want to accelerate but something keeps holding them back. One more thing how can any train go from 0-200km/h just like that? I think a break delay system would've done a better job. The layout looks great hey no mistake about that.

[@pilentum]

All those who have written a comment so far are right: The curves are not realistic, and the trains are runnig too fast (in relation to the scale). But: It is a Japanese layout - not perfect, but almost unique in Europe!

[@theoldar]

@@pilentum I really wasn't trying to be critical, I just pictured myself inside the cars! As an N scale modeler myself I have nothing but praise for the outstanding level of craftsmanship on display here!

[@ahmadfauzan4387]

Agree

[@unofficialninjago]

Eh not really

[@moba6240]

i like this train thank you

[@grandpaarock]

Wonderful layout

[@paulfitch9597]

It's an amazing layout sir!

[@alialekperov1003]

Super model!!!Mersi PILENTUM!!!!👍👍👍👌👌👌

[@kylef8232]

The coach cleaner in that yard must be compensated quite well.

[@sohamkadam8410]

Ooo!!What a scale model,well done

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

That's wonderful.

[@MarlonFuentesCreative]

Great work. Go shinkansen!!!

[@mlalbaitero]

Wow they go pretty fast

[@crococlim2]

Merci Squeezie de m'avoir fait découvrir le modelisme ferroviaire 👍🏻

[@jappedut9009]

The curves are rather unrealistic for high speed trains , but the landscapes are awesome 😍👍

[@pilentum]

Yes, the curves... but it's the KATO UNITRACK system.

[@MrOgrizek]

@@pilentum I am new here. How about KATO R718 curves? Seems like the company does some long curves as well. I wasn't bothered by the curves as much as the speed. The beautiful thing about Shinkansen is how it looks when it arrives slowly at the station. Such a magnificent beast that is not using all its potential is just the nicest thing ever. It's like Porsche in a 30km/h zone, way nicer than when flooring.

[@unofficialninjago]

The intro already interesting

[@fabrizioviscardi40]

Very impressive!

[@fabrizioviscardi40]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Salty3439]

Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍

[@aaronjecevius5969]

I want a train set up like this for tabletop gaming. It'd be badass

[@equisnrolly]

1:46 peep the Supra 👀

[@gwilson61]

Nice work

[@zurcsadventures]

It looks so good

[@apprenticecreater5261]

The S shape they have to go through gives me anxiety

[@tonyromano6220]

This post did me in! 🤣😂🤣😂

[@jeanbonnefoy1377]

non hidden short radius curves on an N scale layout, all the more when it is devoted to HS train speeding up all the time is a really big mistake. A real pity, considering that the rest of it, buildings and scenery, is quite realistic

[@pilentum]

By the way, the KATO UNITRACK rail system consists of these short radius curves.

[@VestedUTuber]

@@pilentum It seems like the big thing people are complaining about is the short-radius S-curves. It probably would have been a better choice to split off of the dual-track sections before the turn into the station and then put a short straight section of track before the outer track's curve.

[@tonyromano6220]

Obviously there was a space constraint.

[@tonyromano6220]

I suspect trains are on some automated system.

[@mauroceriolo1906]

Bellissimo 😀

[@hortensewalsh9665]

Best train vid ever ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@uwekoch8054]

Increíble maqueta, con esos trenes de escala N a esa velocidad tan elevada. Me imagino, que deben usar rieles de muy alta calidad perfectamente ensamblados!!

[@pilentum]

¿Describe las pistas reales o las pistas en la maqueta?

[@uwekoch8054]

@@pilentum Las pistas en la maqueta.

[@reeganronald]

Wow 😍

[@nathalieros5660]

C'est trop bien fait

[@cheapme1850]

There’s just something about passenger trains I like over freight. Maybe because I can actually ride on one unlike freight trains.

[@princezubaida3123]

Nice

[@beatrizmf9965]

5:35 crossing down 2 payback speed

[@DamianCsx]

Filmy na wysokim poziomie pozdrowienia

[@kunalpatil261]

Oh my gooddd.... This was unexpected video... Thanks... Love from India... 🇮🇳 😘

[@pilentum]

Do you need a translation in HINDI ???

[@kunalpatil261]

No... I understand English ☺

[@levikolevy]

Are there any Indian model train layouts?

[@pilentum]

I do not know any Indian layout in Europe.

[@kunalpatil261]

@@pilentum so please make layout and shoot with your beautiful cameras 📸

[@breadmaster101]

i see we meet again in my recomended

[@railwaychannel66745]

You know the turning radius on some Shinkansen bogies it’s not that big but I didn’t know those Shinkansen’s can go through those tight curves

[@unofficialninjago]

I like it

[@agnostic47]

Sorry, but that S bend with the train at 0:23 and 0:52 just makes me think of the passengers being hurled around inside the carriages.

[@LackawannaChannel]

As others have noted the tight radius curves distract from the realism of the rest.

[@pilentum]

Of course, the curve radius is not realistic! I guess, it is a problem of the rail system, called UNITRACK, offered by KATO.

[@anaheimelectronics9347]

I think Japanese make really cool miniature

[@brandonmartinezbello424]

❤️❤️❤️

[@colossalbigfoot256]

Beautiful trains.. but shouldn’t they slow coming into terminal? That S turn at terminal would throw people everywhere at that speed. Scale speed is as important as looks

[@malakingdude]

Being its Japan I'm looking for real bonzai trees and waterfalls lol. That S curve is crazy too. Those tiny passengers... oh my! Gage ratio should not be matched as speed to be authentic and where ate Godzilla and Mothra when we miss them most? At least put up a teeny movie billboard.

[@GamingRandom091]

Amazinf, purely amazing model, this is the type of layout i like to see. All so, whats the train that has 2 different cabs the one in the 3:05 mark

[@trickywho7463]

3:52 wonder what they’re growing in the greenhouse 🥺 cannibis to pay for all these new bullet trains 🚅 lol

[@171trains]

You should have more subs

[@jackbinmat7088]

I like your work,i think it's better u repair the turn radius.It not proper to look.I look forward more thing from u.

[@sohamkadam8410]

You should do cab ride .

[@paulhester1675]

I am putting together a layout . It's in 00 Guage however. While I can get plenty of Irish and British train sets I can't seem to find any french japanese or American train sets in 00 Guage and it's disappointing. I love the shinkansen models

[@msb3235]

I ride both Shinkansen type in the real world.

[@msb3235]

Btw in the realworld the Shinkansen tracks is almost a straight line going through a lot of tunnels. Sometimes you barely noticed they actually taking corner since it's so wide and and the train is so fast.

[@simonwood5587]

Scaletrix met a hornby train and 9 months later…..

[@dariuszk252]

Pershings 😁

[@GKS225]

2:44 Is that the Golden Pavilion?

[@tonyromano6220]

Kato is like n scale Lionel, it is a fun toy for small spaces. Use Atlas if you want more scale look......

[@ehtcom]

Didn't know that Atlas make shinkansen models.

[@rubensanchez2742]

@PILENTUM can you let me know where is this? I love it and I wish yo visit it

[@chimochimo]

It’s Shinkansen 🚅 ! Surge-!

[@user-mi2xu4qw6m]

😀🌹😁👍👍👍👍👍

[@jkennlim9621]

The N series was not intended to turn such a sharp curve.

[@tonyradmilovich3154]

47 passengers had to be laboriously scraped off of the seats ahead of them at 8:54 ;-)

[@pilentum]

Why exactly 47 passengers :-) ???

[@tonyradmilovich3154]

Just a guesstimate :-)

[@zurcsadventures]

It looks

[@btread8875]

Great attention to detail! What were the dimensions of this track setup?

[@pilentum]

Dimensions, approx. 6 x 2 meters.

[@btread8875]

@@pilentum Wow! I thought it looked like a fairly large setup. How many hours of work did you put into it?

[@polandballrbx9954]

@@btread8875 he didnt built it hes just showcasing it

[@rickybungalow8839]

im autistic and i love trains!

[@user-mm8wk2pl2n]

急に止めるとモーターへの負荷が激しいですからゆっくり止めることをお勧めします。

[@nidaimequeen]

これ鉄道博物館のジオラマですかね…？私物じゃないのでここに言っても微妙だとは思いますが、その通りですね

[@pilentum]

これはドイツ出身のクラブのジオラマです。

[@user-mm8wk2pl2n]

PILENTUM さん了解しました。

[@HarrisTypeOfVideos]

My son would like to know what type the white train with the red front and red stripe down it is? He's 4 and very interested in trains 😊 any help would be appreciated!

[@pilentum]

Have a look at the KATO product catalogue, perhaps.

[@Denguechapadona1062]

My dream 😢😭😭😭😍♥️🤣

[@InvertLogic]

nice Layout! also check my N scale layout hope you like.

[@Trainspotter-pq7od]

I saw lightning

[@juliuscaesaredwardfontanil5936]

Can u send me a link where to buy that train

[@BALD8BIL]

I love the layout and this video is fantastic looking I'm going to share this video with my new Facebook group called train's across the world if you would like to check it out and join the group feel free to stop by my goal behind creating this group is to bring everyone around the world together and share the love of this Hobby in one place railfanning to model layouts how to videos and photos

[@moritzsturm1026]

U should go to Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg. Its the biggest modeltrain showing in the world and way more realistic with more details

[@sebastianstyrnol6275]

True, but even there, compromises have to be made. But to the point, I have never ever understood why N and Z-scale model railroaders still use these tight turns. Granted, many model railroaders who choose N or Z scale have even more limited space than H0 scalers, but given a layout such as the above, I would try to make a high speed line, that deserves the name. You can always hide the (necessary) tight turns in tunnels or so. And also, we have to consider that Japanese often do not have big spaces available for layouts. This is considered by the KATO track system. Maybe the creator wanted to stay true to that design philosophy. That S-curve at the beginning of the video could have been avoided anyways. Apart from that though, great layout, I love how they managed to capture that Japanese feeling. Even though personally I am not a fan of modern trains, I love the different styling of Japanese bullet trains!

[@cookedtrashtea1128]

Quelquin apres la video de squeezie

[@fodecamara5115]

Springtrap Fnaf oui je retrouve ma communauté 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zurcsadventures]

Real

[@ekorinaldooctavianus8040]

Sudirman Sudirman Sudirman Sudirman Sudirman

[@user-so4pb7sy1l]

加減速が異常、、、

[@alialekperov1003]

ПИЛЕНТУМ помоги мне открыть такую выставку моделей для наших детей в АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНЕ - БАКУ! Заранее благодарю мерси!!!

[@pilentum]

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[@joechan5586]

Where can I buy the modern Japanese train ho scale

[@pilentum]

These are KATO model trains, also available in HO scale.

[@tonyromano6220]

Japan.

[@taetae7996]

Waiting for Godzilla to pop up

[@theTHwa3tes11]

A Japanese train passing an American crossing is cursed

[@geert0202]

Ridiculous !! If those movements (first 30 sec) were to happen IRL - people would die! And Btw. I've never seen 90 degrees turn in railways - not even serious model railways !!

[@pilentum]

As I wrote before: The curves are part of the KATO rail system called UNITRACK.

[@pilentum]

Yes.

[@tsu8003]

And the fact this is N Gauge not N Scale isnt an issue, e.g. the shinkansen trains here are running on standard gauge track with standard gauge bodies?

[@tonyromano6220]

Christ people - it is a toy for small areas.

[@ehtcom]

Lucky it's not real life. Pretty sure not too many people have room for a 20+ meter radius curve. (Shinkansen have a 4000m radius IRL)

[@sahabajalam203]

Price

[@georgepappas3790]

Zoom zoom

[@azaanrahim5970]

the curves are not good and brakes also

[@finaldestination5847]

The trains are running to fast... that makes this not realistic !!

[@dvian_luv6524]

디테일이 너무 조잡하다

[@pilentum]

맞습니다. 그러나 그것은 독일인에 의해 지어진 철도입니다.

[@in6706]

外国人多くない？

[@thomassheridanii2118]

Don't like the layout. Tight curves and everything plastic looking.

[@tonyromano6220]

It is for extremely small space and portable. It is not like hardcore scale modeling.

[@lazyrrr2411]

Japanese trains are like Rocket Ships on Rails & Japanese layouts SPEAK to me ! US Western modelers stink 👎 with phoney notions of what Model Railroading is "Supposed" to be - - - in my 2¢ Opinion 🚅💨

[@pinisettivvkalyanmeuyctyum3969]

Totally fake video and people are just struck over their places

[@ZiggEnt86]

N scale never looks "right" with the speeds. I have given up on "prototypical" operations, in N scale, as it is just too ridiculous. I wish I had bought Lego trains, instead of model trains, let alone N scale. I fucking hate myself.

[@pilentum]

Why did not you start with HO scale?

[@ZiggEnt86]

@@pilentum My father had, actually, had an HO scale layout (and a fairly large one with some neat features, for what I can recall of it) when I was quite young. He tore it up and sold it all off, though, when he got bored. There used to be a group of folks that would come over and everyone would have a good time running trains. Now that I have moved back in with my folks and started working on an N-scale layout, here, dad has completely taken over the project and I am no longer involved, other than having supplied materials. When I found I had an irresistible urge to get in to trains, on my own in my early 20's, I had been living in a small apartment on my own and N seemed "reasonable". I had not considered how "flighty" I am and how much the static-nature of a model train layout makes me go all bibbity. I want to play with my trains and be able to load them with materials and such. I want to be able to change the layout without having to destroy scenery. I do not get nearly as excited about "prototypical operations" as others seem to. I just want to play with my toys and forget that I am who I am.

[@fivetenflasher]

@@ZiggEnt86 My Kato setup with a few Tomix or Kato Japanese shinkansen prototypes is fun. I have made a HUGE layout throughout the entire house in a half hour (snapping pieces together.) If you have enough track and the banked curve tracks from Kato, you can run your bullet trains at full throttle with no worries. Super fun, and easily collapses down into a small box for storage.

[@raaghavgr1990]

Amazing layout as always 😍