Current Iiyama Station with the new bullet train station being built in the background
長野新幹線が金沢まで伸びる中で、長野駅の次は飯山市に駅が出来る。
新幹線の駅が出来ると、
海外の旅行者が増えるだろう。
皆さんは何を求めるか？
との事で、飯山の信用金庫に呼ばれて、講演会に参加してきました。
飯山市は新幹線の開通に向かって真剣だ。私も応援しています。
しかし、半年ぶりに飯山に行き美したが、新しい駅の工事が進んでいて、吃驚しました。
これからの飯山市はどう変わるか、楽しみです。
The Nagano Shinkansen (bullet train) is being extended to Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan side of Honshu (the main island). The station after Nagano Station will be in Iiyama City.
Iiyama anticipates an influx of foreign tourists with the opening of the shinkansen station. People there are concerned about how to best welcome the visitors from overseas.
One of the local banks their held a conference and called me in to give a speech on what Westerners expect when they come to Japan.
It was my first time to Iiyama in half a year. I was surprised to see how far along the new station's construction is.
It will be fun to see how Iiyama changes over the next few years.
