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If you want scenic train rides in Japan its not going to be on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
The Shanghai maglev was out of the blue, JR Central is currently developing and testing a maglev train, with possible usage in a Shinkansen line in the future. The problem with Maglev technology is that is a lot more expensive to implement (you need new infrustucture), I could talk forever about this..