Luxurious rail cars offer countryside views with a range of cultural itineraries and budgets. By Vivian Morelli Reporting from Tokyo Japan’s public transportation is known for its punctuality, ...

Looking for a fall getaway in Japan? Train travelers can hop aboard the SL Banetsu Monogatari to see the brilliant fall colors of the foliage between Niitsu and Aizu-Wakamatsu. Photograph By Sakarin ...

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Happy 60 th birthday to high-speed rail. It was on October 1 st in 1964 that the Shinkansen, Japan’s revolutionary super-fast train, made its debut. Known as the “bullet train” because of its ...

Tokyo —What's being billed as "the world's most advanced train station" has opened in the western Japanese city of Osaka. Actually a new wing of the existing Osaka Station, eight minutes away via ...

Training your way across Japan is a travel dream for many. The Land of the Rising Sun promises serene landscapes and a culture and way of life that is unparalleled and beautiful. Luckily, train travel ...

Not only will the start of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line utilizing maglev technology be delayed by about eight years but construction costs will also spiral upward by about 4 trillion yen ($26 ...

Japan is known worldwide for its vast, efficient, and punctual railway system; arguably, the most famous railroad in history was born there. The country’s first-ever passenger train—pulled by a steam ...