The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line’s Kanazawa-Tsuruga section has opened with much fanfare. The “Hokuriku support discount,” a travel promotion program to support areas damaged by the Noto ...

Overtourism is spoiling the country’s traditional draws – but its Three Great Gardens offer an opportunity to escape the ...

Services on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines were halted and delayed early on Aug. 17 as cancellations the previous day caused by heavy rain affected crew and train car preparations.

SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- An initiative known as "Birupaku" is transforming vacant commercial spaces into guest accommodations in ...

A Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train adorned with characters from hit films such as "Frozen" was shown to the media in central Japan on Monday, ahead of its launch on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line ...

Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)--Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, unveiled a specially painted Shinkansen bullet train Monday with a theme of Fantasy Springs, a new area of the Tokyo DisneySea ...

These are five remarkable high-speed rail journeys that show how travel can be about much more than the destination. From ...

It’s like someone opened a 1980s Ginza lounge in the back of a motor home.

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Navigating Japan's entry requirements for US travelers in can seem complicated, but it doesn't have to be. I have visited ...

On the Nagano Prefecture side: Via Ogizawa Station From Tokyo, take the Hokuriku Shinkansen (90 min) to Nagano Station. Then take an express bus (1 hr 45 min) to Ogizawa Station. After arriving at one ...