Japan's Shinkansen bullet train was the first high-speed rail network in the world, debuting in 1964. Tokaido is the busiest line, running at 186 miles per hour and connecting Tokyo and Osaka in less ...

Kyushu in Japan's Kagoshima will offer tourists free one-way tickets for a scenic Shinkansen journey along the ...

Toward Honshu’s southern tip, Japan’s largest island narrows, yet the landscape remains as dramatic as ever. Down here, the Setouchi region is a tapestry of hazy hills, palm-lined coast, and ...

A new tourist train is set to launch in Japan connecting visitors to the sacred Buddhist temple settlement of Koyasan. Nankai ...

I am fifteen minutes into a two-hour long train journey, when suddenly, everything goes dark. Out of nowhere, two men in masks carrying machetes appear. One leans into my face and says something – I ...

While many visitors to Japan beeline to the history and hubbub of Kyoto and Tokyo, surprisingly fewer travellers make their way to the region of Kansai: a hinterland of bubbling hot springs, ...

Japan’s Nankai launches the Gran Tenku sightseeing train to Mount Koya from April 2026. Check route, fare, schedule and onboard details.

Not even the frenetic train terminals of Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto can match the Instagram appeal of this obscure whistle-stop ...

The Setouchi region of Japan is an underrated delight beyond the Golden Route. Toward Honshu’s southern tip, Japan’s largest island narrows, yet the landscape remains as dramatic as ever. Down here, ...