Much like an airliner's de-icing protocols, the water jets hosing down bullet trains are intended to promote safety in snowy ...

It's fast, reliable, and smooth. Japan's Shinkansen (bullet train) rockets you across the country while offering breathtaking ...

A photo of several Kyushu Shinkansen trains lined up on elevated track in an early morning “evacuation operation” during a heavy rain alert went viral on social media. Precautionary steps were taken ...

Newer stations on Shinkansen lines across Japan are speeding to the head of the line in popularity among passengers for a variety of reasons, according to a recent survey. Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa ...

The Shinkansen, or “bullet train,” is a Japanese icon. The first route was the Tōkaidō Shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka, completed ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and named after the highway that ...

Japan's bullet trains are a travel highlight all their own. But knowing the cultural etiquette and luggage rules for them can ...

In the more than 60 years since the Tōkaidō Shinkansen began running between Tokyo and Osaka, Japan’s high-speed train service has expanded into a broad network of routes that stretches across the ...

The top speed of a train on the Chuo Shinkansen line is 314 mph. Viewers laugh after watching test run of Japan's new ...

JALCARGO and the JR East Group are pleased to announce the launch of a new one-stop transportation service, “JAL de Hako-byun ...

If you’re travelling in Japan by bullet train for business purposes and want to get some work done along the way, many people opt for the Green Car option, a premium carriage with reserved seating ...

At 5:59 a.m. on Oct. 1, 1964, the signals rang on platform 9 in Tokyo station to announce the departure of "Hikari No. 1," the first scheduled train on the Tokaido Shinkansen. In the early light of ...

Over the years, customers in Japan have been spoilt for choice when it comes to exclusive sneakers. We’ve seen everything from izakaya-inspired kicks to ones that look like ramen, and now, we have a ...