Japan’s shinkansen (bullet train) network is made up of a number of different lines, but often when international travelers talk about taking “the shinkansen” they’re referring to the Tokaido ...

Japan’s Doctor Yellow Shinkansen will vanish from the rails by 2027, making every sighting now a piece of history.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl ...

Japan's plans to expand a bullet train line linking Tokyo with the port city of Tsuruga is under increased scrutiny after a sharp rise in estimated costs. Extending the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Osaka is ...

Stepping onto a Japanese bullet train feels like taking a trip into the future. The sleek, white cars with blue stripes down the side glide out of stations across the country every three minutes. The ...

Picture this: a train pulls into the station at 9:47 AM, not 9:46 or 9:48, but exactly on the dot. Passengers board with calm efficiency, no one rushes or shoves, and within minutes the train glides ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan's high-speed train, the Shinkansen, in Tokyo. Can other countries create similar rail links? Texas wants to try. Soeren ...

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 ...

Japan’s trains have earned an almost cult-like status among foreign travelers for being punctual and efficient. Social media users rave about them and many people in Japan take rail operators’ ...

We’ve rounded up five trains that make the journey just as exciting as the destination Japan’s railways connect locals and tourists alike to the country’s most popular destination—whether you’re ...

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, ...