Touring Japan’s bullet train feels like stepping into a transportation system that is decades ahead of the rest of the world.

Experience the Shinkansen, Japan's renowned bullet train, offering one of the fastest travel experiences across the country.

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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, ...

Japan is one of the most popular international destinations right now. In April 2025, Japan welcomed a record-breaking 3.9 million international visitors, according to the Japan National Tourism ...

As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the ...

Japan’s biggest island is home to so many of the country’s popular highlights that the classic tour has become known as Japan’s ‘Golden Route’.

The number of people taking shinkansen bullet trains and express trains in Japan during the 10-day year-end and New Year ...

Torii gates in Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan. As exhilarating as a spin on Japan’s famous bullet train might be, whizzing past Mount Fuji and other parts of the countryside, another way to ...

For instance, at a train station, people are often seen standing patiently in queue to board the train, queue before entering ...