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

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

Experience Japan's famous bullet train! Travel from Osaka to Shizuoka on the Tokaido Shinkansen line in Green Car (First ...

When the first line of the Shinkansen opened on October 1, 1960, people working in the global rail industry raised a collective cry of surprise. The top speed of the fastest train on the rails of the ...

Three trains with unique designs inspired by the adventures of Luffy and friends now run on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line ...

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 ...

Mount Fuji may be the most recognizable natural symbol of Japan, but if we’re throwing man-made ones into the mix, the shinkansen has to be pretty high on the list, right? The crown jewel of Japan’s ...

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 Tokyo High Court ruled that the Tokaido Shinkansen Line is such an integral part of the nation's infrastructure that the company operator can change the requested vacation dates of its drivers and ...

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 ...

The existing plan, adopted by the then LDP-Komeito coalition in 2016, has faced opposition from some due to environmental and ...