Station renovations often involve massive disruptions. Japanese manage it with almost none. Heise Online took a look at the ...

If you happen to travel around rural Japan by rail, there’s a chance you’ll encounter a cat stationmaster. Japan has a few ...

Japan is still topping the charts as a trending travel destination, and a survey found that just over 51% of foreign visitors ...

Nagano Electric Railway offers a quieter, more local alternative to Japan’s famous high-speed trains. Instead of speed, it focuses on scenery, charm, and a slower pace. For some travelers, that ...

Between Japan's first overnight bullet train and the nation mourning the retirement of the beloved Hello Kitty Shinkansen, it's been quite the year for Japanese trains. And now there's another reason ...

One Tokyo local shares the common ways visitors go astray—and how you can do better.