The Shinkansen network connects the Tokyo metropolitan area to various regions ... “Most people travel towards Kyoto and Osaka,” said the East Japan Rail Company. “(But) there are many ...

Venture outside the usual hubs of Tokyo and Osaka, and into the worlds of Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai region for a Japanese ...

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Services were temporarily disrupted Wednesday on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line connecting Tokyo and Osaka after a snake tangled in overhead wires and caused a power ...

The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it’s known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, it’s a big deal. For foreigners, it is a unique insight into the ...

In recent years, the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka have become staples ... First, the teal green Tohoku Shinkansen “Hayabusa” — one of Japan’s world-famous bullet trains — arrives ...