It's never been a better time to visit Japan, and it can be an easy trip to plan. Don't stress about dinner reservations, and ...

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 ...

And while the famed bullet trains traverse the country ... a high-speed tour of the ancient capital of Kyoto and its modern-day counterpart, Tokyo. Teatime in ‘Old Japan’ Kyoto is “old ...

Japan’s “big three” cities – Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto – receive most ... I’m travelling with Inside Japan, which has provided my itinerary, my train tickets, a pocket Wi-Fi device ...

Commuters were out in force as usual in Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture on ... Another man, 55, who took a train on Hankyu’s Kyoto Line to the Umeda district from Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, said ...

In recent years, the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka have become ... eating challenge and a popular summer festival. But inside its train station awaits one of Japan’s most curious treasures.