Join the BBC's Paul Carter in Tokyo as he marks 60 years of the iconic Shinkansen, better known as the bullet train. With 6.8 billion passengers and delays averaging just one minute, Paul ...

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 ...

In recent years, the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka have become staples for most ... Morioka is perhaps most famous for its ...

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 ...

Those who are looking to travel as quickly and efficiently as possible should be sure to hop aboard the Nozomi train from Tokyo to Kyoto. If you happen to be using the Japan Rail Pass, you'll need ...

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.