As the Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed lines would be damaged as well, train operations outside ... issued inundation forecast maps and the railway company's own exclusive ...

Combat overtourism in other parts of Japan by visiting this central region. Here’s everything you should know before your ...

Tokyo, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--A panel of Japan's ruling bloc decided Friday to postpone a decision on the detailed route of the planned section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line that ...

Tokyo is known for its delicious fare, but venturing to prefectures that hug the coastline yields seafood specialties aplenty ...

Combat overtourism in other parts of Japan by visiting this central region. Here’s everything you should know before your ...

Osaka, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)--West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, said Wednesday that it will introduce an automated operation system for its Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line. The system will ...

A stunning train line opened earlier this year has slashed transport times in one of Asia’s most popular tourist destinations. An extension to the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line in ...

Most of the area’s trains are covered by the Japan Rail (JR) Pass, or one of its regional alternatives like the Hokuriku Arch Pass. Hours: Hokuriku is better set up for early mornings than late ...

Niigata: Japan’s rice and sake heartland A Hokuriku journey could begin with a Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train ride 70 minutes north of Tokyo to Niigata Prefecture, a part of Japan synonymous ...

Sixty years after the world's first high-speed train ... Shinkansen lines across the country, covering the islands of Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu. In March 2024, the most recent extension to the ...

A 42-year-old man who came from Dubai with three family members left Kyoto Station around noon, changed to a bullet train on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line at Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture and ...