Toward Honshu’s southern tip, Japan’s largest island narrows, yet the landscape remains as dramatic as ever. Down here, the Setouchi region is a tapestry of hazy hills, palm-lined coast, and ...

Train travel shapes everyday life in Japan, yet some journeys are meant to be taken at a leisurely pace. For travelers who enjoy slow travel and appreciate beautiful views, the SL Banetsu Monogatari ...

This is the world’s best first class bullet train seat in Japan! Throughout the video, I experience these 2 incredible travel experiences of a bullet train seat that is on one of the world's fastest ...

Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city of ...

Between September and November, the landscape wakes up. Leaves drain from green to flame, humidity drops out of the air, and entire regions take on the clarity of a cleaned lens. The shift is quick in ...

New designs for a series of Japanese bullet trains have been unveiled and could be on the tracks by the end of the decade. The new E10 Shinkansen model will replace the current E2 and E5 bullet trains ...