A map of routes East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) recently released shocked me with its plethora of sections color-coded in yellow and red to show that few passengers are using them.

If you’re travelling around Japan this spring to see cherry blossoms, you’ll find that having a Japan Rail (JR) pass can save you a lot of money. But before you get yourself one, let’s ...

End your rail journey in Kansai at Amanohashidate: the so-called ‘bridge to heaven’ — not actually a bridge, but a long, pine-forested spit, protruding out into the Sea of Japan.

Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to this day.

Since 1981, the Japan Rail Pass has provided overseas visitors with budget-friendly access to unlimited rides on the country’s local and regional lines, as well as the famed shinkansen bullet ...

Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to this day.