Join me at Koriyama Station for a first-hand look at Japan’s newest bullet train: the E8 Series Tsubasa Shinkansen. This ...

Passengers on Japan’s super-fast bullet trains have long enjoyed ordering coffee, ice cream or boxed lunches from staff pushing a snack cart, savoring the treats as they whipped past landmarks such as ...

Much like an airliner's de-icing protocols, the water jets hosing down bullet trains are intended to promote safety in snowy ...

In a recent video, YouTuber The Slippery Slope took advantage of Japan's vast railroad infrastructure, catching an 87-minute bullet train straight from downtown Tokyo to the slopes. Talk about ...

Japan's bullet trains are a travel highlight all their own. But knowing the cultural etiquette and luggage rules for them can make the experience even better.

The shinkansen isn’t the only way to get around Japan, but it’s the fastest, the most comfortable, and the most convenient. That combination, though, also means that it’s the most popular mode of long ...

NAGOYA, Japan – Right on schedule, the sleek white train with a blue streak and a bullet-shaped head pierced the late-morning mist and majestically cruised into the station. Gov. Greg Abbott and a ...

To book, on reservation site click “Passenger Login” on left, then “Create an Account”, and enter Web Code 203618, and other info as required. Arrive in Tokyo, the dynamic and dazzling capital of ...

As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the ...

When Bullet Train rolls into theaters this August, Brad Pitt won't just find himself besieged by an army of lethal assassins — he'll also have to fend off a rogue Pokémon. Well...sort of. This idea of ...

In “Bullet Train,” Brad Pitt plays a lovable-loser assassin (code name: Ladybug) bent on self-improvement. He’s an easygoing sweetie, in the spirit of John Cusack’s gun-for-hire in “Grosse Pointe ...