JR East Announces Half-Price Shinkansen Tickets until March 2021
Japan’s tourism industry has suffered this year due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Cherry blossom season in March and April saw parks closed to curb…
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Metal Gear Singer Shares Delightful Video Of Japanese Train English Announcers Saying Lines Together
If you don’t know talented singer and voice actress from her work on titles such as the Tokyo Ghoul and the Metal Gear Solid and…
A Guide to Japan’s Bullet Trains New Luggage Reservation Rules – Don’t Get Hit With Extra Charges!
Japan’s bullet trains, called Shinkansen, have a worldwide reputation as a fast, reliable and comfortable form of transport. Despite tickets being on the pricey side,…
Japan Announces Mickey Mouse Shinkansen Bullet Train For Summer Vacation
The trips to seek out the best travel destinations in Japan are made much easier by shinkansen. The comfortable and high speed trains bullet trains…
Get Transported Into A Sci-Fi Movie with the Nagano Shinkansen
by JAPAN Foward Photo by Masamichi Kirihara | © JAPAN Forward Just before dawn, a sight which resembles a sci-fi movie unfolded before our eyes….
The Art of Shinkansen: Bullet Trains in Japan
The Bullet trains in Japan—Shinkansen—are famous worldwide for their speed, efficiency, comfort, and sheer elegance of shape. They are so elegant, in fact, that the…
Grim Discovery of Human Body Parts in Damaged Nose of Japanese Bullet Train
Remains of human body found in cracked bonnet of Japanese bullet train. A shinkansen bullet train is believed to have hit a human between Hakata…
Hello Kitty Bullet Train Will Bring Kawaii To West Japan In Summer 2018
Hello Kitty Bullet Train (Shinkansen) Japan’s bullet trains, also known as shinkansen, continue to delight foreign tourists with their convenience and comfort. Albeit less frequently…
Visitors To West Japan Can Ride In A Hello Kitty Bullet Train This Summer
Japan’s bullet trains, also known as shinkansen, continue to delight foreign tourists with their convenience and comfort. Albeit less frequently than conventional trains, they also…
New App Now Lets You Make Shinkansen Reservations From Overseas
Even though the JR Rail Pass allows for the convenience of an “all-you-can-ride” experience on trains in Japan, sorting out tickets to ride the shinkansen…
Top-Notch Cleaning Staff Perform 7 Minute Miracle Cleaning On Japan’s Bullet Train
If you ever ride on a Japan’s Shinkansen (bullet train) you will be surprised by how meticulously “clean” it is. Spotless, organized, and no lousy…
Black Bullet Train: Fastest Art Gallery In The World??
GENBI SHINKANSEN, a special bullet train of JR East, has been unveiled to the press for the first time on January 12, 2016. Source: JR…
Evangelion Meets Bullet Train: It’s Fantastic Inside Out!!
On October 19, 2015, the “Evangelion Bullet Train” was finally revealed to the public. This collaborative work between “Neon Genesis Evangelion” and Sanyo Shinkansen Bullet…