Japan’s rail network offers several ways to travel, from nationwide and regional rail passes to individual train tickets and IC cards, each suited to different itineraries and budgets. The comparison ...

While many visitors to Japan beeline to the history and hubbub of Kyoto and Tokyo, surprisingly fewer travellers make their way to the region of Kansai: a hinterland of bubbling hot springs, ...

Before the launch of Japan’s New Golden Route train line, the striking scenery between Tokyo and Osaka would pass by most travellers in a 185mph blur of blue-green and grey. Opting to instead book a ...

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Japan is still topping the charts as a trending travel destination, and a 2018 survey by the country’s Transport Ministry found that just over 51% of foreign visitors use trains to get around.

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