I've traveled on trains in the US, Europe, and Australia, but Japan's bullet trains exceeded my wildest dreams. Here's what they're like. I've traveled on trains all around the world, but Japan's ...

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I've taken trains around the US, Europe, and Canada in accommodations from coach to sleeper cabins. In 2023, rail lines around the world are upgrading their train cars and traveling to new places.

As an American, I made several travel mistakes during my first trip to Japan. There was train etiquette I wasn't aware of, and I often felt underdressed in Tokyo. I didn't realize I couldn't wear my ...

It’s not hard to find a frazzled foreigner in Japan. Just head to a ticket vending machine in any busy train station.

Loughborough University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Just ten days before the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, Japan opened its Tōkaidō Shinkansen, a high-speed rail line connecting ...

On the final day of Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, I found myself retracing steps I had hoped to take 55 years earlier. My first ...

I feel myself choke as the train whizzes along the eastern coast of Japan, dramatic rock formations jutting out of the ...

Fresh out of college, I took some time to live the ski bum life in Vail, Colorado. Then, I moved to Japan, where I taught English to students. Japan is a wonderful place with friendly people, but I ...