Whether you're getting from A to B, or turning a journey into an adventure, these are the most scenic train journeys in Japan ...

Even small delays in Japan's much-vaunted bullet trains are rare, and more unusual still are snakes on board holding up the speedy "Shinkansen" service. On Tuesday evening, a passenger alerted ...

Stepping onto a Japanese bullet train feels like taking a trip into the future. The sleek, white cars with blue stripes down the side glide out of stations across the country every three minutes. The ...

To travel by train to Kagoshima in the south of Kyushu from Fukuoka, its capital in the north, you have two options: hop on ...

Across paddyfields, through mountains and over highways last week streaked the world’s fastest long-haul train, slithering like an ivory worm along the 320 miles of rail between Tokyo and Osaka. For ...

China leads the world with over 40,000 km of high-speed rail. Spain, Japan, and France also feature in the top 10 for ...