Filipinos may be familiar with Hakone as a sardines brand, but this town in Japan is a lesser-known tourist destination close to Tokyo that offers unique travel experiences ...

This supplied photo shows a seat headrest cover design for the Disney-themed shinkansen, inspired by the new "Fantasy Springs" area at Tokyo DisneySea. (Copyright ...

However, our Hakone Pass was not included on ... NOZOMI and “MIZUHO” train lines. The Nozomi Shinkansen train is the fastest ...

We visit Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture. Once the site of a security checkpoint for traffic in and out of old Tokyo, it evolved into a hot spring resort, now with an increasingly diverse community.

Train operators that include Tokyo Metro Co. utilize the ATO. Human drivers normally accelerate, decelerate and stop the Shinkansen at the right place at the station platforms. The automatic train ...

Whether you're travelling from Tokyo to Kyoto to see centuries of history with your own eyes or heading north to Hokkaido for ...

Shinkansen platforms have become more wheelchair friendly at JR Tokyo Station thanks to improvements reducing the gap between the vehicle and platform, according to Central Japan Railway Co. (JR ...

From the electrifying streets of Tokyo to the serene temples ... The journey from Hakone to Kyoto can be seamlessly made by Shinkansen (bullet train). First, take a train from Hakone-Yumoto ...