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 ...

Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how Japan’s Bullet Train project overcame skeptics and became a global icon. We’ll explore its ...

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka are likely to operate at a slower speed than usual on Saturday due to heavy snowfall, probably causing delays, the operator JR Tokai ...

With its amazing Shinkansen line seeing trains hurtling ... Nowadays, it takes about two hours to travel from Tokyo to Kyoto - a distance of 279 miles. According to Nippon.com, strict rules ...

Japan's Alpha-X next-generation Shinkansen on Oct. 27 smashed all speed records to date by bullet trains running commercially, hitting a top speed of 382 kph in a test run. The test train ...

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It is home to art and artifacts from across Asia, including the world's largest and finest Japanese collection. The Tokyo National Museum (TNM) began in 1872 (Meiji 5) with an exposition held at the ...

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