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The most beautiful train station in Japan? Award-winning design by Kengo Kuma wows travellers

Sometimes the best designs are the ones that surprise you from the inside out.

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Disney Shinkansen coming to Japan’s rails, starts service this month

Magical Dream Shinkansen celebrates 40 years of Disney theme parks in Japan.

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JR East announces awesomely cheap one-day all-you can ride pass, Shinkansen included

Get ready to feel your travel-loving heart go “Kyun!” with the Kyun Pass.

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Japan’s oldest monorail is permanently closing next month

Tokyo’s long-time-coming long goodbye to the Ueno monorail.

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Tokyo’s busiest train line to be partially shut down this weekend as part of Shibuya renovations

Headed to Shibuya, Shinjuku, or Harajuku? You might need to rethink your route.

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“Men-only train car” to run in Tokyo as part of “Weak Men’s” association awareness campaign

Women also allowed onboard.

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End-of-the-Line Exploring in Japan: Tokyo’s Mita Line can give you all the nothing you want【Pics】

Let’s take a ride to the northernmost stop of the Tokyo subway network.

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10 hours, six prefecture, one 2,720-yen ticket – Testing the JR Holiday Outing train pass limits

Let’s go for a ride in east Japan…several rides, actually.

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Tokaido Shinkansen removing smoking rooms, going entirely smoke-free

End of the line for smoking on the Tokyo-to-Fukuoka bullet trains.

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Japan Railway to allow dogs to ride without cages on special Tokyo-Izu train

A “wonderful” idea for people with pooches.

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End-of-the-line exploring in Japan: Visiting Hashimoto Station

A Tokyo subway commute daydream turns into a ride to the end of the line.

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Ride bikes on an abandoned railway line at this hidden tourist spot in Japan

Old railway tracks get a new lease on life in the mountains.

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Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train will start offering wider seats, but will charge more for them too

50-percent-wider seats are aimed at business travelers on the Tokyo-Osaka route.

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Famous train station bento boxed lunches, but in a can? Taste-testing canned ekiben【Taste test】

There’s only one station in Japan where you can find these canned versions of famous boxed lunches.

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Doai Station: The deepest station in Japan is also one of the scariest, like a video game dungeon

This underground fortress isn’t dubbed “Japan’s No. 1 Mole Station” for nothing.

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Giant 100-meter-long Super Mario mural is coming to Kyoto

Hometown hero will appear in downtown Kyoto’s Shijo-dori Underpass.

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Fujisan View Express: A train journey to Mt Fuji so stylish you’ll never want it to end

There’s one carriage that requires a special fare to ride in, but it’s worth it. 

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Cute ekiben station bento looks like it’s from Japan but it’s from a different place entirely

Similar in so many ways, except one which sets them apart.

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Stay in a Japanese hotel room…with a train inside it!

Train, uniform and a glorious view of Mt Fuji make this a very Japanese place to stay.

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Nozomi Shinkansen bullet train abolishes low-priced unreserved tickets during peak travel seasons

New policy affects popular Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka route of high-speed rail network.

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