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McDonald’s Happy Meals in Japan now come with Shinkansen robots

• Oona McGee
  May 18, 2024
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Transforming Shinkalion mecha put the happy in Happy Meal.

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• Japan
• (anime • bullet trains • character • COK • cool • cute • Happy Meal • Happy Meal toys • Happy Meals • Japanese trains • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Shinkalion • shinkansen • SNJO • Takara Tomy • toys • trains)

Shinkansen station platforms now have…Baskin Robbins ice cream vending machines!

• Oona McGee
  May 6, 2024

Bullet train travel in Japan just got a whole lot tastier. 

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• Japan
• (31 Ice • Baskin Robbins • bullet trains • COK • desserts • food vending machines • ice cream • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Japanese vending machines • shinkansen • SNJO • souvenirs • Sujata • sweets • Tokyo Station • train stations • trains • vending machines)

Harajuku Station’s beautiful old wooden building is set to return, with a new complex around it

• Oona McGee
  Apr 26, 2024

Newly released design shows how the former station building will blend into a more modern landscape.

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• (architecture • buildings • Construction • Harajuku • Harajuku Station • history • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • JR East • news • Shibuya • Tokyo • train stations • trains)

New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto

• Oona McGee
  Apr 22, 2024

The most premium way to travel on a Japanese bullet train.

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• (bullet train • Japanese trains • JR • JR passes • shinkansen • Tokaido • Tokaido Shinkansen • tourism • train passes • trains • travel)

Is the new Shinkansen Train Desk ticket worth it?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 16, 2024

We try a cheaper alternative to Japan’s premium Green Car carriages.

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• Japan
• (bullet train • bullet trains • East Japan Railway • Hokuriku • Hokuriku Shinkansen • Ishikawa • Japanese trains • JR • JR East • JR passes • Kanazawa • shinkansen • SNJO • tourism • Train Desk • train passes • train travel • trains • travel)

Stay in a special Tokyo Metro train room at a hotel with a front seat to the railways

• Oona McGee
  Mar 11, 2024

You don’t have to be a train otaku to enjoy all the unusual perks included in this accommodation plan.

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• (accommodation • hotels • Japanese accommodation • Japanese trains • SNJO • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro • trains • travel)

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

• Oona McGee
  Dec 23, 2023

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

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• Japan
• (architecture • design • Hoshakuji Station • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Kengo Kuma • Tochigi Prefecture • train stations • trains • travel)

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

• Oona McGee
  Sep 21, 2023

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

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• (COK • Fuji • fuji-q • fuji-q highland • Fujisan • Fujisan View Express • Japanese trains • luxury trains • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mt. Fuji • SNJO • tourist sites • trains • travel)

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

• Oona McGee
  Sep 15, 2023

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

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• (accommodation • COK • cool • Fuji • fuji-q • fuji-q highland • hotels • Japanese accommodation • Japanese trains • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mt. Fuji • SNJO • themed hotel • trains • travel • weird • wow • Yamanashi Prefecture)

Japan’s new Spacia X train is like travelling in a luxury aircraft

• Oona McGee
  Aug 5, 2023

And no, this doesn’t have anything to do with Elon Musk.

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• (art • beautiful • cool • culture • design • Japanese trains • Masanuki Sunakoma • Nikko • SNJO • Tobu • Tobu Railway • Tochigi Prefecture • trains • travel • twitter)

Japanese train goes viral for Nara deer decorations

• Oona McGee
  Jul 24, 2023

Rub shoulders with Japan’s sacred deer on this very special mode of transport.

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• (art • beautiful • culture • deer • design • Japanese trains • Kintetsu • Kintetsu Railway • Nara • Nara deer • trains • travel • twitter)

This ekiben train station bento is filled with surprises

• Oona McGee
  Jun 19, 2023

Join us on the bullet train as we uncover hidden treasure from Niigata.

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• (bento • COK • Ekiben • food • gourmet • Japanese food • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Masanuki Sunakoma • Niigata • seafood • Shrimp • SNJO • taste test • train stations • trains • travel)

Onitsuka Tiger now sells Shinkansen sneakers that cost more than a trip on the bullet train

• Oona McGee
  May 27, 2023

Slip your feet into three different styles designed to look like three different types of bullet train.

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• (COK • cool • fashion • Hyogo • Japanese trains • Onitsuka Tiger • shinkansen • shoes • sneakers • trains)

What the heck is this huge sumo wrestler doing at Ryogoku Station in Tokyo?

• Oona McGee
  May 24, 2023

We all know Ryogoku is sacred ground for sumo wrestlers, but this is bordering on ridiculous!

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• (advertising • COK • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Kokugikan • marketing • Netflix • rikishi • Ryogoku • sanctuary • SNJO • Sumo • sumo tournaments • sumo wrestler • Tokyo • train stations • trains • TV series)

The 5 best Japanese bento to buy at Kyoto Station

• Oona McGee
  Nov 28, 2022

These ekiben are a feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds.

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• (bento • COK • Ekiben • food • gourmet • Japanese food • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • K. Masami • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • train stations • trains • travel)

Japanese train becomes a restaurant at this sleepy countryside station

• Oona McGee
  Nov 19, 2022

A very unique place to eat. 

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• (COK • Ekiben • food • gourmet • Gunma • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • restaurants • SNJO • train stations • trains • travel • weird)

Real-life Spirited Away train line found in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Nov 3, 2022

Waterside train route in rural Japan looks like a scene from a Studio Ghibli film.

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• (beauty • Bekanbeushi Marsh • Ghibli • Hokkaido • Japanese trains • Lake Akkeshi • marshland • photography • photos • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • trains • travel • twitter • wetlands)

Emergency drill “assailant” on Japanese train goes viral for being too good at the job 【Video】

• SoraNews24
  Oct 27, 2022

Stand-ins look genuinely scared when this man gets into character. 

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• (crime • disaster preparedness • Emergency Drill • emergency preparedness • Japan Rail • Japan Railway • Japanese trains • police • police arrest • sasumata • trains • twitter • video • viral • weird)

All-you-can-ride Shinkansen deal coming to Japan for a limited time

• SoraNews24
  Sep 1, 2022

Unlimited travel pass comes with a slew of extra perks.

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• (bullet train • bullet trains • cheap travel • East Japan Railway Company • Japanese trains • JR East • JR rail pass • Rail Pass • shinkansen • special deals • train tickets • trains)

Cool bullet train phone charging stand plays train jingles when you put your phone on it

• Dale Roll
  Jun 10, 2022

It’s the perfect gift for a bullet train otaku!

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• (bullet trains • collectible • Japanese trains • Nozomi • smartphone accessories • train jingles • train otaku • trains)

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