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This little-known spot is a haven for train otaku, with a view of both Mt. Fuji and bullet trains

Dale Roll
Jul 20, 2023
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It’s slightly outside the city center, but definitely worth a trip for the views!

Japan
(bullet trains • Kita Ward • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mt. Fuji • Oji Station • shinkansen • train otaku • trains)

Japan Railways selling official gloves, cushion, timetable, and more for official sim game

Master Blaster
Jul 18, 2023

Next stop, moquette seats!

Japan
(cool • JR East • JR East Train Simulator • rail fans • shopping • Steam • Train Driver Starter Kit • trains • video games • weird)

Video of foreign diplomat riding in Tokyo subway priority seat sparks manners debate【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jun 21, 2023

Georgian ambassador’s brief subway ride clip has people disagreeing over how to properly prioritize those who need the seats.

Japan
(COK • etiquette • manners • priority seats • society • subways • trains • video)

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.

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

Crazy busy overnight work experience event for Japanese kids gives them just four hours to sleep

Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2023

Late to bed, early to rise.

Japan
(crazy • kids • Kintetsu • Kintetsu Railway • sleep • train stations • trains • weid • working in Japan)

Best breakfast ramen in southern Japan? Taste-testing Fukuoka’s super-convenient Morning Ramen

Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2023

A perfect place for your last, or first, meal in Japan’s southern ramen capital.

Japan
(breakfast • COK • food • Fukuoka • hakata • Hakata ramen • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • stations • tonkotsu • trains • travel)

Huge price hike for Japan Rail Pass triggers huge drop in foreign travelers who’ll buy it【Survey】

Casey Baseel
May 29, 2023

But that just might be part of JR’s plan.

Japan
(COK • Japan Rail Pass • Japan Railways • JR • JR pass • shinkansen • 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.

Japan
(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!

Japan
(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)

What’s the rule for where to put strollers on Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains?

Casey Baseel
Apr 30, 2023

Japan’s high-speed trains don’t have designated stroller spots onboard, so where should parents put theirs?

Japan
(bullet train • COK • etiquette • Japan Railways • JR • JR East • kids • Parenting • parents • shinkansen • SNJO • strollers • trains • travel)

Tokyo Station’s perfect breakfast spot might just be this izakaya Japanese-style pub

SoraNews24
Apr 25, 2023

If you’re headed through Tokyo Station, you won’t regret starting your day the Hatsufuji way.

Japan
(breakfast • COK • egg • food • restaurants • SNJO • stations • tamagoyaki • Tokyo Station • trains)

Massive price increase announced for Japan Rail Pass, cost to jump by up to 77 percent

Casey Baseel
Apr 19, 2023

One of Japan’s greatest bullet train travel bargains just got shot full of holes.

Japan
(bullet train • COK • Japan Rail Pass • Japan Railways • JR • JR pass • shinkansen • trains • travel)

Tokyo train operator installs baby care rooms to make rail travel easier for parents and infants

SoraNews24
Mar 16, 2023

Mamaro provides a place to attend to kids’ needs in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Japan’s rail network.

Japan
(babies • COK • kids • nursing • Odakyu • Parenting • parents • trains • transportation • travel)

Mask rules in Japan have changed…so are people still wearing them?

Oona McGee
Mar 15, 2023

We find out if people in Tokyo are ripping off their masks and throwing them to the wind in light of the new changes.

Japan
(COK • coronavirus • COVID-19 • etiquette • government • health • manners • masking • masks • pandemic • public transport • rules • SNJO • society • Tokyo • trains • travel)

Fans leave flowers at statues of Maetal, Harlock following death of manga creator Leiji Matsumoto【Pics】

Casey Baseel
Feb 21, 2023

Memorial offerings left at stations in Tokyo and Fukuoka near homes of Galaxy Express 999, Space Battleship Yamato creator.

Japan
(anime • Captain Harlock • Galaxy Express 999 • Interstella 5555 • Leiji Matsumoto • manga • moving • Space Battleship Yamato • Star Blazers • stations • touching • trains)

Japanese genius creates concept of the ultimate nap chamber

Casey Baseel
Feb 6, 2023

Who needs a bed when you can recreate Japan’s favorite place to take a nap?

Japan
(awesome • cool • funny • nap • sleep • sleeping on trains • trains)

Woman decides to go for a walk on the busiest train tracks at Shibuya Station【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jan 27, 2023

Gives odd explanation for dangerous behavior.

Japan
(Shibuya • Shibuya Station • stations • trains • video • weird • Yamanote line)

Kyoto Station is a bad place to be in a snowstorm, videos show

Casey Baseel
Jan 25, 2023

The building’s cool design isn’t the best fit for freezing weather.

Japan
(crazy • Kyoto • Kyoto Station • snow • stations • trains • video)

Japan’s random-destination roll-the-dice Shinkansen travel packages are back and better than ever

Casey Baseel
Jan 20, 2023

JR West’s Tabikoro random train/hotel packages are a gamble where you really can’t lose.

Japan
(bullet train • cool • hotels • Japan Railway • Japan travel • JR • JR West • random • shinkansen • trains • travel • WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY)

We travel across the city like royalty — Hiroshima streetcar turns into fancy, private dining area

Katie Pask
Jan 15, 2023

Our reporter travelled around Hiroshima City like a king in his own private tram.

Japan
(COK • cool • food • Hiroshima • SNJO • streetcar • Tasuku Egawa • train rouge • trains • tram • travel)

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