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Studio Ghibli releases its first-ever train jingles, to be played at one special Japanese station

• Oona McGee
  Sep 24, 2020
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Monument also to be erected in the shape of Totoro.

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• (Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • music • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Tokorozawa • Totoro • train jingles • train stations • trains • travel)

Tokyo’s newest mascot character is a rabbit who’s permanently sad【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 10, 2020

But it’s not the rush hour crowds that have this Japan Railway bunny feeling blue.

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• Japan
• (COK • cute • funny • mascot characters • Mascots • Osaki • stations • trains • weird • Yamanote line • yurukyara)

Can you spot the problem with this Tokyo subway sign in this tale of awesome customer service?

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 5, 2020

One day after it was pointed out on social media, it was fixed.

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• (cool • customer service • Ginza • stations • subways • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro • trains • transportation)

Tokyo trains set to become less convenient with new last train schedule

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 4, 2020

The biggest pain in the butt about trains in Tokyo is going to get more painful.

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• Japan
• (COK • East Japan Railway Company • Japan Railways • JR • JR East • society • Tokyo • trains • travel • Yamanote line)

Japanese train drivers caught performing cute in-sync movements at the station 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 20, 2020

Looking after passengers with a big dose of kawaii. 

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• (cute • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Kawaii • Shizuoka • train conductor • train driver • train stations • trains • videos)

Japan Railways announces a Pixar themed bullet train to commemorate anniversary

• Katie Pask
  Aug 19, 2020

To southern Japan… and beyond!

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• (bullet trains • Disney • Finding Nemo • JR Kyushu • Pixar • shinkansen • Toy Story • train • trains • travel • wall-e)

Is that the Japanese bullet train in your underwear, or are you just happy to see me?

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 30, 2020

Shinkansen underwear lets you show (or hide) your love of Japan’s fastest trains.

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• (bullet train • crazy • fashion • funny • shinkansen • trains • underwear • weird)

Japan’s craziest train station has a giant with light-up eyes growing out of its wall【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 30, 2020

It looks like a science fiction monster of the week, but it’s actually a salute the millennia-old past.

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• (Aomori • awesome • COK • cool • crazy • culture • history • Jomon period • SNJO • stations • trains • travel • weird)

Wait, why is there a train at this gas station in Japan?【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 22, 2020

Yep, that’s an actual train, but aren’t gas stations supposed to be for cars?

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• Japan
• (awesome • cars • cool • crazy • gas stations • trains • weird)

Japanese train station grows wine grapes on the platform

• Oona McGee
  Jul 16, 2020

Wait for your train under the shade of Japan’s only train station platform vineyard.

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• (farming • grapes • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Japanese wine • Nagano • Shinshu • Shiojiri • tourism • train stations • trains • vineyard • wine)

Plus-size Japanese model lets her anger fly in new-type anti-train groper posters

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 15, 2020

Designer is tired of posters that focus on what women should do to protect themselves.

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• (chikan • crime • gropers • posters • society • trains)

Shinkansen bullet train tickets go half-off until spring of next year in east Japan travel push

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 9, 2020

11 different routes from Tokyo offering huge discounts.

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• (COK • deals • Japan Railways • JR • JR East • shinkansen • trains • travel)

89-year-old train line in rural Hokkaido shuts down, but lives on through touching video tribute

• Ingrid Tsai
  Jun 7, 2020

The train line wasn’t completely forgotten in its final days due to one videographer’s determination and passion.

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• (Hokkaido • JR Hokkaido • last train run • Sasshou Line • Shintotsukawa • trains • travel)

A creepy new wrinkle to Japan’s chikan train groper schemes, and how to counter it

• Casey Baseel
  May 26, 2020

If you’re not sure if that old man is really in need of assistance, you don’t have to be the one to help.

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• Japan
• (chikan • COK • crime • gropers • stations • trains)

New Shinkansen luggage rules start today, set to make travel more expensive and less convenient

• Casey Baseel
  May 20, 2020

Get out your tape measure, because you might need a more expensive seat and special reservation, or cash to pay an extra charge.

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• (bullet train • Japan Railway • JR • luggage • shinkansen • suitcases • trains • travel)

Back to work, and back to packed commuter trains in coronavirus emergency state-Tokyo【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 8, 2020

Timing of government’s extension of nationwide state of emergency could be contributing to worse commuting conditions.

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• Japan
• (commuting • coronavirus • crowded • state of emergency • subways • Tokyo • trains)

Japanese train station installs chalkboards for people to write their post-corona hopes and dreams

• Casey Baseel
  May 6, 2020

Old-school design feature promises that happy days will come again and encourages community to share what it’s looking forward to.

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• (blackboards • chalkboards • COK • cool • coronavirus • moving • retro • society • stations • touching • trains)

Video shows final moment for Harajuku Station as Tokyo landmark closes after 96 years in service

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 24, 2020

Farewell, Harajuku Station…and hello, Harajuku Station!

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• Japan
• (COK • Harajuku • Harajuku Station • stations • Tokyo • trains • travel)

Empty Tokyo train stations look like video game dungeons 【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Mar 19, 2020

Keep your wits about you — you never know what might appear as you walk these underground tunnels.

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• Japan
• (RPG • Shibuya • Shibuya Station • Shin Megami Tensei • stations • Tokyo • Toranomon • train stations • trains • video games)

Robot noodle chef starts working in Tokyo train station, serves up taste of the future【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 18, 2020

Our resident noodle expert tries out the robo soba.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • Noodles • SNJO • soba • stations • technology • trains)

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