Another train passing by cherry blossom trees at Alishan National Scenic Area in Chiayi, Taiwan. Nearly a hundred passengers ...

for a scenic six-hour journey on a heritage line that dates from Japanese colonial times and was originally a logging railway. "It's quite novel and the cherry blossoms are really beautiful," said ...

The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it’s known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, it’s a big deal. For foreigners, it is a unique insight into the ...

Is this the answer? As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer? The new Hatsushima train station was printed at a ...

The test, the first of its kind in Japan, is expected to help slash CO2 ... with locally produced buckwheat husks,” Tezuka said. Steam trains run across eight areas nationwide, including the ...

Case in point, the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) just announced the completion of a 3D-printed train station, which it says is a world first. Plans to replace a crumbling wooden station in ...

announced it would construct Japan’s first 3D-printed train station in Wakayama Prefecture. The Japan News says the locomotive company will replace the aging Hatsushima Station along the Kisei ...