Talk about your whirlwind trips, this one leaves me jet-lagged just thinking about it: two nights in Tokyo, two nights in Kyoto, unified by a 135-minute ride on the “bullet train.” The “Tokyo-Kyoto by ...

The journey is sometimes more important than the destination. When the travelers on that journey are 40 geisha, even a mundane train trip can become a visual feast. Japan Real Time reported earlier ...

Japan currently has 10 shinkansen (bullet train) lines to shuttle passengers around Japan at super high speeds, but the busiest by far is the Tokaido Shinkansen, which has been known to operate over ...

Last year, JR Central announced that it would discontinue its free-seating tickets on Tokaido Shinkansen’s Nozomi trains during peak travel seasons. This policy affects periods including the New Year ...

Kyoto has become so congested with tourists that organizers of school trips are opting to stay away from the ancient capital.

"Train Rides to the bamboo forest in Kyoto," the reality star wrote on Instagram during her trip to Japan in April. The mom of four rode the bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto with her daughter North, ...

These Japanese cities are bringing in all the stars on their next vacation Natalia Senanayake is an Editorial Assistant, Lifestyle at PEOPLE. She covers all things travel and home, from celebrities' ...