These themed trains in Japan include Pikachu, Hello Kitty, dinosaurs, and one specially dedicated to drinking sake.

Add these trains to your bucket list—you won’t want to miss them. Launched in 2018, the Hello Kitty Shinkansen is a high-speed train that brings the iconic Sanrio character to life. The train features ...

Cruises and guided tours can help make planning a trip easier, especially if you’re traveling with kids—but they have ...

Avail and Sanrio announced a new collection of shirts featuring Hello Kitty, Kuromi, and My Melody alongside the Honda logo and Super Cub branding. Avail will start selling these in Japan on April ...

The biggest stretch in Shinji Higuchi’s follow-up to the 1975 Japanese film “The Bullet Train” is that a bureaucracy comes together effectively to try and alleviate a disaster. Following an ...

Bullet Train Explosion follows a ‘shinkansen’ (bullet train) bound for Tokyo, which soon comes under a bomb threat. The bombs on the train will explode if the train slows below 100 kph ...

Shinkansen can stop significantly faster and more safely when an earthquake strikes thanks to a new tremor detection and alarm system, according to railway operators and engineers. The time it ...

Sail to the Grand Line—or Rail, rather—on the newly launched One Piece Shinkansen train. West Japan Railway launched a One Piece-themed Shinkansen train on April 12, 2025, inspired by the popular ...

West Japan Railway launched a One Piece-themed Shinkansen train on April 12, 2025, inspired by the popular anime. Named Setouchi Blue, this train celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Sanyo ...