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

Looking for something to do while you're on break? Here are some of 2025 Golden Week Events in Japan from north to south.

However, trains ... Ashikaga in Tochigi, and the Tohoku region in northern Japan. Niigata, which is north of Tokyo on the Sea of Japan, is famous for sake and sushi. At Niigata Station, Ponshukan ...

Carlton, Nikko, is two hours from Tokyo in a scenic mountain town packed with historic sites. And the hotel has the planet's only Ritz-Carlton-branded hot springs.

The Japanese architecture studio and manufacturer behind this 3D-printed train station show how to build both beautifully and ...

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 factory, shipped to ...

California High-Speed Rail ... A recent project in Japan flipped that notion on its head. The West Japan Railway Company, also known as JR West, replaced an entire station with 3D-printed ...

West Japan Railway Company has built the world’s first 3D-printed train station in Arida, assembling it in under six hours. In a world first, the West Japan Railway Company has constructed a 3D ...

West Japan Railway (JR West) has recently unveiled what they claim to be the world's first 3D-printed train station, a sleek, curved-roof structure that took just two and a half hours to assemble ...

OSAKA -- West Japan Railway and partner Serendix assembled what they say is the world's first 3D-printed train station this week, using technology that railway operators hope will help cut down ...

Japan 3D-printed a train station in just six hours. In Ohio’s Amish country, E-bikes are zipping past horse-drawn buggies, as if the future is lapping the past. Now the divided community has to ...