Scenes of the aftermath of an earthquake, registered at the highest level on Japan’s intensity scale, that struck a coastal area as the nation was marking New Year’s Day.
A new bullet train extension will connect more of Japan’s Hokuriku region with Tokyo from March 2024, making this beautiful area easier than ever to experience.
Japan Rail has come up with a number of intriguing theme trains from north to south that surely entice all travelers to explore every region with an added spice. In Kanazawa, the enchanting Hanayome Noren sightseeing train runs twice daily from Kanazawa Station to Wakura Onsen in the Noto Peninsula with stops…
TSURUGA, Fukui Prefecture Local residents and railway enthusiasts were excited to see the first bullet train travel through the prefecture in a test run on the newly extended Hokuriku Shinkansen Line.
FUKUI The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line’s extension between Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture and Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture will open on March 16, West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) and East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced.