Originally launched in 1999, the Cassiopeia gained a loyal following for its fully double-decker design and upscale sleeper ...

Our trusted travel specialists weigh in on Japan's less-touristed, just-as-exciting destinations, from arty Naoshima to the tea fields of Wazuka.

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Hiromasa Nakano. The Yomiuri Shimbun. 14:49 JST, March 15, 2025. The opening of the extended section of the Hokkaido ...

SAPPORO, Japan -- With the extension of shinkansen bullet train service to Sapporo now delayed until the end of fiscal 2038, communities along the pla ...

The extension which would have brought the line to Sapporo may be held ... The Japanese government announced on 8th March that it needs to delay its plan to extend the Hokkaido Shinkansen ...

The government plans to delay its plan to extend the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, Japan's northernmost bullet train route, to Sapporo by eight years to March 2039, partly due to tunnel construction ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government plans to delay its plan to extend the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, Japan's northernmost bullet train route, to Sapporo by eight years to March 2039, partly due to ...

The E10 is intended to replace the E5 and H5 fleets on the Tohoku Shinkansen route from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto from the early 2030s. ... JR East said that the E10 would form the basis for ...

The flight landed on time 70 minutes later, touching down in a windy Sapporo/New Chitose Airport. A cool airplane, onion soup, and live-view nose cam made for a great experience with Air Do. But the ...

I was booked for two nights in Hakodate before going on to Sapporo for my final week in Japan. Miles had a plane to catch back to Sydney on Saturday night, with a long (4.5 hours) Shinkansen ride back ...

Shinkansen (Bullet Train) A 7-day Japan Rail Pass is ¥50,000, but there is a 6-day regional pass good for Tokyo, Tohoku and southern Hokkaido (the JR East-South Hokkaido Rail Pass) that costs only ¥35 ...

Construction is underway on the 212 kilometers of the Hokkaidō Shinkansen from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto north to Sapporo, meaning that nearly 90% of the planned Seibi Shinkansen lines are complete.