“While planning my trip, I came across a post on WeChat advertising Shinkansen tickets at a 30-percent discount,” a Chinese man told police after purchasing a resold ticket. He said he ...

The ticket price is 23,620 yen ($176), or around 9,000 yen more than the Nozomi Shinkansen ticket price for the journey between Tokyo Station and Shin-Osaka Station. The tickets are limited to ...

My husband and I paid $230 for Gran Class tickets on the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan. On our way from Tokyo to Nagano, we enjoyed complimentary snacks and drinks. Overall, we thought the ...

There will also be train schedules and ticket discounts. International visitors can use the app for all things public transportation, including buses, and to get Shinkansen bullet train tickets.

JR East has released the Welcome Suica Mobile app for overseas visitors to Japan on Thursday, March 6, 2025. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: ...

JR East has released the Welcome Suica Mobile app for overseas visitors to Japan. The app allows users to issue and top up their Suica in the app without going to a ticket office or vending machine at ...

THE Shinkansen — the Japanese bullet train — is much more than a mode of public transport. A trip on this train is a must for many tourists visiting the country.

Tokyo Station and other Shinkansen stops were packed with people scrambling to buy tickets for other trains. Watch video 1:33 NHK World's Yamaguchi Hiroaki reports from Tokyo Station. JR East says ...

The logo of East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Coupled shinkansen bullet trains returned to full service in northeastern Japan on Saturday ...

With the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga, the line will gain six new stations. The local governments along the line are eagerly awaiting the extension as improved ...