Japan Travel Ideas– category –
One of TS Japan Rail's objectives is to give clients (and prospective clients) travel ideas on where to visit and where to travel in Japan, by rail.
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Japan Experts Podcast: Rail Travel in Japan
It was with great pleasure for TS Japan Rail's Stephen Turner to be recently interviewed by Miyuki Seguchi and be featured on a Japan Experts Podcast about Exploring Japan by Train. You can listen to the full podcast here (click on banne... -
Explore Rural Japan by Train – Gunma, Niigata & Fukushima…
We often hear people say it is difficult to Explore Rural Japan by Train. There are however many scenic rural railway lines in Japan. In this article, we look at three such lines....the JR Joetsu Line, JR Tadami Line and the Aizu Tetsudo... -
Get off the Shinkansen- Explore & Experience Tohoku by train
If you are planning to travel to or through Tohoku, you are probably planning to use the Tōhoku Shinkansen. In this article, we describe a more interesting route via the Japan Sea Coast. It takes longer but is a great way to see and expe... -
Asahi Shimbun’s “Asia & Japan Watch” features TS Japan Rail
Asahi Shimbun, Japan's second largest daily national newspaper, has published the English version of the article they published in January featuring TS Japan Rail and our founder Stephen Turner. Read the Asahi Shimbun Article British rai... -
Get off the shinkansen -See & experience more of Japan!
The shinkansen provides a quick way to travel between the big cities, but there is a lot to see off the shinkansen. Here are some ideas for alternatives ways to travel between Nagoya and Osaka and what you can see. Here are three alterna... -
Here are some great Japan Travel ideas from Japanese mothers…
Travelling or living in Japan with young children? Here are some great ideas from Japanese mothers of fun places to visit... And Assist and TS Japan Rail, both Japan based companies asked some Japanese mothers what their families and chi... -
A Railway line that celebrates the creator of the “Kitaro” Manga.
JR West's Sakai Line decorated with characters from the "GeGeGe no Kitarō" manga The creator of the famous GeGeGe no Kitaro (more commonly known in English as "Kitaro") manga (comic), Shigeru Mizuki, spent his childhood in the city of Sa... -
New Shinkansen Route and a new tourist train in Kyushu
Japan's latest shinkansen (bullet train) starts 23rd September linking Nagasaki...and a new tourist train "Futatsuboshi (Two Stars)"... The Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen opens 23rd September 2022, linking Nagasaki and Takeo Onsen, cutting 30 m... -
Obasute Station- A great view but according to legend a “Dark Past”
Obasute in Japanese means "abandoning an old woman", fortunately a practice that was practiced more in mythology than practice. Obasute Station is an interesting station with a great view -
Rural Lines: Tenryu Hamanako Railway (Shizuoka)
The Tenryu Hamanako Line , known locally as the "Tenhama" Line is one of several rural lines in Shizuoka Prefecture which are worth exploring.
