Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how Japan’s Bullet ...

But inside its train station awaits one of Japan’s most curious treasures. A spectacle to get the hearts of rail fans racing, it happens 17 times a day, and there is always a crowd waiting at ...

Japan is a railfan’s delight, boasting not only leading-edge technologies like those featured in the Shinkansen and the maglev but also an increasing number of unique rail services in localities ...

Explore Japan's world-class monorails. In 1821, the first patent was granted in the United Kingdom, and that is said to be the first record of such a system. 00:46 In Japan, the first system was ...

So, Turner, who lives in Tokyo's Ota Ward, started arranging rail-specialized trips in Japan for sightseers from overseas. “A big appeal of Japan’s railways lies in the many local lines,” he ...

Japan previously provided a first-generation Shinkansen train for Taiwan's high-speed rail network, continuing its tradition of supporting the development of high-speed rail globally.

They are famously fast, reliable and beautifully designed. In Japan, explains Loh, rail fans are divided into two main categories: nori-tetsu — “people who like to ride trains” — and tori ...