Japan Rail News: August 2023
Quake-wrecked Kumamoto railway finally back in service, travel in style with SPACIA X, 7 most beautiful train stations in Japan.
Railway news
Quake-wrecked Kumamoto railway finally back in service
Tokyo-Osaka bullet train to end food cart sales in October
Shinkansen trains gearing up for driverless operations
Bullet trains recycled into baseball bats
Ticket news
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
JR West becomes 1st Japan train operator to enter payment app fray
Japan's train stations usher in tap-to-pay gates for credit cards
Summer holiday bullet-train bookings near pre-pandemic levels
Japan’s new random-destination die-roll train tickets — Amazing bargain for just 36 bucks
Travel articles
Train travel in style with SPACIA X in and around Tokyo
Hidden Gems on the JR Yamanote Line
Adorable train redesigned with sacred Nara deer decor Is a big hit in Japan
Japan travel: Make the most of Kyushu by taking the bullet train
Drinking off the rails on Niigata’s sake train
Goldfish Neputa Floats adorn train on North Japan railway line
Travel videos
Riding Japan’s £250 Luxury Compartment Train | Aru Ressha Kyushu🇯🇵
Station news
7 most beautiful train stations in Japan
Less lost in translation: Foreigners get high-tech help in Tokyo's baffling Shinjuku rail hub
Tokyo Station’s second-most popular bento is great because of what it isn’t【Taste test】