Navigating the Tokyo railway and train network can be daunting at first. With careful planning and research, the railway system is the most convenient mode of transportation during your time in Japan.

The beloved penguin mascot of Suica smartcards used for public transportation and cashless payments in Japan will be retired ...

Travelling via train and shinkansen is a quintessential Japanese experience. However, train rides, especially on the shinkansen, can add up to be a costly expense – especially after the recent price ...

TOKYO, Nov 11 — East Japan Railway Co (JR East) will retire its long-serving penguin mascot — the face of its Suica transit ...

Average train delays of 36 seconds every year? Who could complain about that kind of service? The Japanese icon JR East is one of the subjects in Skift's recent sixth anniversary book, For the Long ...

Located in Shinjuku and Shibuya in Tokyo, Shinjuku station is one of the largest rail station buildings, handling 3.6 million passengers a day. Shinjuku station is located in Shinjuku and Shibuya in ...

All services on East Japan Railway's busy Yamanote Line in Tokyo were suspended Friday morning due to wire trouble, before being resumed later in the day. The inner loop service, in which trains run ...

Let’s get one thing straight: some train stations in Tokyo are so confusing that even locals routinely get lost in them. So you can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that when it comes to navigating ...