The Ginza Line, a subway line running through Tokyo, is famous as Japan's first "subway" (sometimes called Asia's first). The Ginza Line was the first fully underground line in Japan...
Many trains on lines such as the Yamanote Line in Tokyo, the Osaka Loop Line in Osaka, and the Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijo Line in Aichi Prefecture operate in circular routes. Therefore, when you board a train at a certain station, you...
When traveling by train from Ueno Station in Tokyo to Akita Station in Akita Prefecture, most people will take the Akita Shinkansen "Komachi." Before the Shinkansen, there were limited express trains on conventional lines...
Towada Kanko Dentetsu Co., Ltd. is a company headquartered in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture. It operates bus routes in the southeastern part of Aomori Prefecture and a sightseeing boat tour of Lake Towada. However, the company name does not include the word "railway" (den...
In today's railways, the destinations of medium- to long-distance trains are usually simple. It's not impossible that you might get taken to a place you never expected...
The Akita Shinkansen "Komachi" currently operates between Tokyo Station and Akita Station. The Akita Shinkansen opened in March 1997, so before that, other express trains provided access to Akita.
At Fukushima Station in Fukushima Prefecture, construction is underway to add an approach track for Yamagata Shinkansen trains. We explain the details and significance of this construction project, with photos of the site. Fukushima Station's approach track...
The Iizaka Line, a railway line operated by Fukushima Transportation Co., Ltd., runs through Fukushima City in Fukushima Prefecture, connecting Fukushima Station and Iizaka Onsen Station. How did Fukushima Transportation and the Iizaka Line come about?.
The Tsugaru Line runs through the eastern part of the Tsugaru Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture. Originally, it was merely a local line, but with the opening of the Seikan Tunnel in 1988, the Tsugaru Line...
Itaya Pass, located on the border between Fukushima and Yamagata prefectures, is the site of JR East's Yamagata Shinkansen and Yamagata Line, officially the Ou Main Line. The Ou Main Line is currently the Yamagata Shinkansen...
