Journey to Japan’s lesser-visited mountainous region, home to many distinctive traditional inns, within whose walls you can ...

The Tohoku Shinkansen’s Yamabiko 223 derailed at 11:36 p.m. on March 16 around 2 km southwest of Shiroishi-Zao Station in Miyagi Prefecture. The 17 train cars remained upright, and the 75 ...

North of Tokyo, the Tohoku region unfolds across seven prefectures that offer a world of scenic beauty and cultural exploration. From the dynamic Nebuta festival of Aomori Prefecture to Fukushima ...

East Japan Railway says it has suspended services on the Tohoku Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Morioka stations since around 10:30 a.m. JR East says a wind gauge installed in Miyagi Prefecture ...

Head to the unsung Japanese region of Tohoku to discover its traditional inns, and immerse yourself in the thermal waters ...

KORIYAMA, Fukushima Prefecture--East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will introduce the Satono sightseeing train for three prefectures in the southern Tohoku region in April. The Aizu Satono will ...

Shinkansen trains, including Hayabusa and Komachi, are connected and disconnected at Morioka Station in Iwate Prefecture and at ... decoupling incident on the Tohoku Shinkansen line last September ...

A woman from Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, who lost her junior high school classmates in the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, calls her late friends from 'the phone of the wind.' | REUTERS 'The ...

East Japan Railway has test-run a coupled Tohoku Shinkansen train prior to ... The coupled train then departed for a railyard in Miyagi Prefecture. JR East will check the results of the test ...

This photo shows a test run of a coupled Tohoku Shinkansen Line bullet train service in JR Morioka Station, Iwate Prefecture, on March 12, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Suspended coupled bullet ...

Imagine a horse-drawn carriage ride through scenic countryside, where colorful carp streamers flutter and cherry blossoms ...