If you pray for love in Izumo, there's a good chance you'll be heard. Every year, eight million gods gather in this seaside ...

Stairs lead down to the rocky shoreline at Senjōjiki, allowing for a close-up side view of the rock columns ... With the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga, Tōjinbō ...

SOMETIMES it really is about the journey, as train and bus enthusiasts will know too well. Soon, Brits won’t have to imagine ...

AN English market town is getting a new train station with much faster trains to a number of beautiful UK cities. Plans are underway to make Rotherham Gateway Station in West Yorkshire a reality ...

THE direct train route between London and Amsterdam has restarted after an eight-month pause – but you will have to be quick ...

Caroline McGuire Tokyo to Kyoto by Shinkansen "Nothing quite beats the ... Make sure to book seat D or E too - as you'll have the best view of Mount Fuji along the way." Kara Godfrey London ...

As one of the largest cities in the world, at least by population, Tokyo’s seamless fusion of tradition and modernity couples ...

The vibe: A contemporary take on Japanese hospitality with standout dining Location: 2-4-32 Dojima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan | View on Google ... merchant's district on the north side of the city.

Atami, a quiet coastal town about 90 minutes south of Tokyo (or 44 minutes via Shinkansen bullet train), is well known ... drawing crowds of eager tourists. On either side of the river are a variety ...

The hotel also has an exclusive rooftop terrace with a fantastic view while basking in the sea breeze ... as it will be situated directly above Hiroshima Station, accessible by Shinkansen bullet train ...

Today the Shinkansen, or high-speed trains, use the tunnel to reach Hokodate and Sapporo on the Hokkaido side, but they are ... of life from the point of view of physics. He paid great attention ...

So, on a recent trip to Japan, I was excited to book a journey on the country's famous Shinkansen, a bullet train that can reach top speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour. My one-way ticket was ...