Travel by train

Teach yourself a few useful words to use around Japanese train stations! Order your Japan Rail Pass today.

The Japan Railways and a Japan Rail Pass will take you all over Japan but you may also come accross "private lines" or railways that are not owned by the Japan Railways Company.

In Japan, the railway network is the best way to travel but it can sometimes be difficult to find the right way to reach your destination.

Since 2011, ii is very easy to explore southern Japan with a Japan Rail Pass. The Kyushu Shinkansen has a new extension providing services from Hakata (Fukuoka Station) to Kagoshima.

In the Genbi shinkasen between Echigo Yuzawa and Niigata, passengers can enjoy modern art created by some of today’s most prominent artists.

The N700S is the 6th generation model based on the N700 series. It will debut in 2020 on the main Shinkansen line in Japan, the Tokaido Line.

The year 2017 will be s special year for luxury trains. Three new trains should go into service this year.

The Izu Craile resort train was launched in July 2016 and operates between Odawara along the Tokaido Line and Izukyu Shimoda, Izu Peninsula.

Japanese trains have an endless number of fun and interesting themed trains. Here's a few more of our favorites! Buy your Japan Rail Pass online today.

Learn the basics of Hiroshima Station and transportation that you can you with your Japan Rail Pass. Order today!

If you are using a bullet train to Osaka you will arrive at Shin Osaka Station.

With its huge glass dome, Kanazawa Station is connected to Nagano and Tokyo with the Hokuriku Shinkansen since March 2005.

IC Cards can now be used on Kyoto City Buses. Learn how this can help your travel with your Japan Rail Pass.

A new Japan train museum is opening in Kyoto in spring 2016, just a few minutes' walk from Kyoto Station!

How to reach Kyoto from Kansai International Airport with a Japan Rail Pass ?

Yokohama Station is about half an hour from Tokyo with a Japan Rail Pass. It provides access to Chinatown, Landmark Tower and Minato Mirai district close to the sea.

Ikebukuro Station is one of the busiest train station in Tokyo with JR, Tobu and Seibu lines but the organization of its route and access makes it a space in which one can easily spot with a map

Akihabara Station is the gateway to the neighborhood of the same name known for its electronic, anime,manga, figurine stores and maid cafe.

With a Japan Rail Pass, the quickest way to Sapporo from Hakodate is to take the Hokuto or the Super Hokuto Limited Express on the Hakodate Line.

On the second part of the journey from Tokyo to Kyoto, the JR Tokaido Shinkansen does not hang around and stops only a couple of times.

The route between Fukuoka and Nagasaki is served by the Limited Express Kamome trains. For great views of the Ariake Sea be sure to reserve a seat on the left-hand side of the train.