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.

Shunsuke Niwa, president of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, has stressed that the company will continue promoting the construction of the Chuo Shinkansen high-speed magnetic levitation train ...

Japan is in a bit of a dormant season right now as far as travel is concerned. With the New Year’s vacation season over and the weather at its coldest, most people aren’t looking to do any extensive ...

A Yamanote loop line train runs through Tokyo's Shibuya district on Nov. 1, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- JR East on Saturday marked exactly 100 years of operation of the iconic Yamanote loop line ...

Six Japan Railways Group companies reported Monday that the total number of passengers on their Shinkansen and other express trains in key areas during the year-end and New Year holiday period rose 5 ...

TOKYO -- East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) on March 27 inaugurated a segment of Takanawa Gateway City, a mixed-use development surrounding Takanawa Gateway Station in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The railway ...

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 ...

Commuters try to squeeze themselves into an overcrowded train during morning rush hours at a Tokyo train station in 2019. As a child growing up in Watertown, Jade Harrelson dreamed of owning a home.

JR East on Saturday marked exactly 100 years of operation of the iconic Yamanote loop line train that encircles central Tokyo. Connecting with private railways entering from the outer suburbs, ...