When you visit Japan, you want to soak up as much as possible, never wasting a second, as you might miss real-life “Mario Kart” races, a dark-lit izakaya serving the best yakitori imaginable, or even ...

The special train, named the Tokaido Lumiere Express, will make its debut on August 8 and operate as a late-night departure from the Tokyo metropolitan area with an early-morning arrival in Osaka.

Japan will launch the Tokaido Lumiere Express overnight Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka on August 8, offering a new late-night travel option.

In the first week of June, I took a high-speed train between Osaka and Tokyo, Japan's two largest cities. It was seamless, fast and efficient, and part of the allure of visiting a land where tradition ...

The overnight Tokaido Lumiere Express arrives at Kyoto and Shin-Osaka the next morning, helping you save on hotels ...

The first overnight bullet train service between Tokyo and Osaka is hitting the tracks this summer. Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) has announced the Tokaido Lumière Express, an overnight ...

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The private rooms will be introduced on the shinkansen departing Tokyo Station on Oct 1. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

After riding the rails around the world, I was eager to try Japan's bullet trains. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was smooth and comfy, but I felt motion sickness for the first time. I couldn't enjoy the ...