Located on the southern island of Kyushu, Miyazaki Prefecture sits between Oita’s renowned onsen towns to the north and ...

A Shinkansen bullet train that was stranded for 12 hours from Sunday night in Akita Prefecture due to a power failure is up and running again. The operator says the mishap during high traffic ...

Also, for non-reserved cars, typically toward the front and back of the Shinkansen train, you can also expect long lines as passengers wait. For this reason, even if you have a Japan Rail Pass or ...

Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) announced Monday that a hydrofoil service between Hakata Port in Fukuoka Prefecture and South Korea’s Busan by its subsidiary, JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Inc., will be ...

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Railway Co. said Monday it will terminate its ferry service between Fukuoka in southwestern Japan and South Korea's Busan as it was unable to resolve a water seepage ...

Those planning to spend a few days exploring Western Japan, make your trip extra special by travelling aboard the limited-time Hello Kitty Shinkansen. It’s fully decked out with cute and interactive ...

pulled out all the stops to ensure members of the media had a smooth ride ahead of the official opening late this month of the Nishi-Kyushu route on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line. The 66-kilometer ...

Kyushu University in Japan is a national university located in Fukuoka, and is one of Japan's National Seven Universities. Since its foundation in 1903, its aim has been to provide the highest levels ...

FUKUOKA--The look of a Shinkansen bullet train set to debut on the Nishi-Kyushu route of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line in fall 2022 is intended, according to its designer, to resemble "a hotel that ...

JAPAN’s Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) has unveiled details of the six-car Shinkansen trains that will operate on the West Kyushu line connecting Takeo Onsen and Nagasaki, which is due to open in ...

The Nagasaki – Hakata Shinkansen includes 51km of 1067mm-gauge track between Shin-Tosu and Takeo-Onsen. JR Kyushu plans to introduce the so-called Free-Gauge Train, a gauge-changeable emu, to enable ...