Talk about your whirlwind trips, this one leaves me jet-lagged just thinking about it: two nights in Tokyo, two nights in Kyoto, unified by a 135-minute ride on the “bullet train.” The “Tokyo-Kyoto by ...

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Japan's bullet train system, or Shinkansen, was the first high-speed rail system. On a recent trip to Japan, I had the chance to travel from Tokyo to Kyoto on the Shinkansen. Here's what it was like.

In Japan, finding a true hidden gem seems harder than ever. In recent years, the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka have become staples for most international tourists who visit. But the adventurous ...