Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl ...

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Japan’s famous bullet trains may have revolutionized high-speed rail travel, but there are still many travelers who prefer a scenic slow ride on one of the country’s old-fashioned regional trains. In ...

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The aroma of aged wood and the feel of burnished metal on some of the oldest trains to the modern shinkansen, or bullet trains, awaits visitors to a unique experience in Nagoya, Japan. The train ...

While many visitors to Japan beeline to the history and hubbub of Kyoto and Tokyo, surprisingly fewer travellers make their way to the region of Kansai: a hinterland of bubbling hot springs, ...