Step into the thrilling world of Japan’s Shinkansen trains, where cutting-edge innovation and sleek design have propelled ...

You can't go inside these trains, though you can look in on their period-correct interiors. These are as different as the designs themselves. Plush seats furnish the Shinkansen, while the others ...

Initially, the 0 Series Shinkansen traveled at a maximum speed of 210 kph, making it the first train to operate at over 200 kph. However, since the Tokaido Shinkansen line was constructed in a ...

In the 55 years since that first train, the word Shinkansen – meaning “new ... Although the iconic blue and white 0-Series trains of 1964 are long since retired, they still form many people ...

Join the BBC's Paul Carter in Tokyo as he marks 60 years of the iconic Shinkansen, better known as the bullet train. With 6.8 billion passengers and delays averaging just one minute, Paul ...

At 5:59 a.m. on Oct. 1, 1964, the signals rang on platform 9 in Tokyo station to announce the departure of "Hikari No. 1," the first scheduled train on the Tokaido Shinkansen. In the early light ...

In the 55 years since that first train, the word Shinkansen – meaning “new ... Although the iconic blue and white 0-Series trains of 1964 are long since retired, they still form many people ...