However, this month some shinkansen cars are being remodeled, and will have sections with two seats on either side of the aisle ... Learn how to buy a home in Japan, including financing options, ...

The Sanyō Shinkansen connects Osaka (Shin-Osaka ... Both reserved and unreserved seating options are available. An upgrade to one of the green cars, the equivalent of first-class, offers even ...

The feature is only available on some long-distance, Shinkansen-style ... you're guaranteed a comfy seat. If you plan to ...

like comfy seats and additional amenities and services. I'm so glad we upgraded — our time spent in the luxury of the Shinkansen Gran Class was a highlight of our Japanese vacation. Our Gran ...

Users who have an express ticket for nonreserved seats — which is included in shinkansen commuter passes FREX and FREX Pal, for example — will be allowed to board trains but will be unable to ...

But in May, East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) ran a trial Shinkansen program where passengers could ride with their dogs on the seats next to ... considering an option of separating pets and ...

The N700S – the ‘S’ stands for ‘Supreme’ – entered into service July 1 and serves the Tokaido Shinkansen line ... On the inside, newly designed seats allow passengers to recline ...

When the shinkansen network first started carrying passengers with the opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen line in 1964, Japanese consumer habits and options were very different ... expensive than other ...

Smoking seats on bullet trains for the Tohoku, Joetsu, Akita and Yamagata Shinkansen lines were abolished in 2007. The Hokuriku, Hokkaido and Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen lines have prohibited smoking ...

The transport ministry showed Wednesday three detailed options for an extended route from Tsuruga to Osaka for the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line. All the proposals, presented to a ruling ...