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Japan Rail News: August 2023

August 15, 2023 by James Clark Leave a Comment

Quake-wrecked Kumamoto railway finally back in service, travel in style with SPACIA X, 7 most beautiful train stations in Japan.

Railway news

Quake-wrecked Kumamoto railway finally back in service

Tokyo-Osaka bullet train to end food cart sales in October

Shinkansen trains gearing up for driverless operations

Bullet trains recycled into baseball bats

Ticket news

Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely

JR West becomes 1st Japan train operator to enter payment app fray

Japan’s train stations usher in tap-to-pay gates for credit cards

Summer holiday bullet-train bookings near pre-pandemic levels

Japan’s new random-destination die-roll train tickets — Amazing bargain for just 36 bucks

Travel articles

Train travel in style with SPACIA X in and around Tokyo

Hidden Gems on the JR Yamanote Line

Adorable train redesigned with sacred Nara deer decor Is a big hit in Japan

I’ve traveled on trains in the US, Europe, and Australia, but Japan’s bullet trains exceeded my wildest dreams. Here’s what they’re like.

Japan travel: Make the most of Kyushu by taking the bullet train

Overnight by rail in winter

Drinking off the rails on Niigata’s sake train

Goldfish Neputa Floats adorn train on North Japan railway line

Travel videos

Riding Japan’s £250 Luxury Compartment Train | Aru Ressha Kyushu🇯🇵

Station news

7 most beautiful train stations in Japan

Okuoikojo Station, Shizuoka

Less lost in translation: Foreigners get high-tech help in Tokyo’s baffling Shinjuku rail hub

Tokyo Station’s second-most popular bento is great because of what it isn’t【Taste test】

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