The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it’s known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, ...

It stops, passengers alight, and the train waits patiently for its partner. Then, the bright red Akita Shinkansen “Komachi” slowly approaches along the same track. Finally, to the excitement ...

For the first time in eight days, coupled runs on the Tohoku, Akita and Yamagata Shinkansen lines resumed on the morning of March 14 after being halted due to a malfunction in Tokyo. An Akita ...

There are three stations in Japan where you can witness the kissing of two Shinkansen trains, Morioka along with Sendai and ...

Passengers who were on the same platform at JR Tokyo Station 60 years ago got a sense of deja vu when seeing off a departing Nozomi No. 1 Shinkansen on Oct. 1. In a similar ceremony as held then ...

CENTRAL Japan Railway (JR Central) has announced plans to introduce semi-private seating on N700S high-speed trains operating on the Tokaido Shinkansen as a new premium class option for passengers.