Evolution Japan Tour

If you are not planning to buy Japan Rail Pass, you should read this article carefully.

Just imagine if Shinkansen is running in your country.

There are 9 Shinkansen lines in Japan. 9 lines include 7 full standard Shinkansen and 2 mini Shinkansen. One of the differences between full standard and mini is that only Shinkansen trains run on full standard lines but ordinary trains also run on mini Shinkansen lines. These two mini Shinkansen lines are Akita and Yamagata Shinkansen, which officially run on Tazawako line and Ou main line. Ordinary JR lines' gauge is narrow-gauge railway, 1067 mm but full standard Shinka

There are interesting facts of Tokaido Shinkansen listed on the JR Central's website. #TokadoShinkansen #Shinkansen

Omiya station is located in Saitama city, Saitama prefecture. The station is called Omiya due to existed in former Omiya city, which merged with Urawa and Iwatsuki to form the current Saitama city. Although the station is the busiest not only in Saitama city but whole Saitama prefecture, it is the not main station of Saitama city. The main station is Urawa station. Omiya station is served by JR, Tobu railway and Saitama New Urban Transit co. JR operates Tohoku main line(mo

Shin-Kobe station is located in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture. This is a station for Sanyo Shinkansen, Kobe subway Seishin-Yamate line and Hokushin Kyuko Railway Hokushin line, but unfortunately not the main station of Kobe, which is one of the metropolis of Japan, which population is over 1.5 million. The main station of Kobe is not Kobe station which is the terminus of JR Tokaido main line which connects Tokyo station, but Sannomiya station is the main station and most busiest st

Kyushu Shinkansen is running in Kyushu island, connecting Hakata station of Fukuoka city and the fourth largest city in Kyushu, Kagoshima via Kumamoto, which is the third largest city. There are three types of train running. Mizuho which is fastest one, stopping only at Hakata, Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chuo. Sakura which stops at more stations including Shin-Tosu, Kurume and Sendai. Tsubame is the local which stops at all stations. All Mizuho and most of the Sakura run throu