Talk about your whirlwind trips, this one leaves me jet-lagged just thinking about it: two nights in Tokyo, two nights in Kyoto, unified by a 135-minute ride on the “bullet train.” The “Tokyo-Kyoto by ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It begins as a gentle rumble as you see motion out of the window: that slight lurching forward. With a steady gait ...

The journey is sometimes more important than the destination. When the travelers on that journey are 40 geisha, even a mundane train trip can become a visual feast. Japan Real Time reported earlier ...