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Due to the shinkansen extension, the cost of several rail passes will increase on March 16: Hokuriku Arch Pass: 24,500 → 30,000 yen. Kansai Hokuriku Area Pass: 17,000 → 19,000 yen. Hokuriku Area Pass: 5,090 → 7,000 yen. Note that if you purchase one of the above passes (or its exchange voucher) before March 16, you will still be able to ...
On March 16, 2024, the new service started along the recently extended Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line beyond Kanazawa and into Fukui Prefecture. Before the extension, the Hokuriku Shinkansen went as far as Kanazawa, and the city has enjoyed an increase in tourist numbers since the opening of the bullet train station in 2015.
- Jorudan
- NAVITIME
- Google Maps
- Printed Timetables
Jorudan has been around since the early days of the Internet. Today, Jorudan offers a website and an app, both of which come with free search functions and some additional paid functions. The free options available differ between the web and app, with the app version being greatly superior to the website. The free app allows to exclude specific tra...
The English route search service by Navitime is close to perfect. Not only does it have a Japan Rail Pass option, but it can similarly handle several other rail passes. It also allows to exclude results by train category and other means of transport. Besides covering train and flight connections, Navitime is particularly strong with bus connections...
Last but not least there is Google. Google map search results are tremendously powerful and not limited to trains, buses and flights, but also cover car, bicycle, walk and wheelchair-friendly options, while being interlinked with other useful Google services. However, the Google Map connection tool does not currently allow users to exclude certain ...
Printed railway timetables in Japanese are sold in bookstores and kiosks across Japan. Both nationwide timetables as well as those covering a specific region or railway company are available. The largest timetable books contain kana readings for all station names, but they can still be rather difficult to use without Japanesereading skills. Unfortu...
Tohoku Shinkansen. The Tohoku Shinkansen (東北新幹線, Tōhoku Shinkansen) is a shinkansen line that connects Tokyo with Aomori at the northern tip of Honshu. It was opened in 1982 and completed to Aomori in 2010. The Tohoku Shinkansen is operated by the East Japan Railway Company, commonly known as JR East.
It is Japan's best used shinkansen line, and trains depart every few minutes. When opened in 1964, the Tokaido Shinkansen was the world's first high speed railway line. Then trains ran at 210 km/h. Nowadays they reach speeds of 285 km/h. The line is operated by the Central Japan Railway Company, also known as JR Central or JR Tokai.
Izumo Taisha (出雲大社) is one of Japan's most important shrines, located in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, a one hour train ride west of Matsue. There are no records of exactly when Izumo Taisha was built, but it is often considered the oldest shrine in Japan, being already in existence in the early 700s as revealed by the nation's oldest ...
Sanyo Shinkansen. The Sanyo Shinkansen (山陽新幹線, Sanyō Shinkansen) is a shinkansen line that connects Osaka (Shin-Osaka Station) with Fukuoka (Hakata Station) on the island of Kyushu. It was the second shinkansen line to be built and was completed in 1975. Today trains reach speeds of up to 300 km/h.
