The special train, named the Tokaido Lumiere Express, will make its debut on August 8 and operate as a late-night departure from the Tokyo metropolitan area with an early-morning arrival in Osaka.

When you visit Japan, you want to soak up as much as possible, never wasting a second, as you might miss real-life “Mario Kart” races, a dark-lit izakaya serving the best yakitori imaginable, or even ...

The overnight Tokaido Lumiere Express arrives at Kyoto and Shin-Osaka the next morning, helping you save on hotels ...

In the first week of June, I took a high-speed train between Osaka and Tokyo, Japan's two largest cities. It was seamless, fast and efficient, and part of the allure of visiting a land where tradition ...

(CNN) — Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city ...

After riding the rails around the world, I was eager to try Japan's bullet trains. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was smooth and comfy, but I felt motion sickness for the first time. I couldn't enjoy the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl ...