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Is it true that Japan's trains are so efficient and reliable that in the rare circumstances they are even a few seconds late, commuters are given a special certificate? It is - and you can find out more here.

When planning your dream trip to Japan, one immediate question might be whether you're eligible for a Japan Rail Pass for almost unlimited travel on the JR train network. Read on to find out the simple eligibility criteria.

Japan's love affair with sleeper trains might be about to resume. Read on for the latest news about a proposed sleeper train running from Tokyo to Aomori from 2027.

Arriving for your shinkansen journey is not like getting to the airport. It's not even like getting a train back in your home country, it's such an efficient process

Confused by the numbering on Japan's train stations? It's actually an ingenious and super helpful system for helping you get around and distinguish one station from another - and we can teach you how to use it.

Do Japanese Trains Have English signage and guidance? Yes, the majority of Shinkansen trains, major city train lines, and larger stations provide bilingual signs, English screens, and announcements. Read on for more information.

Are you allowed to take pets on Japanese trains? There's good news for pet lovers planning a visit to Japan. Read on to find out more in our latest blog article.

When planning your train travel across Japan, there is one essential question you may be shy about asking. However, you need not worry - Japan's famous shinkansen (and almost all of its trains) have some of the best train toilets in the world.

Japan has an interesting relationship to smoking in public spaces having not completely outlawed it as many countries have, but can you smoke on trains, including the famous Shinkansen? Find out here.

Priority seats, called yūsen-seki, are set aside by social courtesy rather than law for specific groups of passengers. Read on for everything you need to know.