15 Transportation JR Shinkansen E5, GranClass Car Takako Sakamoto On March 5, 2011, the Tohoku Shinkansen extended its line to Shin-Aomori. Along with this expansion, the new Shinkansen Serie...
18 Transportation The Trainscape of Japan Elena Lisina Trains are the most popular form of transport in Japan. Different kinds of trains, their looks, stations, culture and so on a...
Transportation JR East Pass Split in Two Justin Velgus From1 April 2016, the JR East Pass will be split into two: JR East (Tohoku area) and JR East (Nagano, Niigata area). Passes m...
Transportation JR Tohoku Shinkansen GranClass Takako Sakamoto The first-class carriage, 'GranClass', on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line has only 15 seats per car, all leather-covered, auto rec...
Transportation Travel by JR East Pass Jasper Wilkins A guide to getting an JR East Pass, a flexible 5 day pass within a 14 day period covering Akita, Tokyo, Kamakura, Sendai and ...