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Smokers bitter as cigarettes banned on all Shinkansen lines
All smoking rooms were abolished on the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines on March 16, meaning that smoking is no longer allowed on any bullet train nationwide. Smoking had already been ...
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Sanyo bullet train line marks 50 years and 3 billion riders
Ceremonies at JR Hakata and Hiroshima stations were among the many held in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Sanyo Shinkansen Line on March 10. The line that runs from Shin-Osaka to Hakata in ...
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The Golden Route: The Best Itinerary for First-Time Travelers to Japan
The Golden Route is the quintessential travel itinerary for first-time visitors to Japan. It traditionally includes Tokyo, ...
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One of Japan's "Doctor Yellow" track-testing shinkansen retires
Two "Doctor Yellow" trains, the T4 and T5 editions, have traveled without passengers along the Tokaido and Sanyo shinkansen lines, spanning Tokyo to Hakata Station in Fukuoka. The T4, which ...
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Hiroshima celebrates 50 years of Sanyo Shinkansen bullet trains
A ceremony has been held in western Japan to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the full opening of the Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train line. The train line connecting Shin-Osaka with Hakata went ...
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End of the line for Japan's 'Doctor Yellow' bullet trains
Japan's eye-catching yellow Shinkansen, affectionately known as "Doctor Yellow," will be retired in coming years due to their age and condition. The diagnostic trains, which are based on the 700 ...