Also operated by JR East, the Tōhoku Shinkansen connects Tokyo with Aomori at the northern tip of Honshu. “Sendai, Morioka, and Akita are the most popular stations,” per Tachihara.

Most travelers now use airplanes to travel between Tokyo and Sapporo ... The Hokkaido Shinkansen line between Hakodate in Hokkaido and Aomori that opened in March 2016 shortened train travel ...

SENDAI—An apparent chemical leak on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line injured six passengers ... No. 52 bullet train running from Shin-Aomori to Tokyo. A man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s said ...

Netflix has revealed fresh details of its upcoming slate from Japan, including a three features and an epic samurai period ...