When touring around the Kansai area, there’s a whole lot to see and not always enough time. A popular way to ensure that you don’t waste precious time during your trip is to travel by sightseeing ...

Trains are not always just a quick way of getting from A to B. Recent years have witnessed a proliferation of luxury sightseeing trains in Japan. From the futuristic champagne-gold carriages of the ...

An artist's rendition provided by Kintetsu Railway Co. shows the exterior of the sightseeing limited express Awoniyoshi. OSAKA -- Kintetsu Railway Co. will launch a luxurious sightseeing limited ...

A concept image of the front of the Panda Kuroshio limited express train (Image courtesy of West Japan Railway Co.) A special panda-themed train is set to connect Kyoto and Osaka with Wakayama ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It begins as a gentle rumble as you see motion out of the window: that slight lurching forward. With a steady gait ...

Uh-oh. Wrong train. Running up the stairs at the Osaka train station, bound for Kyoto, get to the platform just as the doors are closing, no time to think, jump onboard. I'm headed for Kyoto all right ...

Although Tokyo has more things to see, do and eat than you can fit into a lifetime, sometimes it pays to get out of the capital and check out some of Japan’s other major cities. Be it historic Kyoto, ...