ISETAN The Japan Store Kuala Lumpur at Lot 10 has recently been refurbished with a modern look on par with Japan, and is currently home to the Project Shinkansen exhibition, offering visitors some impressive background information on the Shinkansen in Japan with image walls, video installations and a huge Plarail diorama. The main draw of … Continue reading Project Shinkansen at ISETAN The Japan Store Kuala Lumpur (Lot 10)
The National Railway Museum located in York focuses on rail transport in the United Kingdom, and claims to be the "greatest railway museum in the world". It contains more than 300 years worth of history and has more than 1 million artefacts in its collection. Despite being a wealth of information, the best part of … Continue reading Day 4: National Railway Museum
The Hokkaido Shinkansen between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station through the Seikan Tunnel will commence operations on 26 March 2016. There will be 13 return trips daily to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, which consists of: - 10 Hayabusa services between Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto - 1 Hayabusa service between Sendai and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto - 1 Hayate service between Morioka and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto … Continue reading Hokkaido Shinkansen (to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto): opening on 26 March 2016
A high speed rail exhibition was held at Marina Bay Sands Singapore on 23-24 January 2015 by a consortium of 5 Japanese railway companies to promote the Shinkansen for the Singapore - Kuala Lumpur High Speed Rail project. The main focus on this exhibition was on the E5 and E7 Series Shinkansen. Information panels and … Continue reading Japanese High Speed Rail Shinkansen Exhibition
The Plarail Shinkansen is no longer running. Plarail is a Japanese toy train brand since 1959. It is not uncommon for children to own at least 1 Plarail set or similar product around the world. In Japan, of course, the success of Plarail is much more phenomenal with new products coming up every month. The … Continue reading Plarail Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen (東海道新幹線, Tōkaidō Shinkansen) is the world's first and Japan's best used high speed rail line with the fastest 5-stop Nozomi train running at intervals of 3 to 16 minutes, depending on the time of day. Coincidentally, the Tokaido Shinkansen celebrates its 50th anniversary this year on 1 October. For users of the … Continue reading Tokaido Shinkansen Hikari Service: Tokyo to Shin-Osaka by Bullet Train
This post is outdated with the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen. For those using the Japan Rail Pass or who prefer a scenic journey to Sapporo from Tokyo, here is what it will be like. A suggested itinerary for this trip: Shinkansen Hayabusa Super Express 11 09:36 Tokyo 12:35 Shin-Aomori Limited Express Super Hakucho 11 … Continue reading Tokyo to Sapporo by Train