TOKYO -- East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will introduce a new overnight limited express train set to run between the Tokyo metropolitan area and northeastern Japan's Tohoku region from the spring ...

T OKYO -- East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) has announced a new night train that will run between Tokyo and the Tohoku area (northeast Japan). Services will start in spring 2027.

For context, the JR East rail pass for the Tohoku area is normally ¥20,360 for adults, whereas the standard pass for Nagano and Niigata areas are ¥18,330. Photo: JR East ...

Following a huge price increase for the nationwide, shinkansen-inclusive Japan Rail Pass and new restrictions regarding the use of the all-across-Japan Seishun 18 Ticket, many travelers are saying the ...

Among the railway lines in the Tohoku region operated by JR East, train runs have not been resumed on 344 km of sections on seven lines including the Hachinohe and Yamada lines.

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) will be selling a special limited "JR EAST Welcome Rail Pass 2020" available to all foreign passport holders (regardless of visa status) starting from Oct 16.

TOKYO -- East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) on March 4 announced it will begin developing the latest E10 Series of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet trains, aiming to start commercial operations in ...

To make things confusing, on top of the nationwide Japan Rail Pass, there are also many cheaper regional JR Passes e.g. JR Hokkaido Pass, JR Kansai Pass and JR Kyushu Pass. ... JR East Pass (Tokyo, ...

JR East realized they needed to not just rebuild the damaged railroads, but take a further step and take leadership in restoring the region and bringing people back to Tohoku. As a part of this effort ...

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