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. So which JR Pass ...

After the bullet train line is connected to Sapporo at the end of fiscal 2030, Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) is expected to end operations on the 148-kilometer adjacent section of the JR ...

SAPPORO, Japan -- With the extension of shinkansen bullet train service to Sapporo now delayed until the end of fiscal 2038, communities along the planned link in Hokkaido are fretting over the ...

The Japanese government announced that it needs to delay its plan to extend the northern Hokkaido Shinkansen Line.

Tunnels account for about 80 percent of the extended segment, which will pass through areas ... material costs. The Hokkaido Shinkansen, which provides a direct rail link between Tokyo and the ...