KITA-KYUSHU, Fukuoka Prefecture--Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) will begin running its new "36+3" luxury sightseeing train on Oct. 16, which will take passengers across all seven prefectures in ...

Since the Orient Express first welcomed posh passengers in the late-1800s, luxury trains have been synonymous with romance and class, making train travel look downright glamorous. If a luxurious ...

It tasted like spring. We were standing in the open, wood-paneled kitchen of Mirukashi Salon, a hyper-seasonal culinary retreat set in the hilly countryside of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan ...

KITA-KYUSHU--Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) rolled out its new luxurious sightseeing train Kanpachi-Ichiroku that is taking passengers in comfort between Fukuoka and Oita prefectures. The ...

Kyushu is a region where the traditional skills of kenjutsu – Japanese swordsmanship – remain deeply embedded, with more dojo (practice halls) for kendo than anywhere else in Japan. In this ...