The land of the rising sun is an excellent child-friendly destination, as long as you do your homework first. Here are 15 ...

Sony has its imaging headquarters in Yokohama. This is where they work on photo and video cameras with whimsical names such ...

Construction will begin on a skyscraper soaring about 260 meters at Shinjuku Station's west gate in fiscal 2022, which will become the tallest landmark in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Odakyu Electric ...

For those with a bad case of felinophobia, don't look up when leaving the east exit of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo or your worst nightmare will come true. A massive 3-D mikeneko (calico cat ...

After opening for less than a week, Shinjuku Station is making waves by "employing" two robot workers that help the wait ...

You can find Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden just a couple blocks away from the Shinjukugyoen-Mae metro station. The park is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you’re visiting during cherry ...

I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...

A man in France has been fined $200 for using the speakerphone on his cell while in a train station. The man, who has only been identified as “David,” told an interviewer from CNN affiliate ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

I've traveled on overnight trains in the US and Europe. My experience in an Amtrak bedroom was the most comfortable in the US ...

Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how Japan’s Bullet Train project overcame skeptics and became a global icon. We’ll explore its ...

Visitors looking for the "real Japan" may find it on a new long trail two hours from Tokyo that shows off the country's ...