Named after the defunct Hokutosei sleeper train, which operated between Tokyo and Sapporo for 27 years before being retired in 2015, it boasts an interior that faithfully recreates the train's ...

Train geeks of all ages will enjoy this collection of model trains and railways from all over the world, presented in the form of two large-scale dioramas. Around 1,000 pieces from the museum's ...

Sightings of a riverboat, a prehistoric fish and spacecraft are increasingly turning heads in urban areas around the nation.

Gamers running to catch a train in Tokyo's Shibuya station should slow down and take a look at a world-record-setting model. First, some explanation for those whose gaming education ended with Pac ...

Pretty good plan: Tokyu's seven main rail lines and branch line now carry about a billion riders a year. That's the most of any private railway in Japan, as of 2006, according to Calimente.