Since 2015, the Hokuriku Shinkansen has linked Tokyo with Toyama City and Ishikawa’s Kanazawa (Kyoto’s closest rival for charm and geisha culture). In March this year, the route was extended ...

A passenger traveling from Kanazawa to Tokyo said he felt relieved to be off the train. Stranded Shinkansen passengers walk to an exit point. One woman aboard the Hokuriku bullet train says she ...

and Kanazawa. Planning a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun? Scroll on for everything you need to know about the Shinkansen. Keigo Tachihara is a senior concierge at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at ...

Similar ceremonies were held at Kanazawa and Tokyo stations. The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line began service in 1997 between Tokyo and Nagano, before extending service to Kanazawa in 2015. The latest ...