ekiben

Ekiben – More than train trip’s onboard meals
April 16, 2021  By Yoshihiro 

Ekiben is not just an onboard meal and has more to offer rail travellers and the public. Today we are featuring ekiben, an iconic part of Japanese cuisine and culture…

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Why the Japanese Shinkansen is the ultimate form of transportation
March 10, 2019  By Lucy Dayman 

It’s not called a bullet train for nothing! The shinkansen can travel at a rate of up to 320 km/h, depending on which train you take. The speed at which you can zoom across the country is staggering. If you factor in the outside time required to catch an airplane (check-in security etc.) in most cases, the shinkansen will be faster.

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