Japanese eki stamps (station stamps) are a charming feature of Japanese railway culture. Beloved by visitors and oshi-tetsu ...

As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer? The new Hatsushima train station was printed at a factory, shipped to ...

In the six hours between the departure of the night’s last train and the arrival of the morning’s first one, workers in rural Japan built an entirely new train station. It will replace a ...