To make things confusing, on top of the nationwide Japan Rail Pass , there are also many cheaper regional JR Passes e.g. JR Hokkaido Pass, JR Kansai Pass and JR Kyushu Pass. So which JR Pass ...

The price for a Japan Rail Pass, which provides foreign tourists with unlimited access to almost all JR trains, has risen by around 70 percent this month. It is the first price increase ...

KITA-KYUSHU, Fukuoka Prefecture--Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) will begin running its new "36+3" luxury sightseeing train on Oct. 16, which will take passengers across all seven prefectures in ...