Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The needle-nose tip of the bullet train at Osaka Station.Taylor Rains/Insider Japan's Shinkansen bullet train was the first ...

(CNN) — In Japan, finding a true hidden gem seems harder than ever. In recent years, the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka have become staples for most international tourists who visit. But the ...

When you're in a bustling pedestrian scramble or the world's busiest train station, you might feel like there's nowhere on earth more crowded than Tokyo. In a very real sense, you'd be right. While ...