Encounter whales (and whale sharks, too) in quiet, relaxing destinations like the Maldives, Sri Lanka, the ice caps and Baja ...

If you’re traveling to Tokyo and want to navigate the city like a local, consider riding Tokyo’s train system. The author of By The Way’s Tokyo City Guide, Yukari Sakamoto, says Tokyo’s public ...

Navigating the Tokyo railway and train network can be daunting at first. With careful planning and research, the railway system is the most convenient mode of transportation during your time in Japan.

For many years, the shinkansen has been time-conscious travelers’ go-to method for going from one region of Japan to the other. That doesn’t always mean that the shinkansen is the option that ...