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“Nozomi” Shinkansen Now Reserved Seats Only During Peak Holidays
Japan’s fastest shinkansen bullet train service is the Nozomi. Now, the service will be doing away with non-reserved seats during major holidays.
Japan’s fastest shinkansen bullet train service is the Nozomi. Now, the service will be doing away with non-reserved seats during major holidays.
A subway line in Tokyo now lets you enter with a credit card tap. What does this mean for the future of Japan’s IC transit cards?
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