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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wikipedia:RequestedWikipedia:Requested articles/Japan - Wikipedia

    See Japan-related translation requests to place your request for translation of a Japan-related article on the Japanese Wikipedia. Please note that this is for existing articles only . Requests for non-existing English-language Japan-related Wikipedia articles should be placed on this page ( Wikipedia:Requested articles/Japan ) or one of its ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rail_transport_in_JapanRail transport in Japan - Wikipedia

    Railway and tram. In the legal sense, there are two types (with several subcategories) of rail transportation systems in Japan: railway (鉄道, tetsudō) and tramway (軌道, kidō). Every public rail transportation system under government regulation in Japan is classified either as railway or tramway.

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    • 30,625 km

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_rail_transportHistory of rail transport in Japan - Wikipedia

    The history of rail transport in Japan began in the late Edo period. There have been four main stages: Stage 1, from 1872, the first line, from Tokyo to Yokohama, to the end of the Russo-Japanese war; Stage 2, from nationalization in 1906-07 to the end of World War II; Stage 3, from the postwar creation of Japanese National Railways to 1987;

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_named_passengerList of named passenger trains of Japan - Wikipedia

    List of named passenger trains of Japan. This article contains lists of named passenger trains in Japan.

  6. www.tokyoweekender.com › japanese-train-historyA History of Japanese Train Evolution | Tokyo Weekender

    Nov 2, 2023 · Art & Culture Japanese History & Culture. A History of Japanese Train Evolution. See how interwoven public and private spheres spawned Japan’s modern railways and the complex story about their evolution. By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz. November 2, 2023 Updated On November 15, 2023.

  7. www.lonelyplanet.com › articles › train-travel-japanThe essential guide to train travel in Japan - Lonely Planet

    Mar 28, 2024 · Japan. Taking the train in Japan - all you need to know. John Walton. Mar 28, 2024 • 11 min read. Find your way in Japan with our ultimate guide to rail travel © Chay_Tee / Shutterstock. You will fall passionately in love with trains in Japan. Japanese people didn’t invent rail travel, but they arguably perfected it.

  8. doyouknowjapan.com › trainsJapanese Trains — Encyclopedia of Japan

    Brief Overview of Japanese Trains. Railway Covers Every Corner of Japan. An extensive and reliable network of railways covers Japan’s four major islands, Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. In Japan, about 27,268 km of railway crisscross the nation. JR (former Japan Natinal Railway) is controlling more than 20,000km of the railway, and the ...