Shin-Osaka Station is the gateway to Osaka. Being a Shinkansen stop, there are several hotels in the area surrounding the station, and it's also a perfect place around which to base a sightseeing trip ...

As a stop for the JR Shinkansen, Shin-Osaka Station makes a great Kansai hub for visiting major cities around Japan like Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, or Tokyo. This means it experiences a lot of foot-traffic, ...

[UPDATE, Aug 16, 3.20pm] JR announced that it has resumed services for Sanyo Shinkansen running between Hakata (in Fukuoka) and Shin-Osaka, and Tokaido Shinkansen running between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka.

The JR West Kansai Wide Area Excursion Pass is for all foreign passport holders – tourists and Japan's foreign residents Travelling by shinkansen and even regular express trains can be costly when you ...

For most people, Shin-Osaka Station is a transit stop rather than a destination. That's understandable as there's not too much to stick around for. But if you're at a loss for food options, at least ...

Typhoon No. 7 will halt parts of Japan’s main bullet-train networks on Aug. 15 during the Bon holidays when the powerful, slow-moving storm is expected to make landfall. Central Japan Railway Co. (JR ...

Oakwood Worldwide today announced the opening of Oakwood Hotel & Apartments Shin-Osaka. Set to be operational August 1st, this will be Oakwood’s first property in Japan located outside of Tokyo, ...