Oh and I have to travel with the 3 different One Peace Shinkansen too....
Setouchi Blue Shinkansen - running since 12th of april 2025
Tony Tony. Chopper Shinkansen - running since 28th of may 2025
Monkey D. Luffy Shinkansen - running since 2nd of july 2025

That will be a lot of stress ;)

Seems like JRwest has targeted my wallet?!?!

https://www.jrailpass.com/blog/one-piece-shinkansen

#japan #travel #jrwest #OnePeace #anime #manga #shinkansen

The one and only Hello Kitty Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hakata will be suspended on the 17th of may 2026.
Thankfully my travel route takes me their before the date :)
We all know which train I will try to ride don't we?!
And yes I want to ride in car 2 aka kawaii room!

https://www.jr-hellokittyshinkansen.jp/train/

#japan #hellokitty #shinkansen #jrwest #lasttrain #travel #kawaii

Ein Klassiker des japanischen Regionalverkehrs geht in den Ruhestand. Der „Shokupan-Zug“ der Baureihe 115 fährt zum letzten Mal.
#Japan #JRWest #Bahn

https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/jr-west-beendet-den-einsatz-des-shokupan-zugs-in-japan-374141/

Japan's transport ministry is considering raising the leasing fees paid by Japan Railways group companies for some shinkansen facilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/japan/shinkansen-leasing-fee-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinkansen #mlit #jrwest #jreast #jr #rail
Japan eyes higher leasing fees for shinkansen facilities

The transport ministry is looking to use the increased revenue for new new construction projects and renovations of aging infrastructure.

The Japan Times

Der Hello Kitty Shinkansen fährt nur noch ein paar Monate in Japan mit seinem besonderen Design und spezieller Innenausstattung herum. Dann ist Schluss. Aber keine Sorge, es gibt Ersatz. One Piece fährt schon herum und Super Mario ist in ein paar Wochen dran.

#hellokitty #shinkansen #japan #spfv #bahn #jrwest

https://www.notebookcheck.com/Der-Hello-Kitty-Shinkansen-faehrt-nur-noch-bis-Mitte-Mai-2026-in-Japan.1191482.0.html

Der Hello Kitty Shinkansen fährt nur noch bis Mitte Mai 2026 in Japan

Der Hello Kitty Shinkansen wird in den nächsten Monaten seine letzten Fahrten als Kodama durchführen. Auf japanischen Hochgeschwindigkeitsstrecken bleiben aber interessante Zugdesigns im Betrieb. Eine One-Piece-Garnitur übernimmt im Prinzip schon jetzt und Super Mario kommt bald dazu.

Notebookcheck
Japan Railways Group companies are set to continue talks with local communities in 2026 on the fate of loss-making rural lines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/03/japan/jr-unprofitable-lines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jreast #jrwest #jrhokkaido #jrkyushu #depopulation #rurallife #rail #jr
JR companies and local governments to continue talks on loss-making railway lines

While the number of users of the unprofitable local lines is unlikely to recover amid population decline, people living near the lines want the railroad services to be maintained.

The Japan Times

Ein kurzer Zwischenfall am San’yō-Shinkansen zeigt, wie entscheidend schnelles Handeln im Bahnbetrieb ist: In Shin-Kōbe konnte ein Kind unverletzt aus dem Gleisbereich gerettet werden.
#Shinkansen #Eisenbahnsicherheit #JRWest

https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/kind-stuerzt-in-shin-kobe-bahnof-auf-die-gleise-371204/

JR West recently completed a facility to preserve a train that crashed in April 2005, killing 107 people on the Fukuchiyama Line in Hyogo Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/japan/jr-west-train-crash-preservation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jrwest #railaccidents #rail #osaka #fukuchiyamaline #hyogo
Facility to preserve crashed JR West train completed

The April 2005 crash in Hyogo Prefecture killed 106 passengers and the train’s driver.

The Japan Times
The 2025 Osaka Expo has boosted earnings at major railroad operators in western Japan, with four out of six major railroads set to surpass profit projections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/01/companies/osaka-expo-rail-operator-earnings-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rail #jrwest #osakametro #osakaexpo
Osaka Expo boosts earnings at rail operators in western Japan

Osaka Metro and JR West are set to pay special bonuses to their employees amid a surge in passengers and expo-related business profits.

The Japan Times
JR West has said a facility to preserve its train that crashed in 2005 and killed more than 100 passengers will be completed in mid-December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/japan/jr-train-crash-preservation-facility/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jrwest #fukuchiyamaline #shojikurasaka #hyogo
Facility to preserve crashed JR West train to be completed in December

The 2005 accident in Hyogo Prefecture left 106 passengers and the train driver dead and some 560 others injured.

The Japan Times