Unlike United States, most popular way for Japanese people to travel is by railways. Japan Railways, a group of six railway companies operate all over Japan. It is equivalent of Amtrak in USA. Japanese are very proud of Shinkansen ( Bullet train). This train can run between Tokyo and Fukuoka, a distance of 731 miles, in 7 hours.

Japan's trains are operated from early morning to midnight, so that you can conveniently travel many places by using train.

As a visitor, you can utilize Japan Rail Pass, which is a special ticket that is available only to travelers visiting Japan from foreign countries for sight-seeing.
By purchasing Japan Rail Pass, you can get on board almost any train on Japan Railways Group lines throughout the country.