NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing replacing environmentally unfriendly power sources for the trains to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

But it's a little less difficult and more comfortable to reach after the debut late this summer of the new luxury limited express train, Spacia X, which whisks you from Tokyo to Nikko in about two ...

Until now, Tobu Railway ran two steam locomotives, however, to enhance the operation of the popular train, the company decided ... the 17th-century shogun enshrined at Nikko Toshogu Shrine.

will introduce a new Spacia limited express train that connects Tokyo’s Asakusa district with the Nikko-Kinugawa area in Tochigi Prefecture. Scheduled to start operations on July 15, the Spacia ...