I visited train stations around Japan that had adopted melodies as a strategy for local revitalization. I wrote about 18 of them in my book Eki mero monogatari (Tales of Train Station Melodies ...

Mizuma Railway is operating a “digital art” train until Dec. 1 that treats passengers to projection mapping during the 5.5-kilometer ride between Kaizuka and Mizuma-Kannon stations in Osaka ...

The Art Train, which also sports pink lines on its body, makes up to nine round trips a day between Hirosaki and Kuroishi stations on Konan Railway Co.’s Konan Line. The flashy train serves as a ...