Nemuro Station in Hokkaido was named Japan’s easternmost station after the Hokkaido Railway Company’s timetable ...

As the number of users is unlikely to recover from a prolonged decline, JR Hokkaido has decided to close the station.

ABASHIRI, Hokkaido--Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) is operating a special train again this year on part of its Senmo Line to allow passengers to view the drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk.

In recent years, JR Hokkaido has had to close a number of unprofitable lines as they became more and more difficult to maintain. Now, local residents and businesses are finding new ways to utilize ...

SHIMUKAPPU, Hokkaido—A JR express train was filled to 60-percent capacity when it left Sapporo Station for Shimukappu in the central part of Hokkaido in December. After it stopped at Minami ...

In 2020, Tokyu Corporation's "THE ROYAL EXPRESS" started operating on JR Hokkaido. See why and how Tokyu's luxury tourist train started running in Hokkaido Prefecture. This year, JR Hokkaido ...

All of Hokkaido ¥20,000 (S$175.58) JR Hokkaido Rail Pass 7 days All of Hokkaido ¥26,000 (S$228.25) JR Hokkaido Rail Pass 10 days All of Hokkaido ¥32,000 (S$280.93) JR Sapporo-Furano Area Pass 4 ...