Sadly, after eight years of service, the Hello Kitty Shinkansen will cease operations on Sunday May 17 2026. To celebrate its ...

The bullet train had carried around one million passengers since its debut in June 2018. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

The collaboration aims to revitalize regional communities in western Japan. The livery will be decorated in pink ribbons and Hello Kitty’s signature bow. (Source: West Japan Railway Company/Sanrio Co.

Hello Kitty 500 Series Shinkansen is Sanrio’s themed high-speed bullet train operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The Hello! Plaza of the Hello Kitty 500 Series Shinkansen train houses a ...

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There are two things that will never get old in Japan. Hello Kitty — Sanrio’s adorable mouthless character — and bullet trains. And now they’re coming together. Japan’s Shinkansen train operator, West ...

(CNN) — There are two things that will never get old in Japan. Hello Kitty — Sanrio’s adorable mouthless character — and bullet trains. And now they’re coming together. Japan’s Shinkansen train ...