Passengers riding Japan’s shinkansen bullet trains are often encouraged to be alert and ready to board or alight the trains, which typically stop for only a minute or two at stations on the route.There will be no such rush for a shinkansen in Aomori, northeastern Japan, however, with East Japan Railway Co. turning one of its trains into an overnight relaxation space for an event timed to coincide with the Aomori Nebuta Festival in August.The event at Shin-Aomori Station invites people to spend the night on board a stationary E5 series shinkansen after it finishes regular service for the da…READ FULL ARTICLE
