Step outside a train station in Tokyo, and you’ll find all sorts of amenities: neon-lit neighborhoods, shopping malls with ...
Need a train station shelter in a hurry? You can now print that. In Arida, Japan, a Japanese architectural firm and 3D-printed house manufacturer partnered with JR-West, a railway network, to build ...
A major railway operator in Japan is embarking on a journey to build what it says will be the world’s first 3D-printed train station. The new station structure, measuring about 108 square feet, will ...
An often-spouted complaint about public infrastructure projects is how long they take to complete. California High-Speed Rail, a perennial punching bag, is slated to get its initial operating segment ...
Interactions between animals and human infrastructure happen all the time and can sometimes be dangerous. This often involves ...
Not even the frenetic train terminals of Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto can match the Instagram appeal of this obscure whistle-stop ...
There's absolutely no need to rent a car in this Japanese city, as it's home to a robust train network that features three of the busiest stations in the world.
Hatsushima is not a particularly busy station, relative to Japanese rail commuting as a whole. It serves a town (Arida) of about 25,000, known for mandarin oranges and scabbardfish, that is shrinking ...
A calico cat named Yontama has officially taken up duties as the third feline “stationmaster” at a Japanese railway station – continuing a quirky tradition that has attracted thousands of tourists and ...
A new tourist train is set to launch in Japan connecting visitors to the sacred Buddhist temple settlement of Koyasan. Nankai ...
3D-printed architecture continues to go from strength to strength, with all kinds of projects now being created with the burgeoning technology, including a Walmart, housing, and even a data center.