Rides on popular British character Thomas the Tank Engine will be offered to the public from July 12 through October 12 between Shinkanaya and Senzu stations. JAPAN OUT AFP PHOTO/Jiji Press TOKYO - A ...

A unique experience of riding a real-life replica Thomas the Tank Engine train has been launched in Japan. The train, which is derived from the beloved British television show Thomas and Friends ...

In one of the most recent episodes, Thomas even arrives in Japan, where he takes in the local sites in a whirlwind visit that’s more Japanese than actually living in Japan. Each installment of Thomas’ ...

TEMPO.CO, Tokyo - Locomotive Thomas the Tank Engine comes to live in Japan. Just like shown in the cartoon for children, Thomas is run on a steam engine. A small train operator in Shizuoka prefecture, ...

Thomas the Tank Engine, known in Japanese as Kikansha Tomasu, is hugely popular in Japan, and keen fans can already visit the Thomas Land theme park and stay in a themed hotel with hot spring.

KYOTO--Thomas the Tank Engine from the globally popular British book and TV series has chugged his way to the Kyoto Railway Museum, making his first entry into a railway roundhouse in Japan.

This year, you can take rides on set days until Monday December 25 2023, giving Thomas the Tank Engine fans a chance to hop aboard this iconic locomotive designed to look like the main character ...

A full-size Thomas the Tank Engine will steam through Japanese tea fields this summer in the first service of its kind in East Asia, a railway official said Thursday. Oigawa Railway, a small operator ...