Through Hello Kitty, Japan began to reintroduce itself to the ... A Hello Kitty–themed Haruka express train rolls between Kansai International Airport and Kyoto. Photograph by Leopold von ...

Oita, a scenic region known for its natural hot springs on the Japanese island of Kyushu ... from Osaka by plane and four hours by train. Joining Hello Kitty at the Oita airport are friends ...

Japan produces some of the best manga and anime, and hence it should not come as a shock that at Keio Tama Center station towards southeast Tokyo, one can witness Hello Kitty train wonderland.