Archive for the ‘Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Koriyama, Nikko, Kinugawa-Onsen’ Category
All line of Tohoku Shinkansen will be restored soon. Of course the fastest train “Hayabusa” will be operated too. Now I show you the article about comparison Hayabusa and Hayate on Tohoku Shinkansen.
Hayabusa has Gran class that is upper class than Green class. When I wrote this post, I had not received enough images of …
These trains connect Shinjuku (新宿) and Ikebukuro (池袋) in Tokyo with Nikko (日光) and Kinugawa-Onsen (鬼怒川温泉=Kinugawa hot springs resort). When I published the post, “How to get Nikko”, I did not mention these limited express trains. Because these trains are operated by Japan Railway East and Tobu Railway Co. and run through Tobu Railway line …
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Tohoku Shinkansen is the second oldest Shinkasen (a.k.a. Bullet Train) line and it connects Tokyo with Shin-Aomori via Ueno, Omiya, Fukushima, Sendai, Morioka and Hachinohe. Tohoku means Northeast in Japanese. North part of Honshu island (main island) is called this name. Most of trains on Tohoku Shinkansen are combined with Akita Shinkansen “Komachi” or …
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Yamagata Shinkansen is operated between Fukushima and Yamagata and Shinjo. But all train services are provided to/from Tokyo and go through Tohoku Shinkansen between Tokyo and Fukushima. It is usually combined with Tohoku Shikansen “Yamabiko” between Tokyo and Fukushima.
Yamagata Shikansen is sometimes called Mini Shinkansen. It is not “Real” Shikansen. It is smaller and …
