This page shows you the list of JR trains. These trains are covered by JR Pass (Japan Rail Pass), JR East Passes, Hokkaido Rail Pass, JR West Passes, Shikoku Rail Pass, and Kyushu Rail Pass without a few exceptions. You can find the detailed information at each trains’ pages.
The Shinkansen
The list of the high speed train, “Shinkansen” a.k.a. Bullet train. Try to use Shinkansen as much as you can to save your trip time.
The Tokaido, the Sanyo and the Kyushu Shinkansen
The Shinkansen line between Tokyo, Nagoya, Shin-Osaka, Hiroshima, Hakata, Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chuo
The Tohoku, The Hokkaido, The Akita and the Yamagata Shinkansen
Shinkansen line between Tokyo, Sendai, Morioka, Shin-Aomori, Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, Akita, Yamagata and Shinjo
Joetsu Shinkansen
Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Niigata
Hokuriku Shinkansen
Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Toyama, Kanazawa
The limited express train
The list of limited express train which is the fastest train on the conventional line. If Shinkansen does not run to your destination, limited express train is your choice.
Hokkaido
The limited Express Super Ozora and Super Tokachi
This runs between Sapporo and Obihiro, Kushiro.
the limited Express Okhotsk and Taisetsu
This runs between Sapporo, Asahikawa and Abashiri.
The limited Express Kamui and Lilac
This runs between Sapporo and Asahikawa.
The limited Express Super Hokuto
This runs between Hakodate and Sapporo.
The limited Express Soya and Sarobetsu
This runs between Sapporo, Asahikawa and Wakkanai.
The limited Express Furano Lavender Express
This runs between Sapporo and Furano.
Tohoku region
Limited Express Shirayuki
This runs between Joetsu-Myoko and Niigata.
Limited Express Tsugaru
This runs between Aomori and Akita.
Limited Express Inaho
This runs between Niigata, Sakata and Akita.
Kanto region
Narita Express
This runs between Narita Airport and Tokyo, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ofuna.
Limited Express Hitachi and Tokiwa
This runs between Shinagawa, Tokyo, Ueno and Mito, Katsuta, Iwaki.
Limited Express Odoriko and Super View Odoriko
This runs between Tokyo, Shinjuku and Izukyu-Shimoda, Shuzenji.
Limited Express Kusatsu
This runs between Ueno and Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi, Manza-Kazawaguchi.
Limited Express Nikko and Kinugawa
This runs between Shinjuku and Nikko, Kinugawa-Onsen.
Limited Express Shiosai
This runs between Tokyo and Choshi.
Limited Express Wakashio
This runs between Tokyo and Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa.
Limited Express Sazanami
This runs between Tokyo and Kimizu.
Tokai region
Limited Express Inaji
This runs between Toyohashi and Iida.
Limited Express Fujikawa
This runs between Shizuoka and Kofu.
Limited Express Wide View Nanki
This runs between Kii-Katsuura, Shingu and Nagoya.
Hokuriku and Shin’etsu region
Limited Express Thunderbird
This runs between Osaka and Kanazawa.
Limited Express Wide View Hida
This runs between Nagoya and Takayama, Toyama.
Limited Express Azusa and Kaiji
This runs between Shinjuku, Kofu, Matsumoto and Minami-Otari.
Limited Express Shirasagi
This train runs between Nagoya, Maibara and Kanazawa.
Limited Express Shinano
This runs between Nagoya and Nagano.
Kansai region
Limited Express Haruka
This runs between Kansai Airport, Tennoji, Shin-Osaka and Kyoto.
Limited Express Kuroshio
This runs between Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Shirahama, Kii-Katsuura and Shingu.
Limited Express Konotori
This runs between Shin-Osaka and Kinosaki Onsen.
Limited Express Hashidate
This runs between Kyoto and Amanohashidate, Toyooka.
Limited Express Kinosaki
This runs between Kyoto and Kinosaki Onsen.
Limited Express Maizuru
This runs between Kyoto and Higashi-Maizuru.
Sanyo and San’in region
Limited Express Yakumo
This runs between Okayama, Matsue and Izumoshi.
Limited Express Super Oki
This runs between Shin-Yamaguchi and Yonago, Tottori.
Limited Express Super Matsukaze
This runs between Tottori, Yonago and Masuda.
Limited Express Hamakaze
This runs Osaka and Tottori.
Limited Express Super Hakuto
This runs between Kyoto, Osaka and Tottori, Kurayoshi.
The limited express Super Inaba
This runs between Okayama and Tottori.
Shikoku
Limited Express Nanpu and Shimanto
This runs between Okayama, Takamatsu and Kochi.
Limited Express Shiokaze and Ishizuchi
This rund between Okayama, Takamatsu and Matsuyama.
Kyushu
Limited Express Sonic
This runs between Hakata and Oita.
Limited Express Kamome
This runs between Hakata and Nagasaki.
Limited Express Midori and Huis Ten Bosch
These trains run between Hakata and Sasebo, Huis Ten Bosch.
Limited Express Kirishima
This runs between Kagoshima and Miyazaki.
Limited Express Nichirin
This runs between Beppu, Oita and Miyazaki.
Limited Express Hyuga
This runs between Nobeoka and Miyazaki.
Trans-Kyushu Limited Express (Kyushu Odan Tokkyu)
This runs between Beppu, Oita and Kumamoto.
Overnight trains
Limited Express Sunrise Izumo
This train runs between Tokyo and Izumoshi.
Limited Express Sunrise Seto
This train runs between Tokyo and Takamatsu.
Moonlight Nagara
This train runs between Tokyo and Ogaki.
Cruising train, Scenic train and Joyful train
The list of trains by a specialized fleet running on a scenic route
Genbi Shinkansen
This runs on Joetsu Shinkansen between Echigo-Yuzawa and Niigata.
Toreiyu Tsubasa
This runs on Yamagata Shinkansen between Fukushima and Shinjo.
Resort Shirakami
This runs between Akita and Aomori, Hirosaki.
Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko Train
This runs between Kushiro and Toro.
Furano Biei Norokko Train
This runs between Furano, Biei and Asahikawa.
Izu Creile
This runs between Odawara and Izukyu-Shimoda.
Kohisno Shu*Kura
This train runs between Joetsumyoko and Tokamachi.
SL Banetsu Monogatari
This train runs between Niigata and Aizu-Wakamatsu.
HIGH RAIL 1375
This runs between Kobuchizawa and Komoro.
Limited Express A Train
This runs between Kumamoto and Misumi.
Limited Express Ibusuki no Tamatebako
This runs between Kagoshima-Chuo and Ibusuki.
Limited Express Aso Boy!
This runs between Kumamoto and Aso.
Limited Express Umisachi-Yamasachi
This runs Miyazaki and Nango.
Limited Express Hayato no Kaze
This runs between Kagoshima and Yoshimatsu.
Limited Express Yufuin no Mori and Yufu
Very popular train runs between Hakata, Yufuin and Beppu.
Limited Express Isaburo / Shinpei
This runs between Kumamoto, Hitoyoshi and Yoshimatsu.
Rapid train
The list of urban commute trains
Rapid Airport Train
This train runs between New Chitose Airport, Sapporo and Otaru.
Kansai rapid train network
This is a guide of rapid train network in Kansai area.
Yamatoji Rapid
This runs between Osaka and Nara.
Miyakoji Rapid
This runs between Kyoto and Nara.
Kansai Airport Rapid and Kishuji Rapid
These trains run between Osaka and Kansai Airport, Wakayama.
Special Rapid
This runs between Tsuruga, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Himeji and Kamigori.
Greater Tokyo rapid train network
This is a guide of rapid train network in Greater Tokyo area.
Ueno Tokyo line
This runs between Takasaki, Utsunomiya, Tokyo, Yokohama, Odawara and Atami.
Yokosuka Sobu line
This runs between Narita Airport, Chiba, Tokyo, Yokosuka and Kurihama.
Shonan Shinjuku line
This runs between Takasaki, Utsunomiya, Shinjuku, Odawara and Atami.