An Okinawa Urban Monorail train departs from Tsubogawa Station and heads north through Naha.

E5 set speeding toward Tokyo station along Tohoku Shinkansen

Shinkansen N700S high-speed train cruising along Tokaido Shinkansen mainline at central Tokyo

Straight Outta Blade Runner Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai Station opened just 4 years ago in 2019 and it's easily the most modern-looking train station I've ever been to.

315 Series is a new-generation commuter train designed to serve Nagoya and Shizuoka areas. It followed the same overall dimension as the 313 Series but with a longitudinal seating arrangement. JR ... (more)

683-2000 Series was a dual-voltage train used on limited express service Shirasagi between 2002-2015. After being replaced by the -8000 subseries, they received conversion work into DC power-only ... (more)

Hitachi is a limited express service between Tokyo and Miyagi Prefecture, while there is also a shorter journey named Tokiwa for service to Ibaraki Prefecture. As they operate through both AC and ... (more)

In 2015, JR East introduced the new generation train for Yamanote Line, the E235 Series. It featured many new technologies, including the train management system INTEROS. But the testing was prolo... (more)

Tokyo Metro has a century of history, formerly known as Teito Rapid Transit Authority. Following the success of the 01 Series, TRTA introduced a series of new trains in 1988. Several train types o... (more)

While ordering more 211 Series trains, JR Central also modified the design and developed the 311 Series. Entered service in 1989, these trains operate the New Rapid Service on Tokaido Main Line, w... (more)

In 1973, JNR introduced the first titling limited express train, the 381 Series. With the titling technology, the train could operate 20km/h faster than the given speed limit on curved tracks. Yak... (more)

Hokuriku Shinkansen, formerly named Nagano Shinkansen, connects Tokyo to the northern part of the Chubu region. While the first phase of the extension was going to open in 2015, JR East and West j... (more)

Following the tests on the experimental train Fastech 360 S, JR East developed the E5 Series for the expanding network in the future. The train adopted the arrow-line design nose profile, with a m... (more)

In 1995, JR East unveiled the E2 series to operate the Nagano Shinkansen, which opened two years later. The train was also to replace the first-generation train on Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen. Th... (more)

207 series was the first commuter train introduced after the privatization of JR West. The -1000 subseries were the second batch of trains built for the opening of the Tozai Line in 1997. Together... (more)