This article contains lists of named passenger trains in Japan.

Contents 1 Shinkansen (bullet trains) 2 Daytime trains 2.1 Limited express (partial list) 3 Night trains 3.1 Limited express 3.2 Express 3.3 Rapid service 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Shinkansen (bullet trains)

Train Name	Railroad	Train Endpoints	Operated
Aoba	JR East	Tokyo - Morioka	1982–1995
Asahi	JR East	Tokyo - Niigata	1982–2004
Asama	JR East	Tokyo - Nagano	1998–
Hayate	JR East	Tokyo - Hachinohe	2002–
Hikari	JR Central / JR West	Tokyo - Okayama	1964–
Hikari Rail Star	JR West	Shin-Ōsaka - Hakata	2000–
Kodama	JR Central / JR West	Tokyo - Shin-Ōsaka, and Shin-Ōsaka - Hakata	1964–
Komachi	JR East	Tokyo - Akita	1997–
Nasuno	JR East	Tokyo - Kōriyama	1995–
Nozomi	JR Central, JR West	Tokyo - Shin-Ōsaka, Hakata	1992–
Tanigawa	JR East	Tokyo - Echigo-Yuzawa	1997–
Toki	JR East	Tokyo - Niigata	1982–1997, 2004–
Tsubame	JR Kyushu	Shin-Yatsushiro - Kagoshima-Chūō	2004–
Tsubasa	JR East	Tokyo - Yamagata, Shinjo	1992–
Yamabiko	JR East	Tokyo - Morioka	1982–

[edit] Daytime trains

[edit] Limited express (partial list)

Train Name	Railroad	Train Endpoints	Operated
Aizu	JR East	Kōriyama - Aizu-Wakamatsu	1968–2002
Akagi	JR East	Ueno, Shinjuku - Takasaki, Maebashi	1982
Ayame	JR East	Tokyo - Narita, Kashima Jingu, Chōshi	1975–
Azusa / Super Azusa	JR East	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Chiba - Matsumoto, Minami-Otari	1966–
Hitachi / Super Hitachi / Fresh Hitachi	JR East	Ueno - Katsuta, Iwaki, Sendai	1969–
Inaho	JR East	Niigata - Sakata, Akita, Aomori	1969–
Hakuchō / Super Hakuchō	JR East / JR Hokkaido	Hachinohe, Aomori - Hakodate	2002–
Hokuetsu	JR East	Niigata - Kanazawa	1969–
Kaiji	JR East	Tokyo, Shinjuku - Kōfu, Ryūō	1988–
Kamoshika	JR East	Akita - Aomori	1997–
Kinugawa / Spacia Kinugawa	JR East / Tōbu	Shinjuku - Kinugawa Onsen	2006–
Kusatsu	JR East	Ueno - Manza-Kagawaguchi	1985–
Narita Express	JR East	Tokyo area - Narita Airport	1991–
Nikkō	JR East / Tōbu	Shinjuku - Tōbu-Nikko	2006–
Odoriko / Super View Odoriko	JR East	Tokyo, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro - Ito, Shimoda	1981–
Sazanami	JR East	Tokyo - Kimizu, Tateyama	1972–
Shiosai	JR East	Tokyo, Shinjuku - Sakura, Chōshi	1975–
Ohayo Tochigi, Hometown Tochigi	JR East	Shinjuku - Utsunomiya, Kuroiso	1995–
Tsugaru	JR East	Hachinohe - Hirosaki	2002–
Wakashio	JR East	Shinjuku - Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa	1972–
Asagiri	JR Central / Odakyu	Shinjuku - Numazu	1991–
Fujikawa	JR Central	Kōfu - Shizuoka	1996–
Hida	JR Central	Nagoya - Takayama, Toyama	1968–
Inaji	JR Central	Toyohashi - Iida	1996–
Nanki	JR Central	Nagoya - Kii-katsuura	1978–
Shinano	JR Central	Osaka, Nagoya - Nagano	1968–
Tōkai	JR Central	Tokyo - Shizuoka	1996–2007
Super Inaba	JR West	Okayama - Tottori	1993–
Haruka	JR West	Kyoto/Shin-Ōsaka - Kansai Airport	1993–
Kinosaki	JR West	Kyoto - Kinosaki Onsen
Kita-Kinki	JR West	Shin-Osaka, Fukuchiyama - Toyooka, Kinosaki Onsen	1986–
Kuroshio, Super Kuroshio, Ocean Arrow	JR West	Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Tennoji - Wakayama, Shirahama, Shingu
Ohayo Express, Oyasumi Express	JR West	Fukui - Kanazawa - Toyama, Nanao
Super Oki	JR West	Tottori - Yonago, Shin-Yamaguchi
Super Matsukaze	JR West	Tottori - Masuda
Raichō / Thunderbird	JR West	Osaka - Kanazawa, Toyama, Uozu, Wakura Onsen
Shirasagi	JR West	Nagoya, Maibara - Kanazawa, Toyama, Tomari, Wakura Onsen
Lilac	JR Hokkaido	Sapporo - Asahikawa	1980–2007
Okhotsk	JR Hokkaido	Sapporo - Abashiri	1972–
Hokuto / Super Hokuto	JR Hokkaido	Hakodate - Sapporo	1965–
Super Kamui	JR Hokkaido	Sapporo - Asahikawa	2007–
Super Ozora	JR Hokkaido	Sapporo - Kushiro	1961–
Super Soya, Sarobetsu	JR Hokkaido	Sapporo - Wakkanai	2000–
Tokachi / Super Tokachi	JR Hokkaido	Sapporo - Obihiro	1990–
Super White Arrow	JR Hokkaido	New Chitose Airport/Sapporo - Asahikawa	1986–2007
Suzuran	JR Hokkaido	Muroran - Sapporo	1992–
Ashizuri	JR Shikoku	Kōchi - Nakamura
Ishizuchi	JR Shikoku	Takamatsu - Matsuyama, Uwajima
Nanpū	JR Shikoku	Okayama - Kōchi, Nakamura, Sukumo
Shimanto	JR Shikoku	Takamatsu - Kōchi, Sukumo
Shiokaze	JR Shikoku	Okayama - Iyo-Saijo, Matsuyama, Uwajima
Uzushio	JR Shikoku	Okayama, Takamatsu - Tokushima
Uwakai	JR Shikoku	Matsuyama - Uwajima
Ariake	JR Kyushu	Mojiko, Kokura, Hakata - Kumamoto, Higo-Otsu, Hikari-no-mori	1967–
Huis Ten Bosch	JR Kyushu	Hakata - Huis Ten Bosch	1992–
Kaio	JR Kyushu	Hakata - Nogata	2001–
Kamome	JR Kyushu	Hakata - Nagasaki	1961–
Kirameki	JR Kyushu	Hakata - Kokura, Mojiko	2001–
Kirishima	JR Kyushu	Miyazaki, Kokubu - Kagoshima-Chuo	1995–
Kumagawa	JR Kyushu	Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi
Kyushu Odan Express	JR Kyushu	Beppu - Hitoyoshi	2004–
Midori	JR Kyushu	Hakata - Sasebo
Relay Tsubame	JR Kyushu	Hakata - Shin-Yatsushiro	2004–
Sonic	JR Kyushu	Hakata - Ōita	1997–
Yufu, Yufuin-no-mori	JR Kyushu	Hakata - Ōita

[edit] Night trains

[edit] Limited express

Train Name	Railroad	Train Endpoints	Operated
Akatsuki	JR West	Kyoto - Nagasaki
Akebono	JR East	Ueno - Aomori
Asakaze		Tokyo - Shimonoseki	–March 2005
Cassiopeia	JR East	Ueno - Sapporo
Dream Nichirin	JR Kyushu	Hakata - Minami Miyazaki , Miyazaki Airport	1993–
Fuji	JR Kyushu	Tokyo - Ōita	–March 2009
Hayabusa	JR Kyushu	Tokyo - Kumamoto	–March 2009
Hokuriku	JR East	Ueno - Kanazawa
Hokutosei	JR East / JR Hokkaido	Ueno - Sapporo
Izumo	JR East	Tokyo - Izumoshi (via Tottori)	–March 2006
Marimo	JR Hokkaido	Sapporo - Kushiro
Naha	JR Kyushu	Kyoto - Kumamoto
Nihonkai	JR West / JR East	Osaka - Aomori	Aomori - Hakodate section discontinued in March 2006
Sunrise Izumo	JR Central / JR West	Tokyo - Izumoshi (via Okayama)
Sunrise Seto	JR Central / JR West	Tokyo - Takamatsu
Okhotsk	JR Hokkaido	Sapporo - Abashiri	–March 2006; Daytime service continues
Rishiri	JR Hokkaido	Sapporo - Wakkanai
Sakura		Tokyo - Nagasaki	–March 2005
Suisei	JR West	Kyoto - Minami-Miyazaki	–2005
Twilight Express	JR West	Osaka - Sapporo

[edit] Express

Train Name	Railroad	Train Endpoints	Operated
Daisen		Osaka - Yonago (via Tottori)
Ginga	JR West	Tokyo - Osaka	–March 14, 2008 (departure)
Hamanasu	JR Hokkaido	Aomori - Sapporo
Kitaguni	JR West	Osaka - Niigata
Noto	JR East	Ueno - Kanazawa

[edit] Rapid service

Train Name	Railroad	Train Endpoints	Operated
Moonlight Echigo	JR East	Shinjuku - Niigata
Moonlight Nagara	JR Central	Tokyo - Ōgaki

[edit] See also

• Rail transport in Japan

[edit] References