Customers who have reserved tickets for the Komachi Shinkansen between Morioka and Tokyo stations, or the Tsubasa Shinkansen between Fukushima and Tokyo stations, will need to get a refund or ...

The E3 series currently runs as the Tsubasa on the Yamagata Shinkansen Line, which links Tokyo with Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture. Last year, JR East began replacing the E3 series with the E8 latest ...

YAMAGATA -- A test ride of the new E8 Series Tsubasa bullet train for East Japan Railway Co. (JR East)'s Yamagata Shinkansen Line was held on March 6, prior to commencing operation on March 16.

In the six decades since that first train, the word Shinkansen – meaning “new trunk line” – has become an internationally recognized byword for speed, travel efficiency and modernity.