A long-distance line runs from the Tokyo metropolitan area to northern Tohoku.
The Hayate takes you from Tokyo to Hachinohe in about three hours.

The Komachi takes you from Tokyo to Akita in about four hours.

The Tsubasa travels on the conventional line between Fukushima and Shinjo.

The trip to from Tokyo to Niigata on the Joetsu Shinkansen takes about two hours.

Travel between Tokyo and Nagano in less than 90 minutes.