Trains & Routes
In JR EAST area, the following three types of trains are mainly in operation:
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Shinkansen
Perfect for getting to distant destinations quickly!
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Limited express trains
This is an express train that stops only at major stations.
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Local trains (rapid & conventional lines)
It stops at every station.
Limited express / other trains
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Shinagawa / Tokyo / Ueno ⇔
Mito / Iwaki / Sendai
HITACHI / TOKIWA
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Chiba, Tokyo, Shinjuku⇔
Kofu, Matsumoto, Kawaguchiko
Azusa, Kaiji and FUJI EXCURSION
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Shinjuku⇔
Tōbu-nikkō / Kinugawa-onsen
Nikko and Kinugawa
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Tokyo / Shinjuku ⇔ Izukyu-Shimoda
SAPPHIRE ODORIKO
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Tokyo / Shinjuku ⇔
Izukyu-Shimoda / Shuzenji
Odoriko
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Tokyo ⇔
Awa-Kamogawa / Kimitsu / Choshi
Wakashio, Sazanami and Shiosai
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Tokyo / Ueno⇔
Naganohara Kusatsuguchi
Kusatsu-Shima
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Niigata⇔Sakata / Akita
Inaho and Shirayuki
Purchasing tickets
Tickets can be purchased through an online site accessible from both within and outside Japan (JR-EAST Train Reservation), or
You can purchase it at the station after arriving in Japan. (*Passes are only sold at select stations. See here for details.)
