Nozomi (Shinkansen)

Nozomi trains are the fastest Shinkansen "bullet" trains in Japan. They can reach Osaka from Tokyo in two and a half hours. The trains are called "bullet" trains because they travel so fast, like a bullet from a gun. These trains have speeds of up to 300 km/h (190 mph).

The second fastest Shinkansen trains is the Hikari train. The third fastest Shinkansen train is the Kodama train. In the Japanese language, "Nozomi" means hope, "Hikari" means light and "Kodama" means "echo."

"Shinkansen" means "New Trunk Line" in Japanese because it was built with all new bridges, tunnels through mountains and under water, and special tracks for high speed trains so it could go directly (straight) from city to city. Before the Shinkansen, trains in Japan were slower because they were old and had to go around many mountains, or share the track with cars on road crossings.

Nozomi (Shinkansen) Media

The No Smoking sign, designed by one of the members of AIGA
The No Smoking sign, designed by one of the members of AIGA
JR Central N700 series shinkansen set Z15 passing through Odawara Station
N700S series, September 2021
JR Central 300 series shinkansen set J61 at Odawara Station
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JR West 700-3000 series shinkansen set B9 between Aioi and Okayama on Nozomi 16 service
N700 series Green car interior
N700 series standard-class car interior

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