Meet Japan’s E5 Series Shinkansen

by | posted: June 17, 2009 19 comments

Come Spring 2011 Japan will add another Shinkansen model to it’s already impressive lineup. The E5 Series Shinkansen will be put to work by JR East and run from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori in just over 3 hours eventually reaching speeds of 320 kilometers per hour.

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E5 Series Shinkansen meeting the press

The long 15 meter platypus-like nose is is designed to reduce noise when entering tunnels and as can be seen above the entire aluminium alloy body will be mostly painted green and white with a pink stripe. This is one good looking train but the design of the N700 is still my favourite. Check the video below for a better veiw of the E5 Series Shinkansen including on the track action and testing.

Image and Information sources

Mainichi News Photo Journal
Wikipedia
JR East

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Kirk lives in Kingston, Jamaica and is an avid Japan enthusiast. Since starting Jamaipanese.com in February 2006 and visiting Japan in September 2011 his knowledge and understanding of Japan has grown and he enjoys sharing his interests with his readers.

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  • http://toshogu.blogspot.com Tornadoes28

    That is a pretty cool looking train. I wonder how well the nose will work in reducing noise.

  • http://www.japancloseup.com Andoryu

    Cool! I have rode the N700 a few times and it is very nice. I can’t wait to try this one out.

  • http://naqiubex.blogspot.com naqiubex

    Maybe there is somthin sophisticated inside the nose…

  • http://www.sixmats.com sixmats

    I saw this outside the Sendai train yard last summer, but couldn’t get my camera out in time to get a shot.

  • http://througheyesfromafar.blogspot.com/2009/06/test-hk.html The Envoy

    Green hardhats [jamaica]

  • http://www.misspentlife.com Prometheus

    I like the green part but the color of the bottom sucks. I would like to ride it. To tell the truth I havent even rode a shinkansen in my 2+ years in Japan [sob]

  • http://sevententotokyo.com billywest

    I’ve done the Tokyo-to-Osaka ride on Nozomi (non-stop from Tokyo to Nagoya) and it was smoother than flying, and almost as fast ;)

    My job requires me to travel all throughout East Japan on the company’s coin, so maybe I’ll be able to take a free ride on this baby, as well.

    • http://www.jamaipanese.com Jamaipanese

      you are one lucky chap -_-

  • http://www.yonasu.com yonasu

    It looks like a spaceship :D Does it transform too?

    • http://www.jamaipanese.com Jamaipanese

      thats highly classified information :P

  • Densha Otoko

    First time here and looks like a very successful blog . Another great invention created by the Japanese . [japan]

  • http://urutoranohihi.blogspot.com lina

    Impressive looking train. More reason for us to make a return trip to Japan in 2011. [smile]

    • http://www.jamaipanese.com Jamaipanese

      maybe we’ll be in Japan around the same time :D

  • http://www.kilala.nl Cailin Coilleach

    The train looks nice, but BOY! does the colour scheme hurt my eyes >_<

  • http://dshack.net David

    I don’t think there’s ever been a prettier train than the 500 series. The nose on this one is fugly.

    • http://www.jamaipanese.com Jamaipanese

      the n700 is my favourite :P

  • ESTEBAN AGOSTO REID

    Wow!! Interesting design!!

  • Harry

    N700 is really comfortable on the Tokaido Shinkansen. Hopefully, N700-I Bullet (330km/h) will be an international success.

    E5 in action (320 km/h)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBxhTj2uAoc

    E5 at Tokyo Station
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_w435B-FY4&feature=fvsr

    I wonder if JR East will raise the maximum speed to 360 km/h to get to Sapporo. E5 is based on Fastech 360.

    [japan]

  • Peter G

    Thats’s an interesting train. Maybe I have to get back to Jpan in 2011 to try it Lived in Japan from 1993 to 1997 and have visited Japan on many occasions since as well. Have been on every Shinkansen up to the 700 series. My work took me everywhere, so, nice to ride the trains as my ex-firms expense.
    Last time that I was in Japan was in February, 2008, and saw the prototype N700 at Tokyo station.
    Amazing technology. Just read where all the 400 series have been scrapped
    ( Tsubasa). Went on those to Yamagata a few times.
    Fantastic trip, in winter with the snow so deep.
    I am in Australia, and we talk about HSR, but, it will never happen. Too big a country, and too few people to use the service.