The 500 series (500系, 500-kei) is a Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Japan on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen line from 1997 until 2010, and the San’yō Shinkansen line since 2008. They were designed to be capable of 320 km/h (199 mph) but operated at 300 km/h (186 mph), until they were retired from the primary Nozomi service in 2010. The trainsets were then refurbished and downgraded to the all-stations Kodama service between Shin-Ōsaka and Hakata.
In March 2018, JR West announced the launch of a special “Hello Kitty” themed 500 series train on Sanyo Shinkansen Kodama services. The train entered service on 30 June 2018.
0:00 Yamaguchi, Japan – Hello Kitty Shinkansen Arrives at Shin-Yamaguchi Station
0:47 Japan – Hello Kitty Shinkansen – Walk Through
6:38 Fukuoka, Japan – Hello Kitty Shinkansen at Hakata Station
10:35 Kobe, Japan – Hello Kitty Shinkansen Passes by at Shin-Kobe Station
10:44 Himeji, Japan – Hello Kitty Shinkansen Arrives at Himeji Station
11:51 Japan – Hello Kitty Shinkansen – Hello! Plaza
12:13 Japan – Hello Kitty Shinkansen – View from the Window
12:35 Okayama, Japan – Hello Kitty Shinkansen Departs Okayama Station
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