| Train name
|
Name meaning
|
Operator
|
Train endpoints
|
Operated
|
| A-Train
|
refers toAriakeregion
|
JR Kyushu
|
Yoshizuka,Hakata–Nagasu
|
1967–
|
| Aizu Liner
|
refers toAizuregion
|
JR East
|
Kōriyama– Aizu-Wakamatsu
|
1968–
|
| Akagi / Swallow Akagi
|
refers toMt. Akagi
|
JR East
|
Ueno,Shinjuku–Takasaki,Maebashi
|
1982–
|
| Ariake
|
refers toAriakeregion
|
JR Kyushu
|
Kumamoto–Misumi
|
1967–2021
|
| Asagiri
|
Morning mist
|
Odakyu/JR Central
|
Shinjuku– Gotemba
|
1991–2018
|
| Ashizuri
|
refers toCape Ashizuri
|
JR Shikoku
|
Kōchi–Nakamura
|
1990–
|
| Ayame
|
Japanese iris
|
JR East
|
Tokyo –Narita,Kashimajingū,Chōshi
|
1975–2015
|
| Azusa
|
refers toAzusa River
|
JR East
|
Shinjuku,Tokyo,Chiba – Matsumoto, Minami-Otari
|
1966–
|
| Banetsu Monogatari
|
refers toBanetsu West Line
|
JR East
|
Niigata-Aizu-Wakamatsu
|
1999–
|
| Dinostar
|
portmanteau derived from the English word "dinosaur" for which Fukui is famous and the word "star"[3]
|
JR-West
|
Fukui–Kanazawa
|
2015–2024
|
| Enoshima
|
refers toEnoshima
|
Odakyu
|
Shinjuku–Fujisawa–Katase-Enoshima
|
1964–
|
| Fujikawa
|
refers toFuji River
|
JR Central
|
Kōfu – Shizuoka
|
1996–
|
| Hakone / Super Hakone / Metro Hakone
|
refers toHakone
|
Odakyu
|
Shinjuku,Kita-Senju–Hakone-Yumoto
|
1950–
|
| Hakuchō / Super Hakuchō
|
Swan
|
JR East /JR Hokkaido
|
Shin-Aomori,Aomori–Hakodate
|
2002–2016
|
| Hamakaze
|
Sea breeze/beach wind
|
JR-West
|
Ōsaka–Kasumi,Hamasaka,Tottori
|
1972–
|
| Haruka
|
Faraway
|
JR-West
|
Kyoto/Shin-Ōsaka–Kansai Airport
|
1993–
|
| Hashidate
|
-
|
JR-West,Willer Trains
|
Kyoto –Amanohashidate,Toyooka
|
1965–
|
| Hida
|
refers toHida
|
JR Central
|
Ōsaka,Nagoya –Takayama,Hida Furukawa,Toyama
|
1968–
|
| Hitachi
|
old name ofIbaraki Prefecture
|
JR East
|
Shinagawa–Iwaki
|
1969–
|
| Hitoyoshi
|
name of Hitoyohi, Kumamoto
|
JR Kyushu
|
Kumamoto – Hitoyoshi
|
2009–
|
| Hokuto
|
Big Dipper
|
JR Hokkaido
|
Hakodate – Sapporo
|
1965–
|
| Homeway / Metro Homeway
|
-
|
Odakyu
|
Shinjuku, Kita-Senju,Ōtemachi–Machida,Sagami-Ōno,Hon-Atsugi,Odawara,Hakone-Yumoto,Karakida,Fujisawa, Katase-Enoshima
|
1999–
|
| Huis Ten Bosch
|
-
|
JR Kyushu
|
Hakata –Huis Ten Bosch
|
1992–
|
| Inaho
|
Rice stalk
|
JR East
|
Niigata– Sakata,Akita
|
1969–
|
| Inaji
|
Way to Ina,refers to Ina region
|
JR Central
|
Toyohashi –Iida
|
1996–
|
| Ishizuchi
|
Refers toMt. Ishizuchi
|
JR Shikoku
|
Takamatsu –Matsuyama,Uwajima
|
1988–
|
| Kaiji
|
Way to Kai,old name ofYamanashi Prefecture
|
JR East
|
Tokyo, Shinjuku –Kōfu,Ryūō
|
1988–
|
| Kaio
|
refers toKaiō Hiroyuki,a celebrity sumo wrestler from Nōgata
|
JR Kyushu
|
Hakata –Nōgata
|
2001–
|
| Kamome
|
Seagull
|
JR Kyushu
|
Hakata –Saga,Hizen-Kashima,NagasakiandHaiki– Nagasaki
|
1961–
|
| Kamoshika
|
Japanese serow
|
JR East
|
Akita – Aomori
|
1997–2010
|
| Kamui
|
Kamuy
|
JR Hokkaido
|
Sapporo –Asahikawa
|
2007–
|
| Kawasemi Yamasemi
|
refers to kingfishers native to the area
|
JR Kyushu
|
Kumamoto-Hitoyoshi
|
2017-
|
| Kinosaki
|
refers toKinosaki Onsen
|
JR-West
|
Kyoto – Kinosaki Onsen
|
1996–
|
| Kinugawa/ Spacia Kinugawa
|
refers toKinugawa River
|
JR East /Tobu Railway
|
Shinjuku –Kinugawa-Onsen
|
2006–
|
| Kirameki
|
Glitter
|
JR Kyushu
|
Hakata –Kokura,Mojikō
|
2001–
|
| Kirishima
|
refers toMt. Kirishima
|
JR Kyushu
|
Miyazaki–Miyakonojō,Nishi-Miyakonojō,Kagoshima-Chūō andKokubu– Kagoshima-Chūō
|
1995–
|
| Kita-Kinki
|
NorthKinki
|
JR-West
|
Shin-Ōsaka, Fukuchiyama – Toyooka, Kinosaki Onsen
|
1986–2011
|
| Kounotori
|
Stork
|
JR-West
|
Shin-Ōsaka – Fukuchiyama, Toyooka, Kinosaki Onsen
|
2011–
|
| Kumagawa
|
refers toKuma River
|
JR Kyushu
|
Kumamoto – Hitoyoshi
|
2004–
|
| Kuroshio
|
Kuroshio Current
|
JR-West
|
Kyoto, Shin-Ōsaka,Tennōji– Wakayama, Shirahama, Shingu
|
1965–
|
| Kusatsu
|
refers toKusatsu Onsen
|
JR East
|
Ueno – Manza-Kagawaguchi
|
1985–
|
| Lilac
|
-
|
JR Hokkaido
|
Sapporo–Asahikawa
|
1980–2007; 2017–
|
| Midori
|
Green
|
JR Kyushu
|
Hakata –Sasebo
|
1976–
|
| Muroto
|
refers toCape Muroto
|
JR Shikoku
|
Tokushima –Mugi
|
1962-
|
| Nanki
|
refers toSouthKii Peninsula
|
JR Central
|
Nagoya –Shingū,Kii-Katsuura
|
1978–
|
| Nanpū
|
Southern wind
|
JR Shikoku
|
Okayama – Kōchi, Nakamura,Sukumo
|
1972–
|
| Narita Express
|
-
|
JR East
|
Tokyoarea –Narita Airport
|
1991–
|
| Nikkō/ Spacia Nikkō
|
refers toNikkō
|
JR East / Tōbu
|
Shinjuku – Tōbu-Nikko
|
2006–
|
| Noto Kagaribi
|
Noto fire built in an iron basket
|
JR-West
|
Kanazawa –Wakuraonsen
|
2015–
|
| Odoriko / Super View Odoriko / Saphir Odoriko
|
refers toThe Dancing Girl of Izu
|
JR East /Izukyū/Izuhakone Railway
|
Tokyo, Shinjuku,Ikebukuro–Itō,Izukyū Shimoda,Shuzenji
|
Odoriko: 1981-
Super View Odoriko: 1990–2020
Saphir Odoriko: 2020-
|
| Ohayo Express / Oyasumi Express
|
Good morning express / Good night express
|
JR-West
|
Tsuruga–Kanazawa
|
- Ohayo Express: 2001–2024
- Oyasumi Express: 2004–2024
|
| Ohayo Tochigi / Hometown Tochigi
|
Good morning Tochigi / -
|
JR East
|
Shinjuku –Utsunomiya,Kuroiso
|
1995–2010
|
| Okhotsk
|
refers toSea of Okhotsk
|
JR Hokkaido
|
Sapporo – Asahikawa -Abashiri
|
1972–
|
| Relay Tsubame
|
Swallow
|
JR Kyushu
|
Hakata –Shin-Yatsushiro
|
2004–2011
|
| Relay Kamome
|
-
|
JR Kyushu
|
Hakata-Takeo-Onsen
|
2023-
|
| Sagami / Metro Sagami
|
refers toSagami,old name ofKanagawa Prefecture
|
Odakyu
|
Shinjuku, Kita-Senju – Machida, Sagami-Ōno, Hon-Atsugi, Odawara
|
1950–
|
| Sarobetsu
|
refers toSarobetsu plain
|
JR Hokkaido
|
Asahikawa – Wakkanai
|
2017–
|
| Sazanami
|
Ripples
|
JR East
|
Tokyo –Kimitsu
|
1972–
|
| Shimanto
|
refers toShimanto River
|
JR Shikoku
|
Takamatsu – Kōchi, Sukumo
|
1988–
|
| Shinano
|
refers toShinanoregion, old name ofNagano Prefecture
|
JR Central
|
Nagoya – Nagano
|
1968–
|
| Shiokaze
|
Sea breeze
|
JR Shikoku
|
Okayama –Imabari,Matsuyama, Uwajima
|
1972–
|
| Shiosai
|
-
|
JR East
|
Tokyo, Shinjuku –Sakura,Narutō,Chōshi
|
1975–
|
| Shirasagi
|
Egret
|
JR-West
|
Nagoya, Maibara – Tsuruga
|
1964–
|
| Shirayuki
|
White snow
|
JR East
|
Niigata–Jōetsumyōkō
|
2015–
|
| Skyliner
|
-
|
Keisei
|
Keisei Ueno–Narita Airport
|
1972–
|
| Sonic
|
-
|
JR Kyushu
|
Hakata –Yanagigaura,Ōita,Saiki(viaNippō Main Line)
|
1997–
|
| Soya
|
refers toSoyaregion
|
JR Hokkaido
|
Sapporo – Asahikawa - Wakkanai
|
2000–
|
| Super Hakuto
|
White hare,i.e.Hare of Inaba
|
JR-West,Chizu Express
|
Kyoto – Tottori - Kurayoshi
|
1994–
|
| Super Inaba
|
refers toInaba,old name ofTottori Prefecture.AlsoHare of Inaba
|
JR-West, Chizu Express
|
Okayama – Tottori
|
1993–
|
| Super Matsukaze
|
Pine wind
|
JR-West
|
Tottori–Masuda
|
2003–
|
| Super Oki
|
refers toOki Islands
|
JR-West
|
Tottori – Yonago, Shin-Yamaguchi
|
2001–
|
| Ozora
|
Sky
|
JR Hokkaido
|
Sapporo – Kushiro
|
1961–
|
| Tokachi
|
refers toTokachiregion
|
JR Hokkaido
|
Sapporo – Obihiro
|
1990–
|
| Super White Arrow
|
-
|
JR Hokkaido
|
New Chitose Airport,Sapporo – Asahikawa
|
1986–2007
|
| Suzuran
|
Lily of the valley
|
JR Hokkaido
|
Muroran – Sapporo
|
1992–
|
| Taisetsu
|
another name ofMt. Daisetsu
|
JR Hokkaido
|
Asahikawa -Abashiri
|
2017–
|
| Thunderbird
|
-
|
JR-West
|
Ōsaka – Tsuruga
|
1995–
|
| Tōkai
|
refers toTokairegion
|
JR Central
|
Tokyo– Shizuoka
|
1996–2007
|
| Tokiwa
|
old name ofIbaraki Prefecture
|
JR East
|
Shinagawa –Tsuchiura,Katsuta,Iwaki,Takahagi
|
2015–
|
| Trans-Kyushu Limited Express
|
-
|
JR Kyushu
|
Beppu– Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
|
2004–
|
| Tsugaru
|
old name ofAomori Prefecture
|
JR East
|
Akita –Aomori
|
2002–
|
| Umisachi Yamasachi
|
refers toHoderi,whose myth supposedly takes place in Southern Kyushu
|
JR Kyushu
|
Miyazaki-Nangō
|
2009-
|
| Uwakai
|
refers toSea of Uwa
|
JR Shikoku
|
Matsuyama – Uwajima
|
1990–
|
| Uzushio
|
refers toNaruto whirlpools
|
JR Shikoku
|
Takamatsu–Tokushima
|
1988–
|
| Wakashio
|
Growing tide from neap tide to spring tide,also another name ofKuroshio Current
|
JR East
|
Shinjuku –Kazusa-Ichinomiya,Katsuura,Awa-Kamogawa
|
1972–
|
| Yakumo
|
thick clouds
|
JR-West
|
Okayama–Izumoshi
|
1972–
|
| Yufu /Yufuin-no-mori
|
refers toYufu Onsen
|
JR Kyushu
|
Hakata –Yufuin,Ōita, Beppu (viaKyūdai Main Line)
|
1989–
|
| μ Sky
|
-
|
Meitetsu
|
Shin-Unuma,Shin-Kani,Mikakino,Meitetsu Gifu,Meitetsu Nagoya–Central Japan International Airport
|
2005–
|
