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This article contains lists of '''[[Lists of named passenger trains|named passenger trains]]''' in Japan.
== [[Shinkansen]] (bullet trains) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign="to
! Train name
! Name meaning
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
! Maximum operating speed (km/h)
! [[Japan Rail Pass]] coverage
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Aoba (train)|Aoba]]''
| refers to ''[[Aoba Castle]]''
| [[JR East]]
| {{STN|Tokyo}} – {{STN|Sendai|Miyagi}}
| 1982–1995
| 240
|{{terminated|Service discontinued}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Asahi (train)|Asahi]]''
| ''Morning Sun''
| JR East
| {{STN|Tokyo}} – {{STN|Niigata}}
| 1982–2004
| 275
|{{terminated|Service discontinued}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Asama (train)|Asama]]''
| refers to ''[[Mount Asama]]''
| JR East
| [[Tokyo station|Tokyo]] – [[Nagano (city)|Nagano]]
| 1998–
| 260
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hakutaka]]''
| ''White hawk''<ref>legendary white hawk in [[Mount Tate]]</ref>
| JR East / [[JR-West]]
| Tokyo – [[Kanazawa Station|Kanazawa]]
| 2015–
| 260
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hayabusa (train)|Hayabusa]]''
| ''[[Peregrine falcon]]''
| JR East / [[JR Hokkaido]]
| Tokyo – {{STN|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto}}
| 2011–
| 320
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hayate (train)|Hayate]]''
| ''Strong wind''
| JR East / JR Hokkaido
| {{STN|Morioka}} – {{STN|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto}}
| 2002–<br>2002-2019 (Tokyo to Morioka)
| 275
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hikari (train)|Hikari]]''
| ''Light''
| [[JR Central]] / JR-West
| Tokyo – {{STN|Hiroshima}} and {{STN|Nagoya}} – {{STN|Hakata}}
| 1964–
| {{Ublist|Tokaido Shinkansen: 285 | Sanyo Shinkansen: 300}}
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hikari (train)|Hikari Rail Star]]''
| ''Light – Rail Star''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Shin-Ōsaka}} – {{STN|Hakata}}
| 2000–
| 285
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kagayaki]]''
| ''Glitter''
| JR East / JR-West
| Tokyo – {{STN|Kanazawa}}
| 2015–
| 260
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kamome (train)|Kamome]]''
| ''Seagull''
| [[JR Kyushu]]
| {{STN|Nagasaki}} – {{STN|Takeo-Onsen}}
| 2022–
| 260
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kodama (train)|Kodama]]''
| ''Echo''
| JR Central / JR-West
| Tokyo – {{STN|Shin-Ōsaka}} and {{STN|Shin-Ōsaka}} – {{STN|Hakata}}
| 1964–
| 285
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Komachi (train)|Komachi]]''
| ''Beauty''<ref>refers to ''[[Ono no Komachi]]''</ref>
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Akita}}
| 1997–
| 320
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Mizuho (train)|Mizuho]]''
| ''Harvest'', also an [[Names of Japan#Other names|ancient name]] of Japan
| [[JR Kyushu]] / JR-West
| Shin-Ōsaka – {{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō}}
| 2011–
| 300
|{{no}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Nasuno]]''
| refers to ''[[Nasu District, Tochigi|Nasu highlands]]''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Kōriyama|Fukushima}}
| 1995–
| 275
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Nozomi (train)|Nozomi]]''
| ''Hope''
| JR Central / JR-West
| Tokyo – Shin-Ōsaka, Hakata
| 1992–
| {{Ublist|Tokaido Shinkansen: 285 | Sanyo Shinkansen: 300}}
|{{no}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sakura (train)|Sakura]]''
| ''Cherry blossoms''
| JR Kyushu / JR-West
| Shin-Ōsaka – Kagoshima-Chūō
| 2011–
| 300
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tanigawa (train)|Tanigawa]]''
| refers to ''[[Mount Tanigawa]]''
| JR East
| Tokyo – Echigo-Yuzawa
| 1997–
| 240
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Toki (train)|Toki]]''
| ''[[Crested ibis]]''
| JR East
| Tokyo – [[Niigata Station|Niigata]]
| 1982–1997; 2004–
| 240
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tsubame (train)|Tsubame]]''
| ''[[Swallow]]''
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – Kagoshima-Chūō
| 2004–
| 260
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tsubasa (train)|Tsubasa]]''
| ''Wings''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Shinjō}}
| 1992–
| 275
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tsurugi (train)|Tsurugi]]''
| refers to ''[[Mount Tsurugi (Toyama)|Mount Tsurugi]]''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Toyama}} – {{STN|Kanazawa}}
| 2015–
| 260
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Yamabiko]]''
| ''Mountain spirit''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Morioka}}
| 1982–
| 275
|{{yes}}
|}
== Daytime trains ==
=== Limited express (partial list) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign="top"
! Train name
! Name meaning
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
|- valign="top"
| ''[[A-Train (JR Kyushu)|A-Train]]''
| refers to ''Ariake'' region
| [[JR Kyushu]]
| {{STN|Yoshizuka}}, {{STN|Hakata}} – {{STN|Nagasu}}
| 1967–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Aizu Liner]]''
| refers to ''Aizu'' region
| [[JR East]]
| {{STN|Kōriyama|Fukushima}} – Aizu-Wakamatsu
| 1968–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Akagi (train)|Akagi / Swallow Akagi]]''
| refers to ''[[Mt. Akagi]]''
| JR East
| {{STN|Ueno}}, {{STN|Shinjuku}} – {{STN|Takasaki}}, {{STN|Maebashi}}
| 1982–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Ariake (train)|Ariake]]''
| refers to ''Ariake'' region
| JR Kyushu
| {{STN|Kumamoto}} – {{STN|Misumi}}
| 1967–2021
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Asagiri (train)|Asagiri]]''
| ''Morning mist''
| [[Odakyu]] / [[JR Central]]
| {{STN|Shinjuku}} – Gotemba
| 1991–2018
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Ashizuri (train)|Ashizuri]]''
| refers to ''Cape Ashizuri''
| [[JR Shikoku]]
| {{STN|Kōchi|Kōchi}} – {{STN|Nakamura}}
| 1990–
|- valign="top"
| ''Ayame''
| ''[[Japanese iris]]''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Narita}}, {{STN|Kashimajingū}}, Chōshi
| 1975–2015
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Azusa (train)|Azusa]]''
| refers to ''Azusa River''
| JR East
| Shinjuku, {{STN|Tokyo}}, Chiba – Matsumoto, Minami-Otari
| 1966–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Banetsu Monogatari]]''
| refers to ''[[Banetsu West Line]]''
| JR East
| {{STN|Niigata}} - {{STN|Aizu-Wakamatsu}}
| 1999–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Dinostar]]''
| portmanteau derived from the English word "dinosaur" for which Fukui is famous and the word "star"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20141007-a328/ | title=北陸新幹線開業で金沢駅発着の特急「ダイナスター」「能登かがり火」誕生! | date=7 October 2014 }}</ref>
| JR-West
| {{STN|Fukui|Fukui}} – {{STN|Kanazawa}}
| 2015–
|- valign="top"
| ''Enoshima''
| refers to ''[[Enoshima]]''
| Odakyu
| {{STN|Shinjuku}} – {{STN|Fujisawa}} – {{STN|Katase-Enoshima}}
| 1964–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Fujikawa (train)|Fujikawa]]''
| refers to ''[[Fuji River]]''
| [[JR Central]]
| Kōfu – Shizuoka
| 1996–
|- valign="top"
| ''Hakone / Super Hakone / Metro Hakone''
| refers to ''[[Hakone]]''
| Odakyu
| Shinjuku, {{STN|Kita-Senju}} – {{STN|Hakone-Yumoto}}
| 1950–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hakuchō (train)|Hakuchō / Super Hakuchō]]''
| ''Swan''
| ''JR East / [[JR Hokkaido]]''
| ''{{STN|Shin-Aomori}}, {{STN|Aomori}} – {{STN|Hakodate}}''
| 2002–2016
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hamakaze]]''
| ''Sea breeze/beach wind''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Ōsaka}} – {{STN|Kasumi}}, {{STN|Hamasaka}}, {{STN|Tottori}}
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Haruka (train)|Haruka]]''
| ''Faraway''
| [[JR-West]]
| {{STN|Kyoto}}/{{STN|Shin-Ōsaka}} – [[Kansai Airport]]
| 1993–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hashidate]]''
| -
| JR-West, [[Kyoto Tango Railway|Willer Trains]]
| Kyoto – {{STN|Amanohashidate}}, Toyooka
| 1965–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hida (train)|Hida]]''
| refers to ''[[Hida (region)|Hida]]''
| JR Central
| {{STN|Ōsaka}}, Nagoya – {{STN|Takayama}}, {{STN|Hida Furukawa}}, {{STN|Toyama}}
| 1968–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hitachi (Japanese train)|Hitachi]]''
| old name of ''[[Ibaraki Prefecture]]''
| JR East
| ''{{STN|Shinagawa}} – {{STN|Iwaki|Fukushima}}''
| 1969–
|-
|''[[SL Hitoyoshi|Hitoyoshi]]''
|name of Hitoyohi, Kumamoto
|JR Kyushu
|Kumamoto – Hitoyoshi
|2009–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hokuto (train)|Hokuto]]''
| ''Big Dipper''
| JR Hokkaido
| Hakodate – Sapporo
| 1965–
|- valign="top"
| ''Homeway / Metro Homeway''
| -
| Odakyu
| Shinjuku, Kita-Senju, {{STN|Ōtemachi|Tokyo}} – {{STN|Machida|Tokyo}}, {{STN|Sagami-Ōno}}, {{STN|Hon-Atsugi}}, {{STN|Odawara}}, Hakone-Yumoto, {{STN|Karakida}}, Fujisawa, Katase-Enoshima
| 1999–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Huis Ten Bosch (train)|Huis Ten Bosch]]''
| -
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Huis Ten Bosch}}
| 1992–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Inaho]]''
| ''Rice stalk''
| JR East
| ''{{STN|Niigata}} – Sakata, {{STN|Akita}}''
|1969–
|- valign="top"
| ''Inaji''
| ''Way to Ina'', refers to Ina region
| JR Central
| Toyohashi – {{STN|Iida}}
| 1996–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Ishizuchi]]''
| Refers to ''[[Mt. Ishizuchi]]''
| JR Shikoku
| Takamatsu – {{STN|Matsuyama|Ehime}}, {{STN|Uwajima}}
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kaiji (train)|Kaiji]]''
| ''Way to Kai'', old name of [[Yamanashi Prefecture]]
| JR East
| Tokyo, Shinjuku – {{STN|Kōfu}}, Ryūō
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''Kaio''
| refers to ''[[Kaiō Hiroyuki]]'', a celebrity sumo wrestler from Nōgata
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Nōgata}}
| 2001–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kamome (train)|Kamome]]''
| ''Seagull''
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Saga}}, {{STN|Hizen-Kashima}}, {{STN|Nagasaki|Nagasaki}} and {{STN|Haiki}} – Nagasaki
| 1961–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kamoshika]]''
| ''[[Japanese serow]]''
| JR East
| Akita – Aomori
| 1997–2010
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kamui (train)|Kamui]]''
| ''[[Kamuy]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – {{STN|Asahikawa}}
| 2007–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kawasemi Yamasemi]]''
| refers to kingfishers native to the area
| JR Kyushu
| Kumamoto-{{STN|Hitoyoshi}}
| 2017-
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kinosaki (train)|Kinosaki]]''
| refers to ''Kinosaki Onsen''
| JR-West
| Kyoto – Kinosaki Onsen
| 1996–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kinugawa (train)|Kinugawa]] / Spacia Kinugawa''
| refers to ''[[Kinugawa River]]''
| JR East / [[Tobu Railway]]
| Shinjuku – {{STN|Kinugawa-Onsen}}
| 2006–
|- valign="top"
| ''Kirameki''
| ''Glitter''
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Kokura}}, {{STN|Mojikō}}
| 2001–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kirishima (train)|Kirishima]]''
| refers to ''Mt. Kirishima''
| JR Kyushu
| {{STN|Miyazaki}} – {{STN|Miyakonojō}}, {{STN|Nishi-Miyakonojō}}, Kagoshima-Chūō and {{STN|Kokubu|Kagoshima}} – Kagoshima-Chūō
| 1995–
|- valign="top"
| ''Kita-Kinki''
| ''North [[Kinki]]''
| JR-West
| Shin-Ōsaka, Fukuchiyama – Toyooka, Kinosaki Onsen
| 1986–2011
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kounotori (train)|Kounotori]]''
| ''Stork''
| JR-West
| Shin-Ōsaka – Fukuchiyama, Toyooka, Kinosaki Onsen
| 2011–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kumagawa]]''
| refers to ''[[Kuma River (Japan)|Kuma River]]''
| JR Kyushu
| Kumamoto – Hitoyoshi
| 2004–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kuroshio (train)|Kuroshio]]''
| ''[[Kuroshio Current]]''
| JR-West
| Kyoto, Shin-Ōsaka, {{STN|Tennōji}} – Wakayama, Shirahama, Shingu
| 1965–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kusatsu (train)|Kusatsu]]''
| refers to ''[[Kusatsu Onsen]]''
| JR East
| Ueno – Manza-Kagawaguchi
| 1985–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Lilac (train)|Lilac]]''
| -
| JR Hokkaido
| {{STN|Sapporo}} – {{STN|Asahikawa}}
| 1980–2007; 2017–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Midori (train)|Midori]]''
| ''Green''
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Sasebo}}
| 1976–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Muroto (train)|Muroto]]''
| refers to ''[[Cape Muroto]]''
| JR Shikoku
| Tokushima – {{STN|Mugi}}
| 1962-
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Nanki]]''
| refers to ''South [[Kii Peninsula]]''
| JR Central
| Nagoya – {{STN|Shingū}}, {{STN|Kii-Katsuura}}
| 1978–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Nanpū]]''
| ''Southern wind''
| JR Shikoku
| Okayama – Kōchi, Nakamura, {{STN|Sukumo}}
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Narita Express]]''
| -
| JR East
| [[Tokyo]] area – [[Narita Airport]]
| 1991–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Nikkō (train)|Nikkō]] / Spacia Nikkō''
| refers to ''[[Nikkō]]''
| JR East / Tōbu
| Shinjuku – Tōbu-Nikko
| 2006–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Noto Kagaribi]]''
| ''Noto fire built in an iron basket''
| JR-West
| Kanazawa – [[Wakuraonsen Station|Wakuraonsen]]
| 2015–
|- valign="top"
| [[Odoriko|''Odoriko / Super View Odoriko / Saphir Odoriko'']]
| refers to ''[[The Dancing Girl of Izu]]''
| JR East / [[Izukyū Corporation|Izukyū]] / [[Izuhakone Railway]]
| Tokyo, Shinjuku, {{STN|Ikebukuro}} – {{STN|Itō}}, {{STN|Izukyū Shimoda}}, {{STN|Shuzenji}}
| Odoriko: 1981-
Super View Odoriko: 1990–2020
Saphir Odoriko: 2020-
|- valign="top"
| ''Ohayo Express / Oyasumi Express''
| ''Good morning express / Good night express''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Tsuruga}} – {{STN|Kanazawa}}
| {{Ublist| Ohayo Express: 2001–| Oyasumi Express: 2004–}}
|- valign="top"
| ''Ohayo Tochigi / Hometown Tochigi''
| ''Good morning Tochigi / - ''
| JR East
| Shinjuku – {{STN|Utsunomiya}}, {{STN|Kuroiso}}
| 1995–2010
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Okhotsk (train)|Okhotsk]]''
| refers to ''[[Sea of Okhotsk]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – Asahikawa - {{STN|Abashiri}}
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Relay Tsubame]]''
| ''Swallow''
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Shin-Yatsushiro}}
| 2004–2011
|-
|Relay Kamome
| -
|[[Kyushu Railway Company|JR Kyushu]]
|[[Hakata Station|Hakata]] - [[Takeo-Onsen Station|Takeo-Onsen]]
|2023-
|- valign="top"
| ''Sagami / Metro Sagami''
| refers to ''Sagami'', old name of ''[[Kanagawa Prefecture]]''
| Odakyu
| Shinjuku, Kita-Senju – Machida, Sagami-Ōno, Hon-Atsugi, Odawara
| 1950–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sarobetsu (train)|Sarobetsu]]''
| refers to ''[[Sarobetsu plain]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| Asahikawa – Wakkanai
| 2017–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sazanami (train)|Sazanami]]''
| ''Ripples''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Kimitsu}}
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shimanto (train)|Shimanto]]''
| refers to ''[[Shimanto River]]''
| JR Shikoku
| Takamatsu – Kōchi, Sukumo
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shinano (train)|Shinano]]''
| refers to ''Shinano'' region, old name of [[Nagano Prefecture]]
| JR Central
| Nagoya – Nagano
| 1968–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shiokaze (train)|Shiokaze]]''
| ''Sea breeze''
| JR Shikoku
| Okayama – {{STN|Imabari}}, Matsuyama, Uwajima
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shiosai]]''
| -
| JR East
| Tokyo, Shinjuku – {{STN|Sakura|Chiba}}, {{STN|Narutō}}, {{STN|Chōshi}}
| 1975–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shirasagi (train)|Shirasagi]]''
| ''Egret''
| JR-West
| Nagoya, Maibara – Kanazawa
| 1964–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shirayuki (train)|Shirayuki]]''
| ''White snow''
| JR East
| ''[[Niigata Station|Niigata]] – [[Jōetsumyōkō Station|Jōetsumyōkō]]''
| 2015–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Skyliner]]''
| -
| [[Keisei Electric Railway|Keisei]]
| {{STN|Keisei Ueno}} – {{STN|Narita Airport}}
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sonic (train)|Sonic]]''
| -
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Yanagigaura}}, {{STN|Ōita}}, {{STN|Saiki}} (via [[Nippō Main Line]])
| 1997–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sōya (train)|Soya]]''
| refers to ''Soya'' region
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – Asahikawa - Wakkanai
| 2000–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Super Hakuto]]''
| ''White hare'', i.e. ''[[Hare of Inaba]]''
| JR-West, [[Chizu Express]]
| Kyoto – Tottori - Kurayoshi
| 1994–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Super Inaba]]''
| refers to ''Inaba'', old name of [[Tottori Prefecture]]. Also ''Hare of Inaba''
| JR-West, Chizu Express
| Okayama – Tottori
| 1993–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Super Matsukaze]]''
| ''Pine wind''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Tottori}} – {{STN|Masuda}}
| 2003–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Super Oki]]''
| refers to ''[[Oki Islands]]''
| JR-West
| Tottori – Yonago, Shin-Yamaguchi
| 2001–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Ōzora (train)|Ozora]]''
| ''Sky''
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – Kushiro
| 1961–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tokachi (train)|Tokachi]]''
| refers to ''Tokachi'' region
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – Obihiro
| 1990–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Super White Arrow]]''
| -
| JR Hokkaido
| [[New Chitose Airport]], Sapporo – Asahikawa
| 1986–2007
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Suzuran]]''
| ''[[Lily of the valley]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| Muroran – Sapporo
| 1992–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Taisetsu]]''
| another name of ''[[Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group|Mt. Daisetsu]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| Asahikawa - {{STN|Abashiri}}
| 2017–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Thunderbird (train)|Thunderbird]]''
| -
| JR-West
| Ōsaka – Kanazawa, Wakura-Onsen
| 1995–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tōkai (train)|Tōkai]]''
| refers to ''Tokai'' region
| JR Central
| {{STN|Tokyo}} – Shizuoka
| 1996–2007
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tokiwa (train)|Tokiwa]]''
| old name of [[Ibaraki Prefecture]]
| JR East
| Shinagawa – {{STN|Tsuchiura}}, {{STN|Katsuta}}, Iwaki, {{STN|Takahagi}}
| 2015–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Trans-Kyushu Limited Express]]''
| -
| JR Kyushu
| {{STN|Beppu}} – Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
| 2004–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tsugaru (train)|Tsugaru]]''
| old name of ''[[Aomori Prefecture]]''
| JR East
| Akita – {{STN|Aomori}}
| 2002–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Umisachi Yamasachi]]''
| refers to [[Hoderi]], whose myth supposedly takes place in Southern Kyushu
| JR Kyushu
| Miyazaki-{{STN|Nangō}}
| 2009-
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Uwakai]]''
| refers to ''Sea of Uwa''
| JR Shikoku
| Matsuyama – Uwajima
| 1990–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Uzushio (train)|Uzushio]]''
| refers to ''[[Naruto whirlpools]]''
| JR Shikoku
| {{STN|Takamatsu|Kagawa}} – {{STN|Tokushima}}
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Wakashio]]''
| ''Growing tide from neap tide to spring tide'', also another name of ''[[Kuroshio Current]]''
| JR East
| Shinjuku – {{STN|Kazusa-Ichinomiya}}, {{STN|Katsuura}}, Awa-Kamogawa
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Yakumo (train)|Yakumo]]''
| ''thick clouds''
| JR-West
| [[Okayama Station|Okayama]] – [[Izumoshi Station|Izumoshi]]
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''Yufu / [[Yufuin-no-mori]]''
| refers to ''Yufu Onsen''
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Yufuin}}, Ōita, Beppu (via [[Kyūdai Main Line]])
| 1989–
|- valign="top"
| ''μ Sky''
| -
| Meitetsu
| {{STN|Shin-Unuma}}, {{STN|Shin-Kani}}, {{STN|Mikakino}}, {{STN|Meitetsu Gifu}}, {{STN|Meitetsu Nagoya}} – {{STN|Central Japan International Airport}}
| 2005–
|}
=== Express ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign="top"
! Train name
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
|- valign="top"
| ''Chichibuji''
| [[Chichibu Railway]]
| {{STN|Hanyū}}, {{STN|Kumagaya}} – {{STN|Kagemori}}, {{STN|Mitsumineguchi}}
| 1969–
|- valign="top"
| ''Moriyoshi''
| Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway
| {{STN|Kakunodate}} – {{STN|Takanosu}}
| 1989–
|- valign="top"
| ''SL Express''
| [[Ōigawa Railway]]
| {{STN|Shin-Kanaya}} – {{STN|Senzu}}
| 1976–
|}
=== Rapid ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign="top"
! Train name
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Acty (train)|ja|3=東海道線_(JR東日本)#.E5.BF.AB.E9.80.9F.E3.80.8C.E3.82.A2.E3.82.AF.E3.83.86.E3.82.A3.E3.83.BC.E3.80.8D|lt=Acty}}''
| JR East
| {{STN|Tokyo}} – {{STN|Atami}}
| 1989–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Airport (train)|ja|3=エアポート (列車)|lt=Airport}}''
| JR Hokkaido
| {{STN|Otaru}}, Sapporo – [[New Chitose Airport]]
| 1992–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Aqua Liner (train)|ja|3=アクアライナー (列車)|lt=Aqua Liner}}''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Yonago}} – {{STN|Masuda}}
| 2001–
|- valign="top"
| ''Aterui''
| JR East
| {{STN|Mizusawa}} – Morioka
| 2001–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Central Liner (train)|ja|3=セントラルライナー|lt=Central Liner}}''
| JR Central
| {{STN|Nagoya}} – Nakatsugawa
| 1999–2013
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Hamayuri|ja|3=はまゆり (列車)|lt=Hamayuri}}''
| JR East
| Morioka – {{STN|Kamaishi}} (via [[Kamaishi Line]])
| 2002–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Kansai Airport Rapid Service|ja|3=関空快速}}''
| JR-West
| Tennōji – {{STN|Kansai Airport}} (via Ōsaka)
| 1994–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Karikachi|ja|3=狩勝 (列車)|lt=Karikachi}}''
| JR Hokkaido
| {{STN|Takikawa}}, {{STN|Asahikawa}} – {{STN|Obihiro}}
| 1990–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Kishuji Rapid Service|ja|3=紀州路快速}}''
| JR-West
| Tennōji – {{STN|Wakayama}}, {{STN|Kainan}}, {{STN|Gobō}}, {{STN|Kii-Tanabe}} (via Ōsaka)
| 1999–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kitami (train)|Kitami]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| {{STN|Asahikawa}} – {{STN|Kitami|Hokkaidō}}
| 1998–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kubikino]]''
| JR East
| {{STN|Arai|Niigata}} – {{STN|Niigata}}
| 2002–2015
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Marine Liner]]''
| JR-West / JR Shikoku
| {{STN|Okayama}} – {{STN|Takamatsu|Kagawa}}
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Mie (train)|Mie]]''
| JR Central / Ise Tetsudo
| Nagoya – {{STN|Toba}}
| 1990–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Nayoro (train)|ja|3=なよろ (列車)|lt=Nayoro}}''
| JR Hokkaido
| {{STN|Asahikawa}} – {{STN|Nayoro}}
| 1965–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Rabbit (train)|ja|3=宇都宮線#.E5.BF.AB.E9.80.9F.E3.80.8C.E3.83.A9.E3.83.93.E3.83.83.E3.83.88.E3.80.8D|lt=Rabbit}}''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Utsunomiya}}, {{STN|Kuroiso}}
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Rias (train)|ja|3=リアス (列車)|lt=Rias}}''
| JR East
| Morioka – Miyako (via [[Yamada Line (JR East)|Yamada Line]])
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shōnan Liner]]''
| JR East
| Tokyo – Odawara (Some of trains pass [[Tōkaidō Freight Line]])
| 1986–
|-
|''{{Interlanguage link|Sunliner(train)|ja|3=サンライナー|lt=Sunliner}}''
|JR West
|Okayama – Fukuyama
|1989–
|-
|''{{Interlanguage link|Sunport (train)|ja|3=サンポート|lt=Sunport}}''
|JR Shikoku
|Takamatsu – [[Matsuyama Station (Ehime)|Matsuyama]] (some trains to [[Kotohira Station|Kotohira]] via the [[Dosan Line]])
|2002–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Tambaji Rapid Service|ja|3=丹波路快速}}''
| JR-West
| Ōsaka – {{STN|Sasayamaguchi}}
| 2000–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Tottori Liner|ja|3=とっとりライナー}}''
| JR-West
| Tottori – {{STN|Yonago}}, {{STN|Izumoshi}}
| 2001–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Urban (train)|ja|3=アーバン (列車)|lt=Urban}}''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Takasaki}}, {{STN|Maebashi}}
| 1989–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Yamatoji Rapid Service|ja|3=大和路快速}}''
| JR-West
| Tennōji – {{STN|Kamo|Kyoto}} (via Ōsaka)
| 1989–
|}
==Night trains==
=== Limited express ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign="top"
! Train name
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Akatsuki (train)|Akatsuki]]''
| [[JR-West]]
| {{STN|Kyoto}} – {{STN|Nagasaki|Nagasaki}}
| 1965 – Mar 2008
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Akebono (train)|Akebono]]''
| [[JR East]]
| {{STN|Ueno}} – {{STN|Aomori}}
| 1970 – Jan 2015
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Asakaze (train)|Asakaze]]''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Tokyo}} – Shimonoseki
| 1956 – Mar 2005
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Cassiopeia (train)|Cassiopeia]]''
| JR East
| Ueno – {{STN|Sapporo}}
| 1999 – Mar 2016; occasionally operates as a charter train
|- valign="top"
| ''Dream Nichirin''
| [[JR Kyushu]]
| {{STN|Hakata}} – {{STN|Minami-Miyazaki}}, {{STN|Miyazaki Airport}}
| 1993–2011
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Fuji (train)|Fuji]]''
| JR Kyushu
| Tokyo – {{STN|Ōita}}
| 1964 – Mar 2009
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hayabusa (train)|Hayabusa]]''
| JR Kyushu
| Tokyo – {{STN|Kumamoto}}
| 1958 – Mar 2009
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hokuriku (train)|Hokuriku]]''
| JR East
| Ueno – {{STN|Kanazawa}}
| 1947 – Mar 2010
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hokutosei]]''
| JR East / [[JR Hokkaido]]
| Ueno – Sapporo
| 1988 – August 2015
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Izumo (train)|Izumo]]''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Izumoshi}} (via {{STN|Tottori}})
| 1972 – Mar 2006
|- valign="top"
| ''Marimo''
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – {{STN|Kushiro|Hokkaidō}}
| 2001–2008
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Naha (train)|Naha]]''
| JR Kyushu
| Kyoto – Kumamoto
| 1968 – Mar 2008
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Nihonkai (Train)|Nihonkai]]''
| JR-West / JR East
| {{STN|Ōsaka}} – Aomori
| 1968 – Mar 2012
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sunrise Izumo]]''
| JR Central / JR-West
| Tokyo – Izumoshi (via {{STN|Okayama}})
| 1998–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sunrise Seto]]''
| JR Central / JR-West
| Tokyo – {{STN|Takamatsu|Kagawa}}
| 1998–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Okhotsk (train)|Okhotsk]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – {{STN|Abashiri}}
| 1992 – Mar 2006; Daytime service continues
|- valign="top"
| ''Rishiri''
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – {{STN|Wakkanai}}
| 2000–2007
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sakura (train)|Sakura]]''
| JR Kyushu
| Tokyo – Nagasaki
| 1959 – Mar 2005
|- valign="top"
| ''Suisei''
| JR-West
| Kyoto – Minami-Miyazaki
| 1968–2005
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Twilight Express]]''
| JR-West
| Ōsaka – Sapporo
| 1989 – Mar 2015
|- valign="top"
| ''Oze yakō 23:55 / Snowpal 23:55''
| [[Tobu Railway]]
| {{STN|Asakusa|Tokyo Metro, Toei, Tobu}} – {{STN|Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi}}
| 1986–; Climbing and skiing season only
|}
=== Express ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign="top"
! Train name
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
|- valign="top"
| ''Daisen''
| JR-West
| Ōsaka – {{STN|Yonago}} (via [[San'in Main Line]])
| 1968 – Oct 2004
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Ginga (train)|Ginga]]''
| JR-West
| Tokyo – Ōsaka
| 1950 – Mar 2008
|- valign="top"
| ''Hakkōda''
| JR East
| Ueno – Aomori(via [[Tohoku Main Line]])
| 1961 – Dec 1993 (daily operation) / Aug 1998 (temporary service)
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hamanasu (train)|Hamanasu]]''
| [[JR Hokkaido]]
| Aomori – Sapporo
| 1955 – Mar 2016
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kitaguni]]''
| JR-West
| Ōsaka – {{STN|Niigata}}
| 1968 – Jan 2013
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Noto]]''
| JR East
| Ueno – Kanazawa
| 1975 – Feb 2012
|- valign="top"
| ''Tsugaru''
| JR East
| Ueno – Aomori(via [[Ōu Main Line]])
| 1954 (temporary service) / 1956 – Dec 1993 (daily operation) / Jan 1998 (temporary service)
|}
=== Rapid ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign="top"
! Train name
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Moonlight Echigo]]''
| JR East
| {{STN|Shinjuku}} – Niigata
| 1986 – May 2014
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Moonlight Nagara]]''
| JR East / JR Central
| Tokyo – {{STN|Ōgaki}}
| 1996 – March 2020
|}
==See also==
* [[Rail transport in Japan]]
==References==
{{refbegin}}
* JR Timetable, December 2008
* {{cite book | title = JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File)| publisher = Kōtsū Shimbun| year = 2008 | location = Japan| isbn = 978-4-330-00608-6}}
* {{cite book | title = 列車名鑑1995 (Train Name Directory 1995)| publisher = Railway Journal| date = August 1995 | location = Japan}}
{{refend}}
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Named passenger trains of Japan| List of named passenger trains of Japan]]
[[Category:Lists of named passenger trains|Japan]]
[[Category:Japanese railway-related lists|Named passenger trains]]' |
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This article contains lists of '''[[Lists of named passenger trains|named passenger trains]]''' in Japan.
== [[Shinkansen]] (bullet trains) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign="to
! Train name
! Name meaning
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
! Maximum operating speed (km/h)
! [[Japan Rail Pass]] coverage
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Aoba (train)|Aoba]]''
| refers to ''[[Aoba Castle]]''
| [[JR East]]
| {{STN|Tokyo}} – {{STN|Sendai|Miyagi}}
| 1982–1995
| 240
|{{terminated|Service discontinued}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Asahi (train)|Asahi]]''
| ''Morning Sun''
| JR East
| {{STN|Tokyo}} – {{STN|Niigata}}
| 1982–2004
| 275
|{{terminated|Service discontinued}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Asama (train)|Asama]]''
| refers to ''[[Mount Asama]]''
| JR East
| [[Tokyo station|Tokyo]] – [[Nagano (city)|Nagano]]
| 1998–
| 260
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hakutaka]]''
| ''White hawk''<ref>legendary white hawk in [[Mount Tate]]</ref>
| JR East / [[JR-West]]
| Tokyo – [[Kanazawa Station|Kanazawa]]
| 2015–
| 260
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hayabusa (train)|Hayabusa]]''
| ''[[Peregrine falcon]]''
| JR East / [[JR Hokkaido]]
| Tokyo – {{STN|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto}}
| 2011–
| 320
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hayate (train)|Hayate]]''
| ''Strong wind''
| JR East / JR Hokkaido
| {{STN|Morioka}} – {{STN|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto}}
| 2002–<br>2002-2019 (Tokyo to Morioka)
| 275
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hikari (train)|Hikari]]''
| ''Light''
| [[JR Central]] / JR-West
| Tokyo – {{STN|Hiroshima}} and {{STN|Nagoya}} – {{STN|Hakata}}
| 1964–
| {{Ublist|Tokaido Shinkansen: 285 | Sanyo Shinkansen: 300}}
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hikari (train)|Hikari Rail Star]]''
| ''Light – Rail Star''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Shin-Ōsaka}} – {{STN|Hakata}}
| 2000–
| 285
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kagayaki]]''
| ''Glitter''
| JR East / JR-West
| Tokyo – {{STN|Kanazawa}}
| 2015–
| 260
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kamome (train)|Kamome]]''
| ''Seagull''
| [[JR Kyushu]]
| {{STN|Nagasaki}} – {{STN|Takeo-Onsen}}
| 2022–
| 260
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kodama (train)|Kodama]]''
| ''Echo''
| JR Central / JR-West
| Tokyo – {{STN|Shin-Ōsaka}} and {{STN|Shin-Ōsaka}} – {{STN|Hakata}}
| 1964–
| 285
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Komachi (train)|Komachi]]''
| ''Beauty''<ref>refers to ''[[Ono no Komachi]]''</ref>
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Akita}}
| 1997–
| 320
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Mizuho (train)|Mizuho]]''
| ''Harvest'', also an [[Names of Japan#Other names|ancient name]] of Japan
| [[JR Kyushu]] / JR-West
| Shin-Ōsaka – {{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō}}
| 2011–
| 300
|{{no}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Nasuno]]''
| refers to ''[[Nasu District, Tochigi|Nasu highlands]]''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Kōriyama|Fukushima}}
| 1995–
| 275
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Nozomi (train)|Nozomi]]''
| ''Hope''
| JR Central / JR-West
| Tokyo – Shin-Ōsaka, Hakata
| 1992–
| {{Ublist|Tokaido Shinkansen: 285 | Sanyo Shinkansen: 300}}
|{{no}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sakura (train)|Sakura]]''
| ''Cherry blossoms''
| JR Kyushu / JR-West
| Shin-Ōsaka – Kagoshima-Chūō
| 2011–
| 300
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tanigawa (train)|Tanigawa]]''
| refers to ''[[Mount Tanigawa]]''
| JR East
| Tokyo – Echigo-Yuzawa
| 1997–
| 240
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Toki (train)|Toki]]''
| ''[[Crested ibis]]''
| JR East
| Tokyo – [[Niigata Station|Niigata]]
| 1982–1997; 2004–
| 275
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tsubame (train)|Tsubame]]''
| ''[[Swallow]]''
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – Kagoshima-Chūō
| 2004–
| 260
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tsubasa (train)|Tsubasa]]''
| ''Wings''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Shinjō}}
| 1992–
| 275
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tsurugi (train)|Tsurugi]]''
| refers to ''[[Mount Tsurugi (Toyama)|Mount Tsurugi]]''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Toyama}} – {{STN|Kanazawa}}
| 2015–
| 260
|{{yes}}
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Yamabiko]]''
| ''Mountain spirit''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Morioka}}
| 1982–
| 275
|{{yes}}
|}
== Daytime trains ==
=== Limited express (partial list) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign="top"
! Train name
! Name meaning
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
|- valign="top"
| ''[[A-Train (JR Kyushu)|A-Train]]''
| refers to ''Ariake'' region
| [[JR Kyushu]]
| {{STN|Yoshizuka}}, {{STN|Hakata}} – {{STN|Nagasu}}
| 1967–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Aizu Liner]]''
| refers to ''Aizu'' region
| [[JR East]]
| {{STN|Kōriyama|Fukushima}} – Aizu-Wakamatsu
| 1968–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Akagi (train)|Akagi / Swallow Akagi]]''
| refers to ''[[Mt. Akagi]]''
| JR East
| {{STN|Ueno}}, {{STN|Shinjuku}} – {{STN|Takasaki}}, {{STN|Maebashi}}
| 1982–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Ariake (train)|Ariake]]''
| refers to ''Ariake'' region
| JR Kyushu
| {{STN|Kumamoto}} – {{STN|Misumi}}
| 1967–2021
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Asagiri (train)|Asagiri]]''
| ''Morning mist''
| [[Odakyu]] / [[JR Central]]
| {{STN|Shinjuku}} – Gotemba
| 1991–2018
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Ashizuri (train)|Ashizuri]]''
| refers to ''Cape Ashizuri''
| [[JR Shikoku]]
| {{STN|Kōchi|Kōchi}} – {{STN|Nakamura}}
| 1990–
|- valign="top"
| ''Ayame''
| ''[[Japanese iris]]''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Narita}}, {{STN|Kashimajingū}}, Chōshi
| 1975–2015
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Azusa (train)|Azusa]]''
| refers to ''Azusa River''
| JR East
| Shinjuku, {{STN|Tokyo}}, Chiba – Matsumoto, Minami-Otari
| 1966–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Banetsu Monogatari]]''
| refers to ''[[Banetsu West Line]]''
| JR East
| {{STN|Niigata}} - {{STN|Aizu-Wakamatsu}}
| 1999–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Dinostar]]''
| portmanteau derived from the English word "dinosaur" for which Fukui is famous and the word "star"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20141007-a328/ | title=北陸新幹線開業で金沢駅発着の特急「ダイナスター」「能登かがり火」誕生! | date=7 October 2014 }}</ref>
| JR-West
| {{STN|Fukui|Fukui}} – {{STN|Kanazawa}}
| 2015–
|- valign="top"
| ''Enoshima''
| refers to ''[[Enoshima]]''
| Odakyu
| {{STN|Shinjuku}} – {{STN|Fujisawa}} – {{STN|Katase-Enoshima}}
| 1964–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Fujikawa (train)|Fujikawa]]''
| refers to ''[[Fuji River]]''
| [[JR Central]]
| Kōfu – Shizuoka
| 1996–
|- valign="top"
| ''Hakone / Super Hakone / Metro Hakone''
| refers to ''[[Hakone]]''
| Odakyu
| Shinjuku, {{STN|Kita-Senju}} – {{STN|Hakone-Yumoto}}
| 1950–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hakuchō (train)|Hakuchō / Super Hakuchō]]''
| ''Swan''
| ''JR East / [[JR Hokkaido]]''
| ''{{STN|Shin-Aomori}}, {{STN|Aomori}} – {{STN|Hakodate}}''
| 2002–2016
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hamakaze]]''
| ''Sea breeze/beach wind''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Ōsaka}} – {{STN|Kasumi}}, {{STN|Hamasaka}}, {{STN|Tottori}}
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Haruka (train)|Haruka]]''
| ''Faraway''
| [[JR-West]]
| {{STN|Kyoto}}/{{STN|Shin-Ōsaka}} – [[Kansai Airport]]
| 1993–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hashidate]]''
| -
| JR-West, [[Kyoto Tango Railway|Willer Trains]]
| Kyoto – {{STN|Amanohashidate}}, Toyooka
| 1965–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hida (train)|Hida]]''
| refers to ''[[Hida (region)|Hida]]''
| JR Central
| {{STN|Ōsaka}}, Nagoya – {{STN|Takayama}}, {{STN|Hida Furukawa}}, {{STN|Toyama}}
| 1968–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hitachi (Japanese train)|Hitachi]]''
| old name of ''[[Ibaraki Prefecture]]''
| JR East
| ''{{STN|Shinagawa}} – {{STN|Iwaki|Fukushima}}''
| 1969–
|-
|''[[SL Hitoyoshi|Hitoyoshi]]''
|name of Hitoyohi, Kumamoto
|JR Kyushu
|Kumamoto – Hitoyoshi
|2009–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hokuto (train)|Hokuto]]''
| ''Big Dipper''
| JR Hokkaido
| Hakodate – Sapporo
| 1965–
|- valign="top"
| ''Homeway / Metro Homeway''
| -
| Odakyu
| Shinjuku, Kita-Senju, {{STN|Ōtemachi|Tokyo}} – {{STN|Machida|Tokyo}}, {{STN|Sagami-Ōno}}, {{STN|Hon-Atsugi}}, {{STN|Odawara}}, Hakone-Yumoto, {{STN|Karakida}}, Fujisawa, Katase-Enoshima
| 1999–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Huis Ten Bosch (train)|Huis Ten Bosch]]''
| -
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Huis Ten Bosch}}
| 1992–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Inaho]]''
| ''Rice stalk''
| JR East
| ''{{STN|Niigata}} – Sakata, {{STN|Akita}}''
|1969–
|- valign="top"
| ''Inaji''
| ''Way to Ina'', refers to Ina region
| JR Central
| Toyohashi – {{STN|Iida}}
| 1996–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Ishizuchi]]''
| Refers to ''[[Mt. Ishizuchi]]''
| JR Shikoku
| Takamatsu – {{STN|Matsuyama|Ehime}}, {{STN|Uwajima}}
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kaiji (train)|Kaiji]]''
| ''Way to Kai'', old name of [[Yamanashi Prefecture]]
| JR East
| Tokyo, Shinjuku – {{STN|Kōfu}}, Ryūō
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''Kaio''
| refers to ''[[Kaiō Hiroyuki]]'', a celebrity sumo wrestler from Nōgata
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Nōgata}}
| 2001–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kamome (train)|Kamome]]''
| ''Seagull''
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Saga}}, {{STN|Hizen-Kashima}}, {{STN|Nagasaki|Nagasaki}} and {{STN|Haiki}} – Nagasaki
| 1961–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kamoshika]]''
| ''[[Japanese serow]]''
| JR East
| Akita – Aomori
| 1997–2010
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kamui (train)|Kamui]]''
| ''[[Kamuy]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – {{STN|Asahikawa}}
| 2007–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kawasemi Yamasemi]]''
| refers to kingfishers native to the area
| JR Kyushu
| Kumamoto-{{STN|Hitoyoshi}}
| 2017-
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kinosaki (train)|Kinosaki]]''
| refers to ''Kinosaki Onsen''
| JR-West
| Kyoto – Kinosaki Onsen
| 1996–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kinugawa (train)|Kinugawa]] / Spacia Kinugawa''
| refers to ''[[Kinugawa River]]''
| JR East / [[Tobu Railway]]
| Shinjuku – {{STN|Kinugawa-Onsen}}
| 2006–
|- valign="top"
| ''Kirameki''
| ''Glitter''
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Kokura}}, {{STN|Mojikō}}
| 2001–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kirishima (train)|Kirishima]]''
| refers to ''Mt. Kirishima''
| JR Kyushu
| {{STN|Miyazaki}} – {{STN|Miyakonojō}}, {{STN|Nishi-Miyakonojō}}, Kagoshima-Chūō and {{STN|Kokubu|Kagoshima}} – Kagoshima-Chūō
| 1995–
|- valign="top"
| ''Kita-Kinki''
| ''North [[Kinki]]''
| JR-West
| Shin-Ōsaka, Fukuchiyama – Toyooka, Kinosaki Onsen
| 1986–2011
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kounotori (train)|Kounotori]]''
| ''Stork''
| JR-West
| Shin-Ōsaka – Fukuchiyama, Toyooka, Kinosaki Onsen
| 2011–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kumagawa]]''
| refers to ''[[Kuma River (Japan)|Kuma River]]''
| JR Kyushu
| Kumamoto – Hitoyoshi
| 2004–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kuroshio (train)|Kuroshio]]''
| ''[[Kuroshio Current]]''
| JR-West
| Kyoto, Shin-Ōsaka, {{STN|Tennōji}} – Wakayama, Shirahama, Shingu
| 1965–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kusatsu (train)|Kusatsu]]''
| refers to ''[[Kusatsu Onsen]]''
| JR East
| Ueno – Manza-Kagawaguchi
| 1985–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Lilac (train)|Lilac]]''
| -
| JR Hokkaido
| {{STN|Sapporo}} – {{STN|Asahikawa}}
| 1980–2007; 2017–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Midori (train)|Midori]]''
| ''Green''
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Sasebo}}
| 1976–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Muroto (train)|Muroto]]''
| refers to ''[[Cape Muroto]]''
| JR Shikoku
| Tokushima – {{STN|Mugi}}
| 1962-
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Nanki]]''
| refers to ''South [[Kii Peninsula]]''
| JR Central
| Nagoya – {{STN|Shingū}}, {{STN|Kii-Katsuura}}
| 1978–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Nanpū]]''
| ''Southern wind''
| JR Shikoku
| Okayama – Kōchi, Nakamura, {{STN|Sukumo}}
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Narita Express]]''
| -
| JR East
| [[Tokyo]] area – [[Narita Airport]]
| 1991–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Nikkō (train)|Nikkō]] / Spacia Nikkō''
| refers to ''[[Nikkō]]''
| JR East / Tōbu
| Shinjuku – Tōbu-Nikko
| 2006–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Noto Kagaribi]]''
| ''Noto fire built in an iron basket''
| JR-West
| Kanazawa – [[Wakuraonsen Station|Wakuraonsen]]
| 2015–
|- valign="top"
| [[Odoriko|''Odoriko / Super View Odoriko / Saphir Odoriko'']]
| refers to ''[[The Dancing Girl of Izu]]''
| JR East / [[Izukyū Corporation|Izukyū]] / [[Izuhakone Railway]]
| Tokyo, Shinjuku, {{STN|Ikebukuro}} – {{STN|Itō}}, {{STN|Izukyū Shimoda}}, {{STN|Shuzenji}}
| Odoriko: 1981-
Super View Odoriko: 1990–2020
Saphir Odoriko: 2020-
|- valign="top"
| ''Ohayo Express / Oyasumi Express''
| ''Good morning express / Good night express''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Tsuruga}} – {{STN|Kanazawa}}
| {{Ublist| Ohayo Express: 2001–| Oyasumi Express: 2004–}}
|- valign="top"
| ''Ohayo Tochigi / Hometown Tochigi''
| ''Good morning Tochigi / - ''
| JR East
| Shinjuku – {{STN|Utsunomiya}}, {{STN|Kuroiso}}
| 1995–2010
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Okhotsk (train)|Okhotsk]]''
| refers to ''[[Sea of Okhotsk]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – Asahikawa - {{STN|Abashiri}}
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Relay Tsubame]]''
| ''Swallow''
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Shin-Yatsushiro}}
| 2004–2011
|-
|Relay Kamome
| -
|[[Kyushu Railway Company|JR Kyushu]]
|[[Hakata Station|Hakata]] - [[Takeo-Onsen Station|Takeo-Onsen]]
|2023-
|- valign="top"
| ''Sagami / Metro Sagami''
| refers to ''Sagami'', old name of ''[[Kanagawa Prefecture]]''
| Odakyu
| Shinjuku, Kita-Senju – Machida, Sagami-Ōno, Hon-Atsugi, Odawara
| 1950–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sarobetsu (train)|Sarobetsu]]''
| refers to ''[[Sarobetsu plain]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| Asahikawa – Wakkanai
| 2017–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sazanami (train)|Sazanami]]''
| ''Ripples''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Kimitsu}}
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shimanto (train)|Shimanto]]''
| refers to ''[[Shimanto River]]''
| JR Shikoku
| Takamatsu – Kōchi, Sukumo
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shinano (train)|Shinano]]''
| refers to ''Shinano'' region, old name of [[Nagano Prefecture]]
| JR Central
| Nagoya – Nagano
| 1968–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shiokaze (train)|Shiokaze]]''
| ''Sea breeze''
| JR Shikoku
| Okayama – {{STN|Imabari}}, Matsuyama, Uwajima
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shiosai]]''
| -
| JR East
| Tokyo, Shinjuku – {{STN|Sakura|Chiba}}, {{STN|Narutō}}, {{STN|Chōshi}}
| 1975–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shirasagi (train)|Shirasagi]]''
| ''Egret''
| JR-West
| Nagoya, Maibara – Kanazawa
| 1964–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shirayuki (train)|Shirayuki]]''
| ''White snow''
| JR East
| ''[[Niigata Station|Niigata]] – [[Jōetsumyōkō Station|Jōetsumyōkō]]''
| 2015–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Skyliner]]''
| -
| [[Keisei Electric Railway|Keisei]]
| {{STN|Keisei Ueno}} – {{STN|Narita Airport}}
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sonic (train)|Sonic]]''
| -
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Yanagigaura}}, {{STN|Ōita}}, {{STN|Saiki}} (via [[Nippō Main Line]])
| 1997–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sōya (train)|Soya]]''
| refers to ''Soya'' region
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – Asahikawa - Wakkanai
| 2000–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Super Hakuto]]''
| ''White hare'', i.e. ''[[Hare of Inaba]]''
| JR-West, [[Chizu Express]]
| Kyoto – Tottori - Kurayoshi
| 1994–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Super Inaba]]''
| refers to ''Inaba'', old name of [[Tottori Prefecture]]. Also ''Hare of Inaba''
| JR-West, Chizu Express
| Okayama – Tottori
| 1993–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Super Matsukaze]]''
| ''Pine wind''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Tottori}} – {{STN|Masuda}}
| 2003–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Super Oki]]''
| refers to ''[[Oki Islands]]''
| JR-West
| Tottori – Yonago, Shin-Yamaguchi
| 2001–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Ōzora (train)|Ozora]]''
| ''Sky''
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – Kushiro
| 1961–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tokachi (train)|Tokachi]]''
| refers to ''Tokachi'' region
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – Obihiro
| 1990–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Super White Arrow]]''
| -
| JR Hokkaido
| [[New Chitose Airport]], Sapporo – Asahikawa
| 1986–2007
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Suzuran]]''
| ''[[Lily of the valley]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| Muroran – Sapporo
| 1992–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Taisetsu]]''
| another name of ''[[Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group|Mt. Daisetsu]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| Asahikawa - {{STN|Abashiri}}
| 2017–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Thunderbird (train)|Thunderbird]]''
| -
| JR-West
| Ōsaka – Kanazawa, Wakura-Onsen
| 1995–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tōkai (train)|Tōkai]]''
| refers to ''Tokai'' region
| JR Central
| {{STN|Tokyo}} – Shizuoka
| 1996–2007
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tokiwa (train)|Tokiwa]]''
| old name of [[Ibaraki Prefecture]]
| JR East
| Shinagawa – {{STN|Tsuchiura}}, {{STN|Katsuta}}, Iwaki, {{STN|Takahagi}}
| 2015–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Trans-Kyushu Limited Express]]''
| -
| JR Kyushu
| {{STN|Beppu}} – Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
| 2004–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Tsugaru (train)|Tsugaru]]''
| old name of ''[[Aomori Prefecture]]''
| JR East
| Akita – {{STN|Aomori}}
| 2002–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Umisachi Yamasachi]]''
| refers to [[Hoderi]], whose myth supposedly takes place in Southern Kyushu
| JR Kyushu
| Miyazaki-{{STN|Nangō}}
| 2009-
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Uwakai]]''
| refers to ''Sea of Uwa''
| JR Shikoku
| Matsuyama – Uwajima
| 1990–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Uzushio (train)|Uzushio]]''
| refers to ''[[Naruto whirlpools]]''
| JR Shikoku
| {{STN|Takamatsu|Kagawa}} – {{STN|Tokushima}}
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Wakashio]]''
| ''Growing tide from neap tide to spring tide'', also another name of ''[[Kuroshio Current]]''
| JR East
| Shinjuku – {{STN|Kazusa-Ichinomiya}}, {{STN|Katsuura}}, Awa-Kamogawa
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Yakumo (train)|Yakumo]]''
| ''thick clouds''
| JR-West
| [[Okayama Station|Okayama]] – [[Izumoshi Station|Izumoshi]]
| 1972–
|- valign="top"
| ''Yufu / [[Yufuin-no-mori]]''
| refers to ''Yufu Onsen''
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata – {{STN|Yufuin}}, Ōita, Beppu (via [[Kyūdai Main Line]])
| 1989–
|- valign="top"
| ''μ Sky''
| -
| Meitetsu
| {{STN|Shin-Unuma}}, {{STN|Shin-Kani}}, {{STN|Mikakino}}, {{STN|Meitetsu Gifu}}, {{STN|Meitetsu Nagoya}} – {{STN|Central Japan International Airport}}
| 2005–
|}
=== Express ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign="top"
! Train name
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
|- valign="top"
| ''Chichibuji''
| [[Chichibu Railway]]
| {{STN|Hanyū}}, {{STN|Kumagaya}} – {{STN|Kagemori}}, {{STN|Mitsumineguchi}}
| 1969–
|- valign="top"
| ''Moriyoshi''
| Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway
| {{STN|Kakunodate}} – {{STN|Takanosu}}
| 1989–
|- valign="top"
| ''SL Express''
| [[Ōigawa Railway]]
| {{STN|Shin-Kanaya}} – {{STN|Senzu}}
| 1976–
|}
=== Rapid ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign="top"
! Train name
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Acty (train)|ja|3=東海道線_(JR東日本)#.E5.BF.AB.E9.80.9F.E3.80.8C.E3.82.A2.E3.82.AF.E3.83.86.E3.82.A3.E3.83.BC.E3.80.8D|lt=Acty}}''
| JR East
| {{STN|Tokyo}} – {{STN|Atami}}
| 1989–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Airport (train)|ja|3=エアポート (列車)|lt=Airport}}''
| JR Hokkaido
| {{STN|Otaru}}, Sapporo – [[New Chitose Airport]]
| 1992–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Aqua Liner (train)|ja|3=アクアライナー (列車)|lt=Aqua Liner}}''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Yonago}} – {{STN|Masuda}}
| 2001–
|- valign="top"
| ''Aterui''
| JR East
| {{STN|Mizusawa}} – Morioka
| 2001–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Central Liner (train)|ja|3=セントラルライナー|lt=Central Liner}}''
| JR Central
| {{STN|Nagoya}} – Nakatsugawa
| 1999–2013
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Hamayuri|ja|3=はまゆり (列車)|lt=Hamayuri}}''
| JR East
| Morioka – {{STN|Kamaishi}} (via [[Kamaishi Line]])
| 2002–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Kansai Airport Rapid Service|ja|3=関空快速}}''
| JR-West
| Tennōji – {{STN|Kansai Airport}} (via Ōsaka)
| 1994–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Karikachi|ja|3=狩勝 (列車)|lt=Karikachi}}''
| JR Hokkaido
| {{STN|Takikawa}}, {{STN|Asahikawa}} – {{STN|Obihiro}}
| 1990–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Kishuji Rapid Service|ja|3=紀州路快速}}''
| JR-West
| Tennōji – {{STN|Wakayama}}, {{STN|Kainan}}, {{STN|Gobō}}, {{STN|Kii-Tanabe}} (via Ōsaka)
| 1999–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kitami (train)|Kitami]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| {{STN|Asahikawa}} – {{STN|Kitami|Hokkaidō}}
| 1998–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kubikino]]''
| JR East
| {{STN|Arai|Niigata}} – {{STN|Niigata}}
| 2002–2015
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Marine Liner]]''
| JR-West / JR Shikoku
| {{STN|Okayama}} – {{STN|Takamatsu|Kagawa}}
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Mie (train)|Mie]]''
| JR Central / Ise Tetsudo
| Nagoya – {{STN|Toba}}
| 1990–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Nayoro (train)|ja|3=なよろ (列車)|lt=Nayoro}}''
| JR Hokkaido
| {{STN|Asahikawa}} – {{STN|Nayoro}}
| 1965–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Rabbit (train)|ja|3=宇都宮線#.E5.BF.AB.E9.80.9F.E3.80.8C.E3.83.A9.E3.83.93.E3.83.83.E3.83.88.E3.80.8D|lt=Rabbit}}''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Utsunomiya}}, {{STN|Kuroiso}}
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Rias (train)|ja|3=リアス (列車)|lt=Rias}}''
| JR East
| Morioka – Miyako (via [[Yamada Line (JR East)|Yamada Line]])
| 1988–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Shōnan Liner]]''
| JR East
| Tokyo – Odawara (Some of trains pass [[Tōkaidō Freight Line]])
| 1986–
|-
|''{{Interlanguage link|Sunliner(train)|ja|3=サンライナー|lt=Sunliner}}''
|JR West
|Okayama – Fukuyama
|1989–
|-
|''{{Interlanguage link|Sunport (train)|ja|3=サンポート|lt=Sunport}}''
|JR Shikoku
|Takamatsu – [[Matsuyama Station (Ehime)|Matsuyama]] (some trains to [[Kotohira Station|Kotohira]] via the [[Dosan Line]])
|2002–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Tambaji Rapid Service|ja|3=丹波路快速}}''
| JR-West
| Ōsaka – {{STN|Sasayamaguchi}}
| 2000–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Tottori Liner|ja|3=とっとりライナー}}''
| JR-West
| Tottori – {{STN|Yonago}}, {{STN|Izumoshi}}
| 2001–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Urban (train)|ja|3=アーバン (列車)|lt=Urban}}''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Takasaki}}, {{STN|Maebashi}}
| 1989–
|- valign="top"
| ''{{Interlanguage link|Yamatoji Rapid Service|ja|3=大和路快速}}''
| JR-West
| Tennōji – {{STN|Kamo|Kyoto}} (via Ōsaka)
| 1989–
|}
==Night trains==
=== Limited express ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign="top"
! Train name
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Akatsuki (train)|Akatsuki]]''
| [[JR-West]]
| {{STN|Kyoto}} – {{STN|Nagasaki|Nagasaki}}
| 1965 – Mar 2008
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Akebono (train)|Akebono]]''
| [[JR East]]
| {{STN|Ueno}} – {{STN|Aomori}}
| 1970 – Jan 2015
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Asakaze (train)|Asakaze]]''
| JR-West
| {{STN|Tokyo}} – Shimonoseki
| 1956 – Mar 2005
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Cassiopeia (train)|Cassiopeia]]''
| JR East
| Ueno – {{STN|Sapporo}}
| 1999 – Mar 2016; occasionally operates as a charter train
|- valign="top"
| ''Dream Nichirin''
| [[JR Kyushu]]
| {{STN|Hakata}} – {{STN|Minami-Miyazaki}}, {{STN|Miyazaki Airport}}
| 1993–2011
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Fuji (train)|Fuji]]''
| JR Kyushu
| Tokyo – {{STN|Ōita}}
| 1964 – Mar 2009
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hayabusa (train)|Hayabusa]]''
| JR Kyushu
| Tokyo – {{STN|Kumamoto}}
| 1958 – Mar 2009
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hokuriku (train)|Hokuriku]]''
| JR East
| Ueno – {{STN|Kanazawa}}
| 1947 – Mar 2010
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hokutosei]]''
| JR East / [[JR Hokkaido]]
| Ueno – Sapporo
| 1988 – August 2015
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Izumo (train)|Izumo]]''
| JR East
| Tokyo – {{STN|Izumoshi}} (via {{STN|Tottori}})
| 1972 – Mar 2006
|- valign="top"
| ''Marimo''
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – {{STN|Kushiro|Hokkaidō}}
| 2001–2008
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Naha (train)|Naha]]''
| JR Kyushu
| Kyoto – Kumamoto
| 1968 – Mar 2008
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Nihonkai (Train)|Nihonkai]]''
| JR-West / JR East
| {{STN|Ōsaka}} – Aomori
| 1968 – Mar 2012
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sunrise Izumo]]''
| JR Central / JR-West
| Tokyo – Izumoshi (via {{STN|Okayama}})
| 1998–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sunrise Seto]]''
| JR Central / JR-West
| Tokyo – {{STN|Takamatsu|Kagawa}}
| 1998–
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Okhotsk (train)|Okhotsk]]''
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – {{STN|Abashiri}}
| 1992 – Mar 2006; Daytime service continues
|- valign="top"
| ''Rishiri''
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo – {{STN|Wakkanai}}
| 2000–2007
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Sakura (train)|Sakura]]''
| JR Kyushu
| Tokyo – Nagasaki
| 1959 – Mar 2005
|- valign="top"
| ''Suisei''
| JR-West
| Kyoto – Minami-Miyazaki
| 1968–2005
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Twilight Express]]''
| JR-West
| Ōsaka – Sapporo
| 1989 – Mar 2015
|- valign="top"
| ''Oze yakō 23:55 / Snowpal 23:55''
| [[Tobu Railway]]
| {{STN|Asakusa|Tokyo Metro, Toei, Tobu}} – {{STN|Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi}}
| 1986–; Climbing and skiing season only
|}
=== Express ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign="top"
! Train name
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
|- valign="top"
| ''Daisen''
| JR-West
| Ōsaka – {{STN|Yonago}} (via [[San'in Main Line]])
| 1968 – Oct 2004
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Ginga (train)|Ginga]]''
| JR-West
| Tokyo – Ōsaka
| 1950 – Mar 2008
|- valign="top"
| ''Hakkōda''
| JR East
| Ueno – Aomori(via [[Tohoku Main Line]])
| 1961 – Dec 1993 (daily operation) / Aug 1998 (temporary service)
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Hamanasu (train)|Hamanasu]]''
| [[JR Hokkaido]]
| Aomori – Sapporo
| 1955 – Mar 2016
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Kitaguni]]''
| JR-West
| Ōsaka – {{STN|Niigata}}
| 1968 – Jan 2013
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Noto]]''
| JR East
| Ueno – Kanazawa
| 1975 – Feb 2012
|- valign="top"
| ''Tsugaru''
| JR East
| Ueno – Aomori(via [[Ōu Main Line]])
| 1954 (temporary service) / 1956 – Dec 1993 (daily operation) / Jan 1998 (temporary service)
|}
=== Rapid ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign="top"
! Train name
! Operator
! Train endpoints
! Operated
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Moonlight Echigo]]''
| JR East
| {{STN|Shinjuku}} – Niigata
| 1986 – May 2014
|- valign="top"
| ''[[Moonlight Nagara]]''
| JR East / JR Central
| Tokyo – {{STN|Ōgaki}}
| 1996 – March 2020
|}
==See also==
* [[Rail transport in Japan]]
==References==
{{refbegin}}
* JR Timetable, December 2008
* {{cite book | title = JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File)| publisher = Kōtsū Shimbun| year = 2008 | location = Japan| isbn = 978-4-330-00608-6}}
* {{cite book | title = 列車名鑑1995 (Train Name Directory 1995)| publisher = Railway Journal| date = August 1995 | location = Japan}}
{{refend}}
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Named passenger trains of Japan| List of named passenger trains of Japan]]
[[Category:Lists of named passenger trains|Japan]]
[[Category:Japanese railway-related lists|Named passenger trains]]' |