This series was developed for purpose of higher speed on Sanyo Shinkansen by JR West in 1997. This vehicle has a nose like a fighter and a body like the round pipe. It was 2 hours and 17 minutes between Shin-Osaka and Hakata as NOZOMI. It was shortening 15 minutes. The max speed is 300km/h between Shin-Osaka and Hakata. This is as speed as TGV or Eurostar.
(Photography: Shin-Osaka Station, 5.1994)