How fast does the Bullet Train go?
The series 300 Nozomi Shinkansen, or Bullet Train, operated by JR Central can reach 270 kilometers per hour (about 168 miles per hour) and travels from Tokyo to Osaka (553 kilometers, or 344 miles) in two and a half hours. The series 500 operated by JR West, meanwhile, can travel at 300 kilometers per hour (186 miles per hour) and connects Tokyo with Hakata (1,175 kilometers, or 730 miles) in four hours and fifty minutes. Find out more about the Shinkansen, at Hi-Tech Japan.
