Odoriko
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The is a limited express
train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company
(JR East), which runs between Tokyo
and or in Shizuoka Prefecture
.
The word odoriko means a girl dancer in Japanese
. The train service was named after the title of novel Izu no Odoriko
(The Dancing Girl of Izu) by Yasunari Kawabata
. The stage of the novel is the destination of the train, Izu Peninsula
.
EMUs, replacing the earlier Amagi limited express and Izu express services from Tokyo to Izu.
The is a deluxe version of the Odoriko introduced from 10 March 1990. It uses 251 series
10-car EMUs and runs between Tokyo or and Izukyū-Shimoda.
The operates between Tokyo and Izukyū-Shimoda on the Izu Kyūkō Line
using Izukyū
2100 series "Alpha Resort 21" 8-car EMUs. The service normally consists of one return journey at weekends only.
Limited express
A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes.- Japan :...
train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East), which runs between Tokyo
Tokyo Station
is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district....
and or in Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
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Operations
Services are currently operated by 7-, 10-, and 10+5-car 185 series EMUs, making it the longest Limited Express train running in Japan (excluding shinkansen trains).The word odoriko means a girl dancer in Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
. The train service was named after the title of novel Izu no Odoriko
The Dancing Girl of Izu
"The Dancing Girl of Izu" or , published in 1926, was the first work of literature by Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata to achieve great popular and critical acclaim. Kawabata would win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968...
(The Dancing Girl of Izu) by Yasunari Kawabata
Yasunari Kawabata
was a Japanese short story writer and novelist whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968, the first Japanese author to receive the award...
. The stage of the novel is the destination of the train, Izu Peninsula
Izu Peninsula
The is a large mountainous peninsula with deeply indented coasts to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshū, Japan. Formerly the eponymous Izu Province, Izu peninsula is now a part of Shizuoka Prefecture...
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History
The limited express service was inaugurated on 1 October 1981 following the introduction of the then-new 185 series185 series
The is an EMU operated by East Japan Railway Company primarily on middle-distance limited express services centering on Tokyo.The class is broadly divided into two variants: 185-0 series for use south-west of Tokyo, and 185-200 series originally for use north of Tokyo.-185-0 series:The 185 series...
EMUs, replacing the earlier Amagi limited express and Izu express services from Tokyo to Izu.
Super View Odoriko
251 series
The is a DC electric multiple unit train type operated by East Japan Railway Company on Tōkaidō Line Super View Odoriko limited express services in Japan.-Operations:...
10-car EMUs and runs between Tokyo or and Izukyū-Shimoda.
Formation
| Izukyū Shimoda← | →Tokyo | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Observation Reserved |
Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Observation Reserved |
| Salon room Salon (gathering) A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine taste and increase their knowledge of the participants through conversation. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to... |
Reserved Private room |
Child room Lounge car A lounge car is a type of passenger car on a train, where riders can purchase food and drinks. The car may feature large windows and comfortable seating to create a relaxing diversion from standard coach or dining options... |
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Resort Odoriko
Izu Kyuko Line
The is a privately owned railway line of Izukyū Corporation in Shizuoka Prefecture, JapanThe line runs along the eastern coast of the Izu Peninsula, a tourist district noted for its numerous hot spring resorts and golf courses, between Itō Station in Itō and Izukyū-Shimoda Station in Shimoda...
using Izukyū
Izukyū Corporation
The is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Tokyu Corporation. The company operates the Izu Kyūkō Line train service on Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, and has subsidiary operations involved in taxi and bus services, as well as real estate and leisure resort...
2100 series "Alpha Resort 21" 8-car EMUs. The service normally consists of one return journey at weekends only.