The E8 series for the Yamagata Shinkansen is cool. We hope that travelers from overseas will take this train and visit Yamagata, a little-known travel destination.
I saw the E-8 passing through Oyama and Shin-Shirakawa Stations a few days ago. Its a good looking train, i am eager to see the interior. It looks good running alone, i wonder if the E8 and E5 will not run together as much due to the higher speed on the E8 vs the E3 allowing more separation. I guess room at the platform in Tokyo is also a issue, but i see E3s running alone as well on the high speed sections.