Jōetsu Shinkansen The Jōetsu Shinkansen is a high-speed Shinkansen railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, via the Tōhoku Shinkansen, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Despite its name, the line does not pass through the city of Jōetsu or the historical Jōetsu region, which instead are served by the Hokuriku Shinkansen. The name instead originates from the parallel Jōetsu Line, which in turn is named after the two provinces that it connects: Jōshū (an alternate name for Kōzuke Province which comprises today's Gunma Prefecture), and Echigo Province (modern-day Niigata Prefecture). I recommend the section between Tokyo and Echigo - Yuzawa which would total 182.7 km (113.1 mi). There are two time periods that I am recommending which are 2010 or 2019. Rollingstock 2010 200 series E1 series E4 series 2019 E2 E4 E7
