JR Central (Central Japan Railway Company) will hold “Go to Hamamatsu Works,” a public open-day event at the Hamamatsu Works, where maintenance for Japan’s Tokaido Shinkansen is performed, on October 25 and 26.
Offered as a day-trip tour, departures on October 25 are available from Tokyo, Shinagawa, Shin-Yokohama, Mishima, Shizuoka, and Hamamatsu; on October 26 from Nagoya, Kyoto, and Shin-Osaka. Participants will board a chartered group-only train from each station and enter the Hamamatsu Works directly. Inside the facility, visitors can experience riding an N700S self-propelled by onboard batteries without using the pantograph, and a two-car set consisting only of the No. 1 and No. 16 leading cars—billed as “Japan’s shortest? Shinkansen”—will be on display. They will also demonstrate moving a Shinkansen using a shunting locomotive. Optional plans include tours of the maintenance line and a visit to a Tokaido Shinkansen driver’s cab.
Prices from major stations: Tokyo/Shinagawa 29,500–36,500 yen; Shin-Osaka 29,800–36,800 yen; Nagoya 21,000–23,000 yen; Hamamatsu 14,300 yen. A boxed lunch (bento) is included. Reservations are accepted on the JR Tokai Tours website.
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