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is one of the three train services running on the Tōkaidō/Sanyō Shinkansen. ''Kodama'' trains stop at all stations, making ''Kodama'' the slowest Shinkansen service for trips between major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka. The Kodama trains are used primarily for travel to and from smaller cities such as Atami. Travelers between major cities generally take the ''Nozomi'' or ''Hikari'' services, which make fewer stops. The name of the train comes from the Japanese word ''kodama'', meaning "echo". == Shinkansen ''Kodama'' == ''Kodama'' trains generally run over shorter distances than ''Nozomi'' and ''Hikari'' trains. Typical ''Kodama'' runs include Tokyo - Nagoya / Shin-Osaka, Tokyo - Mishima / Shizuoka / Hamamatsu, Mishima / Shizuoka / Nagoya - Shin-Osaka, and Shin-Osaka / Okayama / Hiroshima - Hakata as well as some shorter late-night runs. The trainsets used for ''Kodama'' service are the same 700 series, and N700 series trains used for the ''Hikari'' and ''Nozomi'' services. Older 100 series and 300 series trains were also used for ''Kodama'' services on the Sanyō Shinkansen until they were withdrawn in 2012. In December 2008, reconfigured 500 series trains entered ''Kodama'' service to replace the withdrawn Sanyō Shinkansen 0 series trains. Many Sanyō Shinkansen ''Kodama'' services continue to and from Hakata-Minami on the Hakata-Minami Line. Most ''Kodama'' trains have both reserved and non-reserved cars; however, some morning ''Kodama'' trains to Tokyo and evening trains departing Tokyo have non-reserved cars only to accommodate commuters living in Kanagawa and Shizuoka. The newest shinkansen trainset, the N700, is currently used on some early morning and late night ''Kodama'' runs between Kokura and Hakata stations in Kyushu. All standard-class cars are non-reserved, and, as with all other N700 services, there is no smoking on these trains except in designated on-board smoking rooms. At most intermediate stations, ''Kodama'' trains wait for faster trains, such as the ''Nozomi'', ''Hikari'', ''Sakura'', and ''Mizuho'', to pass through before resuming their journeys. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kodama (train)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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