ASAMA

Asama

The is a high-speed Shinkansen train service operated by East Japan Railway Company on the Nagano Shinkansen in Japan. The shinkansen service was introduced in October 1997, but the name was first used for a semi-express service operated by Japanese National Railways in 1961. "Asama" is the name of an active volcano near Karuizawa, on the boundary between Gunma and Nagano Prefecture.

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