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JR Tokai Unveils Disney-Themed Shinkansen Train

JR Tokai Unveils Disney-Themed Shinkansen Train

A specially painted Tokaido Shinkansen train themed after the new Fantasy Springs area of Tokyo DisneySea, in the city of Hamamatsu on Monday
A specially painted Tokaido Shinkansen train themed after the new Fantasy Springs area of Tokyo DisneySea, in the city of Hamamatsu on Monday

   Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Pref., Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)--Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, unveiled a specially painted Shinkansen bullet train Monday with a theme of Fantasy Springs, a new area of the Tokyo DisneySea amusement park.
   The train featuring characters of popular Disney movies including "Frozen" will make up to two round trips a day between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations from Friday to mid-September. It is the first specially painted Shinkansen train since the Tokaido Shinkansen line opened in 1964, JR Tokai officials said.

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