The is a limited-stop high-speed Shinkansen service operated on the TÃ Âhoku Shinkansen between and by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan.
On 1 February 1959, the name Yamabiko was introduced on a service between Fukushima and Morioka on the TÃ Âhoku Main Line. This service operated until 30 September 1963.
From 1 October 1965, the name was reintroduced for limited express services operating between Ueno in Tokyo and Morioka. These services continued until 22 June 1982, the day before the TÃ Âhoku Shinkansen opened.
From the start of services on the newly opened Tà Âhoku Shinkansen on 23 June 1982, Yamabiko became the name used for the limited-stop shinkansen services operating initially between à Âmiya and Morioka, later between Ueno and Morioka, and eventually between Tokyo and Morioka.
Since 1 July 1992, some Yamabiko services have run coupled with Tsubasa services (as of 2025 formed of E3 series or E8 Series sets) between Tokyo and Fukushima.
From 19 November 2011, E5 series trainsets were introduced on some Yamabiko services, replacing the remaining 200 series-operated services.
On 30 March 2013, a special train operated from Morioka to Tokyo, as a farewell run for the 200 series on Yamabiko services, following the withdrawal of 200 series trains from regular scheduled services on 16 March.