Participants in the joint Shinkansen and Kappa Ebisen anniversary event will enjoy unlimited Kappa Ebisen on board a special Shinkansen bullet train on Thursday.
12:57 JST, May 10, 2024
A special Shinkansen bullet train operated between Tokyo and Nagoya on Wednesday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Tokaido Shinkansen line that opened in 1964 and Kappa Ebisen, a beloved snack product from Calbee, Inc. which went on sale for the first time that year.
Aboard the special JR Tokai-Kappa Ebisen train car, operated by Central Japan Railway Co., were 60-year-old men and women who enjoyed the hour-long train journey dominated by the popular shrimp-flavored snack.
To enjoy the joint anniversary year, JR Tokai and Calbee have planned several festive events, and the special train is the first of them.
After the Nozomi Shinkansen train arrived at JR Tokyo Station, 40 men and women boarded one of the cars and a departure ceremony took place on the platform around noon.
Kanako Momota, member of pop idol group Momoiro Clover Z, was appointed special conductor of the event. As she shouted departure, the train left for Nagoya. The passengers were entertained on board with a quiz game about Kappa Ebisen and unlimited Kappa Ebisen.
