Years of construction: 1984-1991
Entered service :1985

Power: 11040 kW
Max. speed : 220 km/h

Composition: 4, 6, 16 units

Shinkansen 100 series in new Fresh Green livery
(photo from Wikipedia used under GNU licence)

Compared to the 0 series, they offered greater speed, and incorporated design features to reduce energy consumption and labour costs.
A total of 1056 vehicles were built.

Actually is use on Sanyou line for "Kodama" services