The Tokaido Shinkansen has three types of trains. The Nozomi is the fastest train and
reach Kyoto from Tokyo in 2h40 ( only stopping at Shinagawa, Shin Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto
ans Shin Osaka).
Along
Sanyo Shinkansen Nozomi connects Hakata and Hiroshima.
The Hikari is the second fastest bullet trains, taking
about three hours from Tokyo to Shin Osaka. One 16 car Hikari train from Tokyo continues along
the Sanyo Shinkansen Line as far as Okayama each hour. The Kodama is the slowest train as it stopped at every
stations between Tokyo and Shin Osaka.
To reach the island of Kyushu, you may need to connect with
the Kyushu Shinkansen, which has three types of Shinkansen.
The Mizuho is the fastest train category, stopping at Hakata, Kumamoto
and Kagoshima-Chuo. it provides though service to t
he Sanyo Shinkansen starting from Shin-Osaka.
The two other one
are called Sakura and Tsubame, the latter stopping at all stations.